Audio Systems Engineer

The role

The Audio Systems Engineer will define, tune, evaluate, and ship high-quality speech reproduction systems and spatialized audio capture solutions for smart wearable devices.

What you will do

• Own aspects of shipping consumer electronic products with market-leading audio performance.
• Create the transfer function from product-level requirement documents to audio system and transducer requirements.
• Design, analyze, and refine real-time audio capture and render systems.
• Research and implement advanced technologies to optimize audio system integration.
• Continuously learn and explore new technologies, setting benchmarks for user experiences.
• Collaborate on system architecture, including algorithms and tools, and oversee implementation.
• Evaluate third-party audio technologies and keep abreast of industry developments.
• Understand the trade-offs in various DSP and ML approaches and platforms for embedded solutions.
• Work with the cross-functional team to innovate on audio solutions.
• Factory testing and build support throughout the product development cycle.

Required qualifications

• 4+ years of experience in audio hardware development, with at least one shipped consumer electronics product.
• Experience in designing, tuning, and testing microphone arrays and real-time audio capture.
• Track record in developing audio solutions encompassing acoustics, transducers, digital interfaces, audio ICs, and DSPs.
• Hands-on experience with audio testing systems (e.g., SoundCheck, Audio Precision, HATS testing).
• Background in DSP techniques (e.g., FIR/IIR filter design, beamforming, echo cancellation).
• Effective independent operation and teamwork in a dynamic, cross-functional setting.
• Experience with acoustic simulation software, e.g., COMSOL.
• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Acoustics, or similar.

Nice to have

• 8+ years of experience in audio hardware development.
• Proficiency in a high-level programming language (e.g., MATLAB, Python).
• Familiarity with human perception of sound.
• Experience with psychoacoustic metrics and evaluation of speech quality and intelligibility.
• Familiarity with audio rendering techniques and speaker technologies.
• Experience in acoustics and consumer audio EE architecture.
• Familiarity with audio algorithm development, ML techniques, and/or neural network implementations.
• M.Sc. or Ph.D. in EE, Computer Science, Acoustics, or related disciplines.

Benefits

• 401 (k) max employer match: 3.5% of compensation
• 100% employer-paid health, vision, and dental benefits for you and your dependents
• Unlimited PTO and sick time
• Flexible spending account with employer matching up to $1,650/year (medical FSA)
• Guardian Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Opportunity to share in the company's success with competitive stock options

About the company

Sesame is designing a new kind of computer focused on making voice agents part of daily lives. The team includes founders from Oculus and Ubiquity6, alongside leaders from Meta, Google, and Apple.