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Principal Acoustic Engineer

Job description

Principal Acoustic Engineer | Digital Communication | Cambridge | Up to £65K

The organisation:

A group that works in the design manufacturing and supply of digital communication products for mission critical communication. They’re based a short distance for Cambridge North and are currently looking for a Principal Acoustic Engineer to join their team. The work they provide is largely within the public services domain, with the tech they work on, being relied on in life or death scenarios. The work environment can be full on, with an expectation of delivery, though the management team do as much to relieve some of that pressure by allowing half days on Friday’s and working in spacious and modern working environments.

The role:

They are looking for a highly motivated team player with a minimum of 5 years' commercial audio engineering experience. As a Principal Acoustic Engineer you will have proven acoustic design expertise within the consumer electronics industry, and strong analytical and co-ordination skills. You will be the most senior member of the team so will be taking complete ownership of a product at early stages of development.

In terms of the technical responsibilities, you will be in charge of acoustic design and optimisation of new radio terminal products and accessories, including transducer selection and evaluation, modelling the transducer cavities, and steering the mechanical design. You will have ownership of the acoustic test equipment, measurement methodology and test standards, including the creation and implementation of a continuous improvement roadmap for the acoustic test environment. You will need strong stakeholder experience as you will provide technical support to suppliers, internal and external customers and much more.

Essential Skills:

  • Strong MATLAB programming skills are essential
  • Full product lifecycle experience
  • Experience of audio amplifiers, audio codecs and transducers
  • Practical experience of evaluating audio signal processing techniques
  • Experience working in an Anechoic Chamber
  • A degree in Acoustic Engineering

What you get in return:

In return, you’ll be working on technology which will make a visible difference in the real world. They can offer a salary between £45,000 to 65,000, with a modern working environment.

I'm interested, what now?

Number 1: Click the little apply button (don’t worry, we’ll discuss before your CV or application goes anywhere)

Number 2: You can email me at alex@socode.co.uk