Principal Audio Systems Architect

Starkey Hearing Technologies

Eden Prairie (MN)

On-site

USD 137,000 - 179,000

Full time

4 days ago

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Job summary

Starkey Hearing Technologies in Eden Prairie, MN, seeks a Principal Audio Systems Design Engineer to provide strategic technical leadership across audiology, acoustics, DSP, and product engineering for clinically effective hearing solutions. The engineer leads cross‑functional initiatives, owns complex system tradeoffs, mentors teams, and drives best practices that shape technology direction.

The role operates with little supervision, influences across programs, and ensures decisions have

Qualifications

BS or MS in Electrical Engineering or related field; PhD desirable.
15+ years in a product/technology development environment with a BS, or 13+ with an MS.
Demonstrated leadership of complex, cross‑functional product or technology‑development efforts involving integrated audio, audiological, or embedded systems.
Expertise and organizational influence consistent with a principal‑level subject‑matter expert.

Responsibilities

Provide strategic vision and technical leadership for audio-system architecture and end-to-end audiological performance across hearing aids and supporting tools.
Lead audio and audiological architecture and design tradeoffs across acoustics, electroacoustics, DSP, hardware, firmware, fitting algorithms, connectivity, controls, and user interfaces.
Own audio-system impact analyses for product changes, scope changes, architecture decisions, and design reviews, including options, risks, dependencies, and recommendations.
Lead system integration, bring‑up, characterization, and optimization across prototypes, verification builds, and pre‑production systems.
Define audio system‑level verification, benchmarking and validation strategies for integrated audio and audiological performance in partnership with Systems Verification Engineering and audiology teams.
Represent Audio Systems in programs, architecture reviews, design reviews, risk reviews, technical issue reviews, and leadership discussions.