Acoustic Engineer/Designer
Sonova Group
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Office
Location: Hannover • Germany
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Tech Stack
About the role
- Design, build, and evaluate physical prototypes of advanced acoustic systems
- Integrate electro-acoustic components, ensuring system performance and manufacturability
- Conduct and analyze acoustic measurements on components and full assemblies
- Collaborate closely with DSP, control, electrical, and mechanical engineers to tune and optimize sound
- Support prototype and production builds both on-site and remotely, including factory visits
- Work with manufacturing partners to validate and refine acoustic and assembly processes
- Explore emerging technologies and perform feasibility studies to shape future products
Requirements
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Acoustics, Audio Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related field
- Minimum of 3 years of hands-on product development experience in acoustics, ideally in consumer or professional audio
- Solid understanding of acoustic principles, analog electronics, and transducer design
- Practical experience with headphone acoustic structures, including enclosure and port design
- Proficiency in acoustic testing and analysis using equipment such as GRAS, B&K, Audio Precision, or Listen Inc.
- Excellent communication skills in English and a collaborative, solution-oriented mindset.
- Experience with noise cancelling, DSP, and acoustic simulation tools (e.g., MATLAB/Simulink, SPICE, FEA)
- Familiarity with defining requirements for acoustic components such as drivers, microphones, and meshes
- Knowledge of manufacturing processes and experience in factory support environments
Benefits
- 30 days of annual leave and vacation bonus
- Attractive company pension scheme
- Discounted Germany ticket and Sennheiser employee product discounts
- Flexible working models and flat hierarchies
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
acoustic principlesanalog electronicstransducer designheadphone acoustic structuresacoustic testingacoustic analysisnoise cancellingDSPacoustic simulationmanufacturing processes
Soft Skills
communication skillscollaborative mindsetsolution-oriented mindset