Principal Audiological Engineer — Shape Next-Gen Hearing

Starkey Hearing; Eden Prairie (MN); On-site; USD 137,000 - 179,000; Full time

Job summary

Starkey Hearing in Eden Prairie, MN, seeks a Principal Audiological Engineer to lead the translation of hearing science into market-ready products. You will guide audiology, acoustics, and DSP work across teams from concept through launch, and mentor engineers while shaping Starkey’s hearing solutions.

The role requires a Master’s (PhD preferred) with 15+ years in product development and proven leadership across cross-functional programs.

Qualifications

• Minimum 15 years in hearing-aid, audio, or related product development.
• Proven leadership of multidisciplinary product-development efforts.
• Ability to influence product decisions and lead teams without direct authority.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic vision and technical leadership for audiological design and optimization of hearing-aid features.
• Lead product-level tradeoffs involving speech audibility, sound quality, and user benefit.
• Mentor engineers, scientists, and technicians; establish evaluation methods.
• Drive cross-functional decisions and actions to closure.

Skills

Audiology

Hearing science

Signal processing

Leadership

Cross-functional

Education

Master’s or PhD in related field

PhD preferred

Tools

Probe-mic systems

Test-box

Data analysis tools

Job description

Starkey Hearing in Eden Prairie, MN, seeks a Principal Audiological Engineer to lead the translation of hearing science into market-ready products. You will guide audiology, acoustics, and DSP work across teams from concept through launch, and mentor engineers while shaping Starkey’s hearing solutions.

The role requires a Master’s (PhD preferred) with 15+ years in product development and proven leadership across cross-functional programs.