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Senior Acoustic Engineer – Video Conferencing

Austin, Texas

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Senior Acoustic Engineer – Video Conferencing 

Location: Austin, Texas 
Department: Engineering / Audio 
Experience: 7–10 years 
Employment Type: Full-time 

Position Summary 

We are seeking a Senior Acoustic Engineer with 7–10 years of experience in acoustic and audio system development, preferably in the video conferencing, collaboration, consumer electronics, or professional audio industry. 

The successful candidate will be responsible for designing, developing, and optimizing acoustic systems for video conferencing products, including microphones, loudspeakers, acoustic echo cancellation, beamforming, sound source localization, noise reduction, and overall audio performance. This role requires strong hands-on engineering skills and the ability to work closely with hardware, software, DSP, mechanical, and product teams to deliver high-quality audio experiences. 

Key Responsibilities 

  • Design and optimize acoustic systems for video conferencing devices, including microphones, loudspeakers, and audio signal paths. 
  • Develop and tune microphone arrays, beamforming, sound source localization (SSL), and talker detection algorithms. 
  • Analyze and optimize acoustic echo cancellation (AEC), noise reduction, dereverberation, automatic gain control, and other audio processing algorithms. 
  • Perform acoustic measurements and characterize microphone and loudspeaker performance using laboratory equipment and industry-standard methodologies. 
  • Develop acoustic test plans, measurement methodologies, and performance criteria for product development and certification. 
  • Investigate and resolve audio quality issues such as echo, feedback, distortion, reverberation, noise, coloration, and poor speech intelligibility. 
  • Analyze frequency response, polar patterns, directivity, SNR, THD, sensitivity, latency, and other acoustic/audio performance metrics. 
  • Work closely with mechanical engineers on microphone and speaker placement, enclosure design, acoustic isolation, vibration coupling, and airflow/noise issues. 
  • Collaborate with DSP/software engineers to develop, integrate, tune, and validate real-time audio processing algorithms. 
  • Develop simulation and data-analysis tools using Python, MATLAB, or similar tools. 
  • Conduct subjective listening tests and correlate objective acoustic measurements with perceived audio quality. 
  • Support product bring-up, debugging, certification, and production validation. 
  • Work with cross-functional teams to define acoustic requirements and drive issues to resolution. 
  • Mentor junior engineers and provide technical leadership in acoustic and audio system development. 
  • Stay current with emerging technologies in audio AI, machine learning, spatial audio, microphone arrays, and intelligent conferencing systems. 

Required Qualifications 

  • Bachelor's or Master's degree in Acoustics, Electrical Engineering, Audio Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related field. 
  • 7–10 years of relevant industry experience in acoustics, audio, DSP, or audio product development. 
  • Strong understanding of acoustic fundamentals, microphone and loudspeaker characteristics, and room acoustics. 
  • Hands-on experience with microphone arrays and audio system characterization. 
  • Experience with audio DSP concepts and algorithms such as AEC, beamforming, noise reduction, dereverberation, AGC, and sound source localization. 
  • Experience using acoustic measurement equipment and audio analysis tools. 
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills. 
  • Proficiency with Python, MATLAB, or similar engineering/data-analysis tools. 
  • Experience analyzing recorded audio data and developing automated audio test and analysis tools. 
  • Strong communication and documentation skills. 
  • Ability to work effectively across hardware, software, DSP, mechanical, and product engineering teams. 

Preferred Qualifications 

  • Experience developing video conferencing, meeting room, speakerphone, soundbar, camera, or collaboration products. 
  • Experience with microphone-array design and optimization for far-field speech capture. 
  • Experience with beamforming, SSL, AEC, noise suppression, dereverberation, and speech enhancement. 
  • Experience with audio AI/ML technologies for speech enhancement, speaker/talker detection, noise classification, or intelligent audio processing. 
  • Knowledge of ITU, Microsoft Teams, Zoom, or other conferencing audio specifications and certification requirements. 
  • Experience with multi-channel audio, synchronized audio playback, low-latency audio systems, or networked audio such as AES67/RTP/PTP. 
  • Experience with Linux/Android-based embedded audio systems. 
  • Familiarity with audio interfaces such as I2S, TDM, USB Audio, and common audio codecs/ADCs. 
  • Experience with acoustic simulation tools such as COMSOL, ANSYS, or equivalent. 
  • Experience with automated audio testing and CI/test infrastructure. 

Key Skills 

Acoustics: 
Room acoustics, microphone/loudspeaker characterization, frequency response, directivity, SPL, SNR, THD, reverberation, acoustic isolation 

Audio DSP: 
AEC, beamforming, SSL, noise suppression, dereverberation, AGC, speech enhancement, audio mixing 

Video Conferencing: 
Far-field voice capture, microphone arrays, echo control, speakerphone systems, meeting-room audio, audio quality optimization 

Tools: 
Python, MATLAB, audio analyzers, acoustic measurement systems, Linux/Android, data analysis and visualization 

Engineering: 
System-level debugging, experimental design, automated testing, cross-functional collaboration, technical leadership 

What You Will Bring 

  • Strong ownership of audio/acoustic performance from concept through production. 
  • A combination of acoustic theory, hands-on measurement, DSP knowledge, and practical product-development experience. 
  • Ability to turn complex acoustic problems into measurable engineering requirements and effective solutions. 
  • Strong attention to audio quality and the ability to balance objective measurements with real-world user experience. 
  • Ability to work independently while providing technical leadership to a broader engineering team. 

Success in This Role 

Success in this role means delivering robust, high-quality acoustic systems that provide clear, natural, and reliable speech communication in challenging meeting-room environments, while helping the organization advance its microphone, loudspeaker, DSP, and AI audio technologies. 

Base Salary: 121,950.00 - 179,900.00 USD Annual

Compensation & Benefits (Full-Time Employees)

The salary range for this role is listed above. Final salary offered is based upon multiple factors including individual job-related qualifications, education, experience, knowledge and skills.

At HP, we offer a competitive and comprehensive benefits package, including:

  • Health insurance
  • Dental insurance
  • Vision insurance
  • Long term/short term disability insurance
  • Employee assistance program
  • Flexible spending account
  • Life insurance
  • Generous time off policies, including; 
    • 4-12 weeks fully paid parental leave based on tenure
    • 11 paid holidays
    • Additional flexible paid vacation and sick leave (US benefits overview)

Why join HP?

When you join HP, you’re investing in your future—and so are we. You have priorities beyond work. That’s why we offer flexibility, support, and benefits that help you shape the life you want. 

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