Car Audio Product Test Technician

Sonic Electronix, Inc.; Louisville (KY); On-site; USD 55,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Sonic Electronix, Inc. in Louisville, KY is seeking an experienced car-audio installer to pivot into product testing and development.

You will test and improve products from brands such as NVX, install components on occasion, and work with engineering and marketing teams to shape next-generation audio solutions. The role emphasizes hands-on knowledge, troubleshooting, documentation, and learning product development on the job.

Qualifications

• Two years of hands-on car-audio or automotive electronics installation experience preferred.
• Experience installing amplifiers, speakers, subwoofers, radios, or similar 12-volt products.
• Basic understanding of vehicle wiring and electrical troubleshooting.
• Ability to use common installation tools and a digital multimeter.
• Interest in car audio, fabrication, vehicle electronics, and new-product development.
• Ability to clearly explain installation or product problems.
• Basic computer skills and willingness to learn new programs.
• Dependable, organized, and able to work with a team.
• High school diploma or equivalent.

Responsibilities

• Test car-audio products on a workbench and in vehicles.
• Install amplifiers, speakers, subwoofers, DSPs, radios, cameras, and related accessories.
• Identify product problems and recommend practical improvements.
• Evaluate sound quality, performance, fitment, installation difficulty, and included accessories.
• Build and test prototype audio systems.
• Troubleshoot wiring, noise, compatibility, and performance problems.
• Provide feedback based on real-world installation experience.
• Help create installation instructions, troubleshooting guides, and product information.
• Answer occasional technical questions from customer-service and product teams.
• Verify vehicle fitment and product compatibility information.
• Work with the product-development, engineering, customer-service, and marketing teams.
• Learn additional product-testing and development procedures on the job.

Skills

Car-audio installation

Electrical troubleshooting

Digital multimeter

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Tools

Oscilloscope

RTA equipment

Audio Precision testing

MECP certification

Job description

Sonic Electronix is headquartered in Louisville, the largest city in Kentucky. Founded in 2000, Sonic Electronix has always strived to become the premiere online shopping destination for car and other consumer electronics. Our goal and slogan "The X-Factor When Shopping for Electronics" reflects just that. We're here to help you find personalized solutions at affordable prices, without any sacrifice to service.

Job Description

Salary: $55,000–$65,000 per year, depending on experience

Schedule: Full-time, on-site

Ready to Get Out of the Installation Bay?

Sonic Electronix is looking for an experienced car audio installer who wants to use their hands‑on knowledge in a new way.

This position is an opportunity to move from daily customer installations into the product development side of the car-audio industry. You will help test and improve products from brands such as NVX, including amplifiers, subwoofers, speakers, enclosures, DSP products, wiring accessories, and vehicle‑specific audio solutions.

You do not need an engineering degree or previous product‑development experience. We are looking for someone who understands how car‑audio products are installed, knows how to troubleshoot problems, and is interested in learning how products are developed and tested.

This is primarily a product testing and development position. Occasional vehicle installations will be required, but you will not spend every day working in an installation bay.

What You’ll Do

• Test car-audio products on a workbench and in vehicles.
• Install amplifiers, speakers, subwoofers, DSPs, radios, cameras, and related accessories.
• Identify product problems and recommend practical improvements.
• Evaluate sound quality, performance, fitment, installation difficulty, and included accessories.
• Build and test prototype audio systems.
• Troubleshoot wiring, noise, compatibility, and performance problems.
• Provide feedback based on real-world installation experience.
• Help create installation instructions, troubleshooting guides, and product information.
• Answer occasional technical questions from customer‑service and product teams.
• Verify vehicle fitment and product compatibility information.
• Work with the product‑development, engineering, customer‑service, and marketing teams.
• Learn additional product‑testing and development procedures on the job.

What We’re Looking For

• At least two years of hands‑on car‑audio or automotive electronics installation experience preferred.
• Experience installing amplifiers, speakers, subwoofers, radios, or similar 12‑volt products.
• Basic understanding of vehicle wiring and electrical troubleshooting.
• Ability to use common installation tools and a digital multimeter.
• Interest in car audio, fabrication, vehicle electronics, and new‑product development.
• Ability to clearly explain installation or product problems.
• Basic computer skills and willingness to learn new programs.
• Dependable, organized, and able to work with a team.
• High school diploma or equivalent.

Experience with DSP tuning, custom fabrication, oscilloscopes, RTA equipment, Audio Precision testing, vehicle integration, or MECP certification is helpful but not required.

Why This Position?

• Move away from daily customer installation work.
• Use your installation experience to help develop better products.
• Work in a clean product‑development and testing environment.
• Learn product testing, quality control, documentation, and manufacturing.
• Build a long‑term career within the car‑audio industry.
• Help shape products that will be sold and installed throughout the country.

If you are a car‑audio installer who is ready for the next step in your career, we encourage you to apply—even if you do not meet every preferred qualification.