Audio DSP Product Development Engineer

DSP Concepts is a leading provider of audio signal processing technology for a broad range of product areas.  Our technologies enable key new product features in products like voice enabled speakers and high-fidelity car audio systems. Through our Audio Weaver suite of software products and our extensive library of audio signal processing algorithms, we enable our customers to quickly develop, integrate and deploy advanced audio features into new products. 

DSP Concepts fosters a creative, challenging, and supportive work environment with a focus on professional growth. Teamwork, technical acumen, customer interaction and strong communication are part of the culture here. 

We are seeking an Audio DSP Product Development Engineer to help us write the next chapter of our success story. 

Role

The product development engineer will commercialize DSP Concepts audio processing technology.  You will be taking algorithms developed by the R&D team and productize them so that they are easy to integrate and support.  You will be measuring and improving the performance of algorithms and testing in different use cases with an eye towards efficient implementation.  You will also need to develop tools to measure performance and quickly tune the algorithms for different product configurations.

The primary responsibilities for this position are:

• Algorithm simulation and verification in Matlab
• POC development on various DSP and SoC architectures for voice, voice communication, and audio playback applications
• Developing enhancements to our DSP solutions enabling easier integration and debugging of customer problems
• Collaborating with other teams to ensure that technologies are easy to integrate and support
• Performance measurement, analysis and benchmarking.  Making improvements by changes to algorithms or tuning
• Designing test plans and developing test automation.
• Envisioning and developing collateral material to help make our products easier to learn.  This includes developing and communicating reference audio processing designs and refining formal product documentation
• Create clear and thorough documentation
• Summarize and present technical data to fellow engineers and management team
• Documenting software, solutions, and building upon our internal knowledge base
• Working directly with lead customers on initial technology integration
• Perform additional tasks as assigned

Beyond these responsibilities you will have the latitude to grow professionally and apply yourself in many domains. As the team and business grows, so will the responsibilities of this candidate.

This position is based in our Santa Clara, CA office and will require occasional domestic or international travel. DSP Concepts offers a full suite of benefits including 401K, dental and medical benefits. 

Qualifications

The ideal candidate would have the following qualifications:

• Master’s Degree + 5 years experience with a focus on embedded SW, audio/acoustics, and DSP theory
• Strong coding skills in Matlab and Python.  C experience is a plus.
• Experience developing tools and test automation scripts
• Experience with real-time embedded-software development
• Exceptional verbal and written communication skills
• Analytical skills, Decision making ability, and Attention to details
• Ability to work well in a team as well as individual 
• A creative, continuous learner, with a passion for music/audio and technology
• A strong desire to make a difference; to make your mark on a product and not settle with the status quo