Research Scientist V

Crystal Equation Corporation; Redmond (WA); On-site; USD 107,000 - 114,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid time off

Medical/dental/vision insurance

401K

Parental leave

Job summary

Crystal Equation is seeking a Research Scientist to lead end-to-end research in hearing-assistive technology. You will design listening studies, prototype processing algorithms, and translate findings into product direction.

The role requires a PhD in hearing science or related field, hands-on signal processing experience, and the ability to work onsite in Redmond, WA. Strong collaboration with cross-functional teams is essential.

Qualifications

• PhD in Hearing Science, Audiology, Auditory Neuroscience, Acoustics, Electrical Engineering, or related field, or equivalent practical research experience.
• Demonstrated domain expertise in hearing science and psychoacoustics.
• Hands-on experience with hearing-aid or hearing-assistive signal processing and fitting approaches.
• Experience designing, executing, and analyzing human-subject listening studies.
• Technical proficiency to prototype algorithms and experimental tooling (MATLAB, Python).
• Proven experience driving research direction independently with minimal supervision.

Responsibilities

• Define and drive research direction for hearing-science programs, independently scoping and executing studies that advance hearing-assistive technology.
• Execute established research plans through design, data collection, analysis, and reporting.
• Design and run listening experiments and human-subject studies, including participant protocols, stimulus design, and psychoacoustic measurement.
• Prototype, tune, and evaluate hearing-assistive signal-processing algorithms and fitting approaches.
• Analyze experimental data and communicate findings clearly to research, engineering, and product partners.
• Collaborate onsite with audio researchers, hardware engineers, and software engineers to translate scientific results into system requirements.
• Document methods and results to ensure continuity and knowledge transfer across the team.

Skills

Hearing science

Psychoacoustics

Human-subject design

Algorithm prototyping

Python

MATLAB

Independent research direction

Education

PhD in Hearing Science or related field

Tools

MATLAB

Python

Job description

Research Scientist V Onsite Summary:

Our Research Audio team is advancing the science of augmented hearing: technology that helps people hear better in the situations where hearing is hardest. We are looking for a Research Scientist with deep hearing-science expertise to lead and execute research programs in hearing-assistive technology. In this role you will drive hearing-science research end to end: setting direction for your own studies, executing established research programs, and evaluating signal-processing approaches against human performance. This is a hands-on role. You will design and run listening studies, prototype and assess algorithms, and translate findings into direction for future hearing technologies.

Responsibilities

• Define and drive research direction for hearing-science programs, independently scoping and executing studies that advance hearing-assistive technology
• Execute established research plans through design, data collection, analysis, and reporting
• Design and run listening experiments and human-subject studies, including participant protocols, stimulus design, and psychoacoustic measurement
• Prototype, tune, and evaluate hearing-assistive signal-processing algorithms and fitting approaches
• Analyze experimental data and communicate findings clearly to research, engineering, and product partners
• Collaborate onsite with audio researchers, hardware engineers, and software engineers to translate scientific results into system requirements
• Document methods and results to ensure continuity and knowledge transfer across the team

Requirements

• PhD in Hearing Science, Audiology, Auditory Neuroscience, Acoustics, Electrical Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent practical research experience
• Demonstrated domain expertise in hearing science and psychoacoustics
• Hands‑on experience with hearing‑aid or hearing‑assistive signal processing (e.g., amplification, compression, noise reduction, directionality, feedback management) and fitting approaches
• Experience designing, executing, and analyzing human‑subject listening studies
• Technical proficiency sufficient to independently prototype algorithms and experimental tooling (e.g., MATLAB, Python)
• Proven experience driving research direction independently with minimal supervision
• Available to work onsite in Redmond, WA

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with speech-in-noise measurement and speech intelligibility enhancement
• Experience with wearable or head‑worn audio devices
• Experience with microphone arrays, beamforming, or spatial audio processing
• Track record of publications in hearing science, audiology, or audio signal processing venues
• Experience partnering with cross‑functional hardware and software teams in a product research environment

Pay range is $78- $83 per hour with full benefits available, including paid time off, medical/dental/vision/life insurance, 401K, parental leave, and more. Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. Pay is based on several factors including market location and may vary depending on job‑related knowledge, skills, and experience.

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