Senior Audio Electrical Engineer - Systems & Prototyping

Delart; United States; On-site; USD 160,000 - 225,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance (PPO/HMO)

Dental & Vision

Flexible spending accounts (FSA)

Life insurance

Disability insurance

401(k) with company match

Generous PTO

Job summary

Delart is seeking an Audio Electrical Engineer to drive development of innovative consumer audio products from concept to production. You will architect and refine audio circuits, leverage data‑driven insights, and lead cross‑functional teams across engineering disciplines.

The role emphasizes hands‑on prototyping, rigorous design targets, and collaboration with product design, program management, and manufacturing to deliver industry‑leading sound quality and reliable production readiness.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Physics, Acoustics, or equivalent experience.
• 7 years of industry experience focused on audio system design with a demonstrated impact on cross‑functional teams.
• Advanced proficiency in analog and digital circuit design, simulation, and debugging.
• Hands‑on experience with SPICE simulation tools, Audio Precision analyzers, and schematic capture/PCB layout.
• In‑depth experience with PCB assembly and diagnosing product/factory failure modes at system level.
• Demonstrated ability to define and meet objective, literature‑backed design targets for audio quality and performance.

Responsibilities

• Architect, design, and debug the complete audio signal chain, including codecs, embedded DSPs, headphone and speaker amplifiers, and microphones.
• Define, simulate, and validate new audio circuit technologies with SPICE and other modeling tools, setting data‑driven performance targets.
• Own holistic audio system design, covering render, capture, amplification, power delivery, and overall integration.
• Serve as the primary cross‑functional technical interface, closely collaborating with product design, program management, industrial design, electrical, mechanical, test, and software engineering teams.
• Develop and demonstrate proof‑of‑concept prototypes to drive technical buy‑in and leadership decision‑making.
• Specify, design, and support audio‑related product and factory test systems to ensure performance and reliability in production.
• Analyze and resolve product‑and PCB‑level failure modes, both in production and field environments.

Skills

Analog design

Digital design

SPICE simulation

PCB layout

Audio measurement

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's in Electrical Engineering

Master's or PhD (preferred)

Physics or Acoustics (equiv)

Tools

OrCAD

Cadence

Audio Precision analyzers

Job description

Delart is seeking an Audio Electrical Engineer to drive development of innovative consumer audio products from concept to production. You will architect and refine audio circuits, leverage data‑driven insights, and lead cross‑functional teams across engineering disciplines.

The role emphasizes hands‑on prototyping, rigorous design targets, and collaboration with product design, program management, and manufacturing to deliver industry‑leading sound quality and reliable production readiness.