Automotive IVI Audio DSP Engineer - Real-Time Speech

PeoplePilot; Palo Alto (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

PeoplePilot in California is seeking an experienced Audio DSP Engineer to join the In-Vehicle Infotainment audio team. You will focus on real-time audio signal processing, voice communication, and speech enhancement for electric vehicle platforms.

The role requires hands-on development on embedded platforms with Linux/ALSA, C/C++, and a strong background in audio post-processing pipelines. You will collaborate with hardware, software, and QA teams to deliver production-grade audio features.

Qualifications

• Strong hands-on experience in Audio DSP / Digital Signal Processing.
• Speech and microphone-array signal processing experience.
• C/C++ programming for real-time audio systems.
• Linux audio architecture knowledge, ALSA.
• Experience with audio post-processing pipelines.
• Python and MATLAB for audio development and testing.

Responsibilities

• Develop, integrate, and optimize real-time audio DSP algorithms for IVI platforms.
• Integrate voice communication and voice recognition for automotive infotainment.
• Work on AEC, beamforming/MVDR, noise reduction, VAD, AGC, DoA, speech enhancement, wind noise reduction.
• Develop audio post-processing pipelines including mixing, routing, EQ, filtering, and resampling.
• Develop and optimize audio software using C/C++ on embedded real-time platforms.
• Integrate audio processing components with Linux/ALSA audio architecture.
• Debug, tune, profile, and optimize audio processing performance for production systems.
• Collaborate with hardware engineers and system integration teams to ensure proper audio-stack integration.
• Work closely with QA teams on comprehensive audio testing, debugging, validation, and issue resolution.
• Support acoustic measurement, tuning, and validation using appropriate audio measurement tools.
• Contribute to the commercialization and production deployment of automotive voice and audio features.

Skills

Audio DSP

C/C++

Linux ALSA

Python

MATLAB

Tools

Audio Weaver (AWE)

HATS

HEAD acoustics

Audio Precision

Job description

PeoplePilot in California is seeking an experienced Audio DSP Engineer to join the In-Vehicle Infotainment audio team. You will focus on real-time audio signal processing, voice communication, and speech enhancement for electric vehicle platforms.

The role requires hands-on development on embedded platforms with Linux/ALSA, C/C++, and a strong background in audio post-processing pipelines. You will collaborate with hardware, software, and QA teams to deliver production-grade audio features.