Audio Systems Engineer

New Era Technology is a global technology solutions provider with 4,500+ employees and offices around the world. New Era offers Cloud, Managed, Professional, and Security services, and delivers Collaboration, Data Networking, Digital Transformation, and Physical & Life Safety solutions to more than 14,500 customers worldwide.

We are looking for team members to contribute to and deliver our mission: “To deliver and support technology solutions that securely connect people, places, and information.” New Era Technology is a community of like-minded, like-hearted people who share the same vision and values.

Work alongside the finest team of highly skilled and industry-certified professionals who are encouraged to drive change and think outside of the box. As a team member, you will receive competitive benefits, industry training, and certifications.  New Era Technology empowers businesses to embrace the future workplace. As customers shift their perspectives on where and how work happens, we are there to meet them with flexible, resilient, and productive solutions. New Era Technology provides a team-oriented culture, a positive environment filled with an incredible staff, and a genuine passion for providing the best service to our customers worldwide. We believe that investing in our employees is the key to professional growth, delivering exceptional experiences for our customers, and setting the standard for excellence in our field.

We offer a growth-orientated, high-tech environment for employees. Along with our many benefits, you can expect a corporate culture that promotes personal and professional development. Our customer-focused teams are built on our core values: Community, Integrity, Agile, and Committed.

We are currently looking for an Audio Systems Engineer to build signal processing prototypes, conduct acoustic measurements, calibrate recording and playback systems, process acoustic data, and assist auditory perception experiments, and develop relevant methods and tools leveraging scientific coding skills and expertise in audio signal processing, audio hardware systems, machine learning, and acoustics.

Job Description
Responsibilities
* Work side by side with research scientists to optimize and integrate cutting edge research into prototypes that demonstrate value and guide roadmaps of future AR/VR products.
* Develop prototypes, systems, and user interfaces, for audio signal processing using MaxMSP, Python, and MATLAB.
* Analyze and improve the performance of data acquisition systems for audio research.
* Collaborate in a team environment across multiple scientific and engineering disciplines, making the architectural trade offs required to rapidly deliver software solutions
* Write clean readable code, debug complex problems that span systems, prioritize ruthlessly and get things done with a high level of efficiency.
* Write technical reports describing research results and methodologies.

Minimum Requirements
* Bachelor’s degree in a relevant technical field with 3+ years of industry experience in audio technology development, or equivalent combination of education and experience
* 3+ years experience in building audio or VR prototypes.
* 3+ years of programming experience in MaxMSP and Python or MATLAB for audio applications.
* Strong understanding and experience in audio signal processing.

Preferred Qualifications
* Expertise in real-time audio coding in C/C++
* Expertise in psychoacoustics, auditory perception, spatial audio, room acoustics, and physical acoustics
* Experience using PyTorch or other machine-learning frameworks
* Experience with prototype hardware devices
* Experience with motion tracking systems
* Experience with large-scale automated data collection and analysis
* Experience designing and setting up acoustic laboratory spaces
* Experience with live sound, studio recording, and/or physical acoustic setup
* Experience working in cross-functional, inter-disciplinary environments
* Demonstrated ability to produce high-quality technical reports and/or publications