Audio Systems Engineer

HP•Scotts Valley, CA

About The Position

The Audio Systems Team is responsible for audio quality and performance for Poly-branded headsets, speakerphones, video systems, and telephones, as well as HP-branded laptop PCs and All-In-One PCs. The Audio Systems Engineer works in a small-team environment using electro-acoustic test systems and audio tool sets. The role designs, executes, and debugs hardware acoustics and audio architecture solutions for defined products. It works with audio-team members, external contractors, and other HP resources to integrate hardware, DSP, electro-acoustic elements, and other audio technologies into advanced prototypes and final products. The engineer also contributes insight into audio architecture direction, technology and component trends, specifications, strategy, and roadmaps; supports integration into active products and programs; and creates schedules and plans as required.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree in Engineering or equivalent.
  • Four or more years of relevant industry experience developing audio-related features, telephony audio, and/or wireless audio products.
  • Demonstrated creativity in developing a broad range of innovative audio-centric products or solutions.
  • Technical experience with the overall design of audio-based systems or products.
  • Strong background and understanding of acoustics, analog, digital/DSP, and audio system design.
  • Extensive acoustic, analog, digital, and DSP experience.

Nice To Haves

  • Master's degree in a relevant engineering field.
  • Experience with headsets/headphones, speakerphones, cell phone audio, or PC audio.
  • Understanding of echo control, noise reduction, ANC, and AI/ML noise filtering.
  • Experience with voice/audio on Bluetooth and/or DECT systems.
  • Experience using Matlab and Python for scripting and simulations.
  • Experience with audio testing tools such as AP, Soundcheck, and ACQUA.
  • Agile development experience with JIRA.
  • Digital Signal Processing and Machine Learning development experience.

Responsibilities

  • Design, execute, and debug hardware acoustics and audio architecture solutions for defined products.
  • Work with audio-team members, external contractors, and other HP resources to integrate hardware, DSP, electro-acoustic elements, and other audio technologies into advanced prototypes and final products.
  • Provide insight into audio architecture direction, including technology and component trends, in support of product design.
  • Participate in and provide functional expertise and direction for audio systems specifications, strategy, and roadmaps.
  • Assist product development teams with full integration of the audio architecture organization into in-flight products and programs.
  • Create schedules and plans as required.

Benefits

  • Health insurance
  • Dental insurance
  • Vision insurance
  • Long-term and short-term disability insurance
  • Employee assistance program
  • Flexible spending account
  • Life insurance
  • Generous time-off policies, including 4–12 weeks of fully paid parental leave based on tenure, 11 paid holidays, and additional flexible paid vacation and sick leave
  • Additional opportunities for pay in the form of bonus and/or equity for candidates in the United States
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