Senior Research Scientist, Hearing & Psychoacoustics

INSPYR Solutions; Redmond (WA); On-site; USD 163,328,000 - 220,636,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive medical benefits

Competitive pay

401(k) retirement plan

Job summary

INSPYR Solutions seeks a Research Scientist V in Redmond to lead hearing-science programs and translate findings into audio technology requirements. The role focuses on listening studies, psychoacoustic evaluation, and hands-on algorithm prototyping with cross-functional teams.

You will guide experimental design, data analysis, and communication of results to engineering and product partners while onsite in Redmond.

Qualifications

• PhD in Hearing Science, Audiology, Auditory Neuroscience, Acoustics, Electrical Engineering, or related field, or equivalent practical research experience.
• 8+ years of relevant experience in hearing science, psychoacoustics, and hearing-assistive signal processing; relevant PhD research experience may count toward this requirement.
• Demonstrated domain expertise in hearing science and psychoacoustics.
• Hands-on experience with hearing-aid or hearing-assistive signal processing, including amplification, compression, noise reduction, directionality, or feedback management.
• Experience with hearing-aid or hearing-assistive fitting approaches.
• Experience designing, conducting, and analyzing human-subject listening studies.
• Technical proficiency sufficient to independently prototype algorithms and experimental tools.
• Proven ability to independently set research direction and execute studies with minimal supervision.
• Strong experimental design, data analysis, documentation, and technical communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Define and drive research direction for hearing-science programs, independently scoping and executing studies focused on hearing-assistive technology.
• Execute established research plans through study design, data collection, analysis, and reporting.
• Design and conduct listening experiments and human-subject studies, including participant protocols, stimulus design, and psychoacoustic measurements.
• Prototype, tune, and evaluate hearing-assistive signal-processing algorithms and fitting approaches.
• Evaluate signal-processing approaches against human performance and experimental outcomes.
• Analyze experimental data and clearly communicate findings to research, engineering, and product partners.
• Collaborate closely with audio researchers, hardware engineers, and software engineers to translate scientific findings into system requirements.
• Work hands-on with prototype and head-worn audio hardware in laboratory environments.
• Document research methods, study designs, and results to support continuity and knowledge transfer.
• Independently manage research priorities and operate effectively in an evolving, early-stage research environment.

Skills

Hearing science

Psychoacoustics

Signal processing

MATLAB

Python

Human-subject studies

Algorithm prototyping

Technical communication

Education

PhD in Hearing Science or related field

Tools

MATLAB

Python

Job description

INSPYR Solutions seeks a Research Scientist V in Redmond to lead hearing-science programs and translate findings into audio technology requirements. The role focuses on listening studies, psychoacoustic evaluation, and hands-on algorithm prototyping with cross-functional teams.

You will guide experimental design, data analysis, and communication of results to engineering and product partners while onsite in Redmond.