Senior Audio Systems Engineer — Live Venues & Stadiums

Musco Lighting; Oskaloosa (IA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Vision insurance

Dental insurance

PTO

401k

Profit sharing

Job summary

Musco Lighting in Oskaloosa, IA, seeks a Senior Audio Engineer to design, develop, test, and optimize professional audio systems for sports and large-venue applications. You will lead acoustic modeling, system integration, and product innovation while collaborating with cross-functional teams to exceed customer expectations.

The role requires extensive experience in audio engineering, acoustics, and signal processing, with strong analytical and communication skills.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Audio Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Acoustics, Physics, or a related technical field required.
• Master’s degree in Acoustics, Audio Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related discipline preferred.
• Minimum of 8-10 years of experience in professional audio system design, acoustics, signal processing, or related engineering roles.
• Experience with large-venue, stadium, arena, entertainment, or commercial audio systems preferred.
• Experience using acoustic modeling and audio analysis software such as EASE, SMAART, Soundvision, ArrayCalc, or similar tools.
• Professional certifications from AVIXA, SynAudCon, Dante, or related organizations preferred.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to diagnose complex audio, acoustical, and system-integration issues.
• Ability to lead technical projects, make sound engineering recommendations, and influence decisions across cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design, development, and validation of professional audio systems, loudspeaker configurations, signal processing solutions, and related technologies.
• Perform acoustic modeling, sound-system analysis, coverage studies, and performance optimization for sports venues, entertainment facilities, and other customer applications.
• Collaborate with electrical, mechanical, software, manufacturing, product, and project teams to develop integrated audio solutions that align with customer needs and business objectives.
• Develop testing procedures and evaluate prototypes to ensure compliance with performance, safety, reliability, and quality requirements.
• Analyze field performance data, installation feedback, and customer input to identify opportunities for continuous product and process improvement.
• Provide technical leadership, guidance, and mentoring to engineers, sales, technicians and cross-functional project teams.
• Support installation, commissioning, tuning, and troubleshooting activities for complex audio deployments and customer projects.
• Create and maintain technical documentation, specifications, design standards, test reports, and engineering records.
• Evaluate emerging audio technologies, industry trends, and competitive products to support innovation initiatives.
• Interface with customers, consultants, contractors, vendors, and internal stakeholders to provide technical expertise and ensure successful project execution.

Skills

Audio engineering

Acoustics

Signal processing

Project leadership

Cross-functional collaboration

Written and verbal communication

Problem-solving

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Audio Engineering

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering

Bachelor’s degree in Acoustics

Master’s degree in Acoustics

Tools

EASE

SMAART

Soundvision

ArrayCalc

Job description

Musco Lighting in Oskaloosa, IA, seeks a Senior Audio Engineer to design, develop, test, and optimize professional audio systems for sports and large-venue applications. You will lead acoustic modeling, system integration, and product innovation while collaborating with cross-functional teams to exceed customer expectations.

The role requires extensive experience in audio engineering, acoustics, and signal processing, with strong analytical and communication skills.