Acoustic Integration Engineer
$120,000–$300,000 year
On-site · San Jose, California, United States
Job Summary
Acoustic Integration Engineer needed to own speaker and microphone subsystems across Hark products from prototype through factory ramp. Hands-on hardware-focused role characterized by transducer characterization, enclosure integration, system tuning for peak subjective performance, and bringing up audio test stations before shipping. Bridges acoustics, mechanical, electrical, firmware, and operations with travel required. Responsibilities include characterizing speaker drivers and microphone array geometry, informing transducer selection, quantifying coupling and DSP targets (AEC and beamforming), measuring self-noise and frequency response, specifying factory test sequences, leading acoustic FA on-site at contract manufacturers, and validating robustness across temperature, humidity, drop, and aging in coordination with Reliability.
Required Qualifications
- 3+ years of professional experience in acoustic integration, transducer design, or audio test engineering on consumer hardware that has shipped at scale
- Strong fluency in transducers, loudspeakers of all sizes, and microphone array geometry
- Hands-on use of acoustic measurement systems such as Klippel, SoundCheck, or Audio Precision
- Comfort with mechanical and acoustic CAD review; able to read schematics and mechanical drawings
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- BS in acoustics, mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, or equivalent industry experience
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