Product Development Engineer

We are seeking a highly skilled and hands-on Acoustics Test & Automation Engineer to join our Automotive Software Engineering team. In this role, you will bridge the gap between physical acoustics and software automation. You will be responsible for validating the acoustic performance of our cutting-edge automotive software, testing audio processing algorithms, and ensuring high-fidelity sound and voice performance within the vehicle cabin.

The ideal candidate will possess a unique blend of hardware laboratory expertise, a deep understanding of acoustic fundamentals, and strong software development skills in C++ or Python to design and build automated, autonomous acoustic test frameworks.

As automotive software increasingly controls complex in-vehicle audio and voice features, maintaining sound quality and processing precision is critical to the passenger experience for various features like Audio Telephone, Voice Assistants, Video Calls and In-Car Communications. This role is essential for bridging the gap between physical vehicle acoustics and software development by establishing an automated test framework and execute test that ensures algorithm accuracy and prevents performance drift. Ultimately, this engineer will guarantee that our cutting-edge microphone audio processing, echo cancellation and noise reduction software algorithm integrations perform flawlessly and meet all automotive grade standards in real-world driving conditions. This role is also primary point of contact for ensuring and streamlining vehicle tuning for each for programs.

• Acoustics Measurement & Validation: Perform hands-on acoustic measurements directly interfacing with our automotive software and infotainment platforms.
• Tuning & Supplier Alignment: Lead the vehicle tuning process in collaboration with either external suppliers or our in-house tuning team to optimize in-cabin sound, voice clarity, and audio quality.
• Process Compliance: Execute and document results of OEM-specific engineering test procedures ensuring software performance, acoustic metrics, and system integration fully meet company standards.
• Lab Equipment Operation: Set up, calibrate, and operate standard electronics lab equipment including Digital Storage Oscilloscopes (DSOs), Signal Generators, and audio analyzers.
• Acoustic Test Hardware Management: Utilize specialized acoustic hardware, including Test Head Mannequins (HATS - Head and Torso Simulators), calibrated voice microphones, and speaker arrays, to simulate realistic in-cabin acoustic environments.
• Autonomous Test Framework Development: Design, build, and maintain an autonomous acoustic test framework using C++, Python and other scripting programing languages to automatically verify that audio processing algorithms are executing accurately and to monitor for any signal or timing drift.
• Acoustic Analysis: Analyze and interpret key acoustic definitions and parameters, including Frequency Response, Thresholds, Sound Pressure Level (SPL), Total Harmonic Distortion (THD), and Signal-to-Noise Ratio (SNR), Echo and Doubletalk performance (TCLw), speech quality metrics, loudness levels.
• System Integration: Validate hardware-software interaction across voice microphones, speakers, and Electronic Control Units (ECUs) associated with vehicle audio features.
• Collaboration & Debugging: Work closely with software developers, DSP engineers, and systems teams to debug issues, isolate software regressions, and root-cause acoustic anomalies.
• Acoustics Measurement & Validation: Perform hands-on acoustic measurements directly interfacing with our automotive software and infotainment platforms.
• Tuning & Supplier Alignment: Lead the vehicle tuning process in collaboration with either external suppliers or our in-house tuning team to optimize in-cabin sound, voice clarity, and audio quality.
• Process Compliance: Execute and document results of OEM-specific engineering test procedures ensuring software performance, acoustic metrics, and system integration fully meet company standards.
• Lab Equipment Operation: Set up, calibrate, and operate standard electronics lab equipment including Digital Storage Oscilloscopes (DSOs), Signal Generators, and audio analyzers.
• Acoustic Test Hardware Management: Utilize specialized acoustic hardware, including Test Head Mannequins (HATS - Head and Torso Simulators), calibrated voice microphones, and speaker arrays, to simulate realistic in-cabin acoustic environments.
• Autonomous Test Framework Development: Design, build, and maintain an autonomous acoustic test framework using C++, Python and other scripting programing languages to automatically verify that audio processing algorithms are executing accurately and to monitor for any signal or timing drift.
• Acoustic Analysis: Analyze and interpret key acoustic definitions and parameters, including Frequency Response, Thresholds, Sound Pressure Level (SPL), Total Harmonic Distortion (THD), and Signal-to-Noise Ratio (SNR), Echo and Doubletalk performance (TCLw), speech quality metrics, loudness levels.
• System Integration: Validate hardware-software interaction across voice microphones, speakers, and Electronic Control Units (ECUs) associated with vehicle audio features.
• Collaboration & Debugging: Work closely with software developers, DSP engineers, and systems teams to debug issues, isolate software regressions, and root-cause acoustic anomalies.