Job Description

Facebook Reality Labs Research brings together a world-class team of researchers, developers, and engineers to create the future of virtual and augmented reality. The Audio Research team is focused on harnessing the power of AR and VR to make virtual sounds indistinguishable from reality and give audio superpowers to billions of people, forever transforming the way we work, play, and connect. We believe that a key component of this mission is to improve and enhance human hearing for people at all levels of hearing ability in all aspects of their daily life. We are looking for an exceptional Research Engineer to join our growing interdisciplinary team to help solve difficult problems at the intersection of hearing science, acoustics, auditory perception, spatial audio, and signal processing. In this position, youll work collaboratively to build entirely new experiences which incorporate hardware design, new sensing technologies, computer vision, machine learning, and human/machine perception. You will focus on advancing the state of the art of acoustic system engineering, audio algorithm design and testing, and audio system integration.

Acoustic Research Engineer Responsibilities

* Prototype end-to-end audio signal processing systems on embedded platforms

* Develop system-level audio DSP models in real-time environments such as Simulink, AudioWeaver, or Max/MSP

* Collaborate with research scientists to port prototype audio algorithms written in MATLAB, Python, or C/C++ to real-time integrated systems

* Design and implement proof of concept systems for enabling and demonstrating hearing enhancement with consumer audio technology and research audio hardware systems

* Design and implement benchmark tests to evaluate the subjective and objective performance of advanced audio systems, applying an end-to-end understanding of audio hardware and software subsystems

* Define the performance metrics for audio algorithms and translate these metrics to system level KPIs

Minimum Qualifications

* Masters degree in an applicable field such as physics, acoustics, music technology, computer science, electrical engineering with 3+ years of industry experience in acoustic engineering or audio technology development, or equivalent combination of education and experience

* 3+ years experience in designing and performing acoustic and audio tests on consumer or research audio hardware

* 3+ years of programming experience in MATLAB, Python, C/C++, or equivalent

* Demonstrated experience in the implementation or design of audio signal processing algorithms

Preferred Qualifications

* Interpersonal skills and demonstrated experience working collaboratively on cross-functional and interdisciplinary teams

* 3+ years of experience with real-time or embedded audio signal processing

* Demonstrated experience with automated data collection and analysis

* Demonstrated experience with audio algorithms for hearing correction and enhancement

* Demonstrated experience with audio algorithms for hearing correction and enhancement

* Demonstrated experience with audio render algorithms for spatial audio and propagation modeling

* Demonstrated experience with audio capture algorithms for spatial source enhancement

* Experience with machine learning for audio signal processing

* Experience integrating multiple technologies (audio, motion capture, cameras, etc.) in to reliable robust experiential prototypes

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About the Facebook company

Facebook's mission is to give people the power to build community and bring the world closer together. Through our family of apps and services, we're building a different kind of company that connects billions of people around the world, gives them ways to share what matters most to them, and helps bring people closer together. Whether we're creating new products or helping a small business expand its reach, people at Facebook are builders at heart. Our global teams are constantly iterating, solving problems, and working together to empower people around the world to build community and connect in meaningful ways. Together, we can help people build stronger communities we're just getting started.

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