Acoustics DSP Engineer

Summary

Posted: Oct 31, 2024

Weekly Hours: 40

Role Number:200576881

At Apple, extraordinary ideas have a way of quickly becoming extraordinary products, services and customer experiences. Sound is an essential and compelling facet of the customer experience. Apple has assembled an elite Acoustics team that enables our customers to experience music with delight, communicate with clarity, and enjoy elegant sound throughout our product line. In Apple Acoustics we work with the utmost attention to detail, directly impacting the design of products that millions of people around the world love! The Audio System Tuning team is a close-knit group of highly-skilled engineers working to ensure Apple devices are tuned for peak acoustic performance under most conditions. We are looking for an experienced Acoustics DSP Engineer to elegantly facilitate the marriage of audio software and acoustic hardware in Apple devices. This person will drive all Audio DSP optimization for Voice Recognition applications in various iOS, MacOS and Wireless Apple products. Does this sound like you?

Description

Ready to be a member of an elite Acoustic Hardware Org? As an Acoustics DSP Engineer on the Audio System Tuning team, you will work day-to-day with world-class Audio Tuning Engineers, DSP algorithm & ML teams. Regular interaction with multi-functional teams is a must. And as such, stellar technical communication and collaboration skills are paramount. In addition this role will require substantial attention to detail as well as excellent HW/SW debugging skills. You will tune, optimize, and listen to different internally developed algorithms, and employ advanced techniques to deliver the best Voice Recognition experience across all Apple devices. Note: This role will require frequent travel to Apple headquarters in Cupertino, CA (approx 25%). International travel may also be required.

Minimum Qualifications

• Most of our engineers have advanced degrees in Acoustics, Mechanical Engineering, Electronics, or an equivalent field, but if you’ve followed a different path to expertise in Acoustic and Audio DSP, we still want to hear from you
• Outstanding written and verbal communication skills, ability to work effectively in multi-functional teams

Preferred Qualifications

• In-depth Audio DSP knowledge for audio applications, such as Echo and Double Talk, Microphone Array Processing, Beam-Forming, Multi-Band Compression, Equalization, Noise Suppression in portable devices
• Theoretical and practical knowledge of Machine Learning techniques used in Automatic Speech Recognition for portable devices
• Experience with tuning of echo cancellation algorithms, providing the correct tradeoff between echo return loss and double talk performance, and speech intelligibility
• Excellent coding and debugging skills (Python and C/C++ preferred)
• Knowledge on transducers and their Acoustic integration is desirable

Pay & Benefits

• At Apple, base pay is one part of our total compensation package and is determined within a range. This provides the opportunity to progress as you grow and develop within a role. The base pay range for this role is between $128,300 and $193,200, and your base pay will depend on your skills, qualifications, experience, and location.
  
  Apple employees also have the opportunity to become an Apple shareholder through participation in Apple’s discretionary employee stock programs. Apple employees are eligible for discretionary restricted stock unit awards, and can purchase Apple stock at a discount if voluntarily participating in Apple’s Employee Stock Purchase Plan. You’ll also receive benefits including: Comprehensive medical and dental coverage, retirement benefits, a range of discounted products and free services, and for formal education related to advancing your career at Apple, reimbursement for certain educational expenses — including tuition. Additionally, this role might be eligible for discretionary bonuses or commission payments as well as relocation. Learn more about Apple Benefits.
  
  Note: Apple benefit, compensation and employee stock programs are subject to eligibility requirements and other terms of the applicable plan or program.