Audio Hardware Test Engineer
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Develop and track objective metrics for prototype hardware and its tuning. Validate changes made to audio hardware, DSP algorithms, and software to measure their impact on the overall system audio quality. Design and build test setups for audio hardware, including interfacing with the device under test using digital, analog, and acoustic I/O. Develop test scripts to automate audio testing.
Audio Hardware Test Engineer
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Minimum qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
- 5 years of experience in Consumer Hardware.
- Experience formulating test strategies, design test cases, create automated test scripts for testing new prototypes.
- Experience with test methodologies of device subsystems.
- Experience in running electroacoustic measurements using tools such as Audio Precision, Soundcheck, or similar.
Preferred qualifications:
- Experience using industry standard testing equipment and systems, including Head and Torso Simulators (HATS), Audio Analyzers, microphones, speakers, SPL Meters etc.
- Experience with acoustic transducers and signal processing fundamentals.
- Experience with subjective audio quality assessment and critical listening methodologies.
- Experience summarizing, organizing, and creating test reports.
- Knowledge in writing test automation scripts (e.g. Python, Shell, Matlab, etc.).
- Knowledge of interpreting test results to the physical and electroacoustical characteristics of the consumer hardware.
About the job
Google's mission is to organize the world's information and make it universally accessible and useful. Our Devices & Services team combines the best of Google AI, Software, and Hardware to create radically helpful experiences for users. We research, design, and develop new technologies and hardware to make our user's interaction with computing faster, seamless, and more powerful. Whether finding new ways to capture and sense the world around us, advancing form factors, or improving interaction methods, the Devices & Services team is making people's lives better through technology.Responsibilities
- Develop and track objective metrics for prototype hardware and its tuning.
- Validate changes made to audio hardware, DSP algorithms, and software to measure their impact on the overall system audio quality.
- Design and build test setups for audio hardware, including interfacing with the device under test using digital, analog, and acoustic I/O.
- Design test procedures and define the system configuration for prototype hardware.
- Develop test scripts to automate audio testing.
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