Principal Audio Systems Architect – Hearing Solutions

Ultipro; Eden Prairie (MN); Hybrid; USD 137,000 - 179,000; Full time

Job summary

Starkey is seeking a Principal Audio Systems Design Engineer based in Eden Prairie, Minnesota, to lead strategic technical decisions across audiology, acoustics, DSP, and hardware for next-generation hearing solutions. You will mentor engineers and guide cross-functional teams to advance Starkey’s audio capabilities throughout the product lifecycle.

The role requires extensive expertise in audio-system design, cross-domain collaboration, and the ability to resolve complex technical tradeoffs

Qualifications

• BS or MS degree in Electrical Engineering, Audio Engineering, Systems Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, Audiology, or a related field.
• PhD is desirable
• Minimum of 15 years of professional experience in a product and/or technology development environment with Bacheolor's degree
• Minimum of 13 years of relevant industry experience with a Master’s degree
• Demonstrated technical leadership of complex, cross-functional product or technology-development efforts involving integrated audio, audiological, or embedded systems.
• Demonstrated 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.
• Serve as Program Audio Systems Lead or equivalent for major product or technology initiatives, as assigned.
• Advance Audio Systems engineering capability, methods, tools, and reusable knowledge.
• Mentor, coach, and provide technical direction to engineers, audiologists, technicians, and interns; grow cross-functional understanding of system-level audio design.

Skills

Audio systems design

DSP

Leadership

Mentoring

Education

Electrical Engineering

Audio Engineering

Systems Engineering

Biom edical Engineering

Tools

Audio measurement equipment

Job description

Starkey is seeking a Principal Audio Systems Design Engineer based in Eden Prairie, Minnesota, to lead strategic technical decisions across audiology, acoustics, DSP, and hardware for next-generation hearing solutions. You will mentor engineers and guide cross-functional teams to advance Starkey’s audio capabilities throughout the product lifecycle.

The role requires extensive expertise in audio-system design, cross-domain collaboration, and the ability to resolve complex technical tradeoffs