Audio Systems Engineer

The Meta Reality Labs brings together expeirenced experts to develop and ship groundbreaking products at the intersection of hardware, software, and content. We operate on fixed timelines to ship products at scale. Our products define new categories that advance Meta's mission to give people the power to build community and bring the world closer together.

We seek an Audio Systems Engineer to join our Audio Experience Team. As a team member, you will be working on new hardware and software technologies for our consumer electronics products and innovating on audio quality metrics and test methods.Audio Systems Engineer Responsibilities

• Analyze, define, tune, and debug real-time audio render systems for forward looking products and user experiences
• Identify and implement new technologies, techniques, and performance measurement methods to improve product performance
• Implement and automate data collection and test systems to efficiently bridge the gap between perceptual quality and objective metrics
• Learn constantly, dive into new areas with unfamiliar technologies and define key performance indicators for novel user experiences
• Evaluate and benchmark performance of third party audio products and stay up-to-date on industry trends and advancements
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to drive innovative solutions and champion best practices for audio render system architecture design across our smart glasses and other consumer electronics product programs

Minimum Qualifications

• 2+ years of experience tuning and testing audio render systems and real-time audio algorithms
• 2+ years of experience executing data collection and performance validation for consumer electronics devices and audio algorithms or features such as voice communication, media playback, and spatial audio using SoundCheck, Audio Precision, or HEAD Acoustics ACQUA
• 2+ years of experience with Matlab or Python scripting
• 2+ years of experience prototyping and demonstrating compelling audio experiences with end-to-end audio systems including acoustics, transducers, and digital signal processing
• Familiarity with typical Digital Signal Processesing (DSP) building blocks such as digital biquad filters, Infinite Impulse Response (IIR), Finite Impulse Response (FIR), wide-band/multi-band Dynamic Range Compression (DRC)
• Experience operating under your own initiative, communicating effectively, embracing ambiguity, and contributing to audio workstreams in a cross functional environment, from product concept to mass production
• BS in Acoustics, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Digital Signal Processing, or related disciplines, or equivalent experience

Preferred Qualifications

• MS in Acoustics, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Digital Signal Processing, or related disciplines
• Familiarity with audio integrated circuits and digital interfaces, microphone and loudspeaker arrays, audio algorithm development
• Knowledge on statistics and perceptual audio evaluation methods
• Knowledge of Music Enhancement Audio algorithms, telecommunication standards, human perception of spatial sound, machine learning techniques and/or neural network implementation

For those who live in or expect to work from California if hired for this position, please click here for additional information. About Meta Meta builds technologies that help people connect, find communities, and grow businesses. When Facebook launched in 2004, it changed the way people connect. Apps like Messenger, Instagram and WhatsApp further empowered billions around the world. Now, Meta is moving beyond 2D screens toward immersive experiences like augmented and virtual reality to help build the next evolution in social technology. People who choose to build their careers by building with us at Meta help shape a future that will take us beyond what digital connection makes possible today—beyond the constraints of screens, the limits of distance, and even the rules of physics.
US$111,000/year to US$164,000/year + bonus + equity + benefits

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