Hearing Health Technologist

Apple • Cupertino, CA

5h • Onsite

About The Position

At Apple, extraordinary ideas have a way of quickly becoming extraordinary products, services and customer experiences. Sound is an essential and compelling facet of the customer experience. Apple has assembled an elite Acoustics team that enables our customers to experience music with delight, communicate with clarity, and enjoy elegant sound throughout our product line. In Apple Acoustics, we work with the utmost attention to detail, directly impacting the design of products that millions of people around the world love! Our Hearing Health and Hearing Science teams drive the design, development, and integration of the next generation of hearing health features, including the Hearing Test and Hearing Aid features on AirPods Pro. We are searching for a passionate engineer, scientist, or technologist to help take hearing health to the next level by designing, prototyping, and evaluating new audio algorithms and listening experiences. As a member of this multidisciplinary team, you will apply your knowledge of hearing science and audio engineering to the design and development of next-generation features—from the idea phase all the way to released products. This role involves an exciting mix of developing and iterating on prototypes, designing studies, analyzing data, and integrating audio algorithms. Whether you are working with prototype hardware and acoustic test equipment, or implementing state-of-the-art technologies to address hearing aid users' needs, you will have the opportunity to work across Apple to bring your ideas to life.

Requirements

• MS or PhD specializing in hearing science, audio engineering, acoustics, human-centered design, or similar
• Intimate understanding of hearing aid users’ needs and hearing loss assessment methods
• Solid foundations in human hearing: physiology, auditory pathways, psychoacoustics
• Strong foundations in acoustics and audio signal processing
• Familiarity with objective/subjective methods for evaluating audio technologies and proficiency with data analysis
• Proficiency in high-level programming and coding, such as Python or MATLAB
• Practical experience bringing concepts to user-facing features through definition, prototyping, implementation, and integration
• Excellent written and interpersonal skills to engage effectively with multidisciplinary team members

Nice To Haves

• 7+ years of industry experience in hearing technology, preferably within consumer electronics
• Understanding of state-of-the-art hearing assistive technologies: features and algorithms
• In-depth experience applying signal processing and machine learning techniques for audio enhancements in the context of speech communication or music listening
• Familiarity with fundamental acoustic measurements (such as speaker and microphone calibration)
• Ability to work independently to solve complex technical problems
• Critical listening skills

Responsibilities

• Designing, prototyping, and evaluating new audio algorithms and listening experiences
• Apply knowledge of hearing science and audio engineering to the design and development of next-generation features
• Developing and iterating on prototypes
• Designing studies
• Analyzing data
• Integrating audio algorithms
• Working with prototype hardware and acoustic test equipment
• Implementing state-of-the-art technologies to address hearing aid users' needs
• Work across Apple to bring ideas to life

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: Ph.D. or professional degree