Audio Hardware Engineer

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Location: Austin, Texas (Onsite Required) Department: Engineering / Audio Architecture Experience: 10+ years Employment Type: Full-time

Position Summary We are seeking a highly experienced Audio Hardware Engineer to lead the physical architecture, component validation, and electro-acoustic optimization of our next-generation video conferencing and collaboration devices. This onsite position in Austin is a critical role established to bridge the gap in local hardware audio expertise and build a self-sustaining, best-in-class audio team.

The ideal candidate will possess expert-level depth in electro-acoustic hardware engineering, transducer selection, and acoustic validation. Unlike traditional audio roles that rely heavily on mechanical engineering teams to structure audio solutions, this individual will take proactive ownership of the integration, layout, optimization, and validation of microphone arrays and speaker enclosures from schematic design through production.

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What Success Looks Like Success in this role means establishing a robust hardware-centric audio laboratory presence in Austin that eliminates our reliance on mechanical teams for audio troubleshooting. You will build a best-in-class product architecture that minimizes acoustic design iterations, optimizes early-stage component selection, and delivers hardware that flawlessly executes high-fidelity spatial voice capture and sound reinforcement.

Salary: $98,050- $151,000

Compensation & Benefits (Full-Time Employees)

The salary range for this role is listed above. Final salary offered is based upon multiple factors including individual job-related qualifications, education, experience, knowledge and skills.

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