Senior Staff Research Engineer

HME has been creating innovative products for the drive-thru and pro-audio industries since 1971. From the very beginning, we've known these solutions would never have happened without the customer-focused people who make up our company. HME has a team environment with a culture of collaboration, learning, and growth. With subsidiaries located in California, Georgia, Missouri, Canada, UK and China, companies around the world depend on HME for clear, reliable communication solutions. From setting the standard for drive-thru headsets and timer systems in the quick service restaurant (QSR) industry to developing professional audio equipment used in the Olympic Games, HME strives to create the newest, most innovative products on the market while providing quality care and attention to its customers. Come join our team!

As a Senior Staff Research Engineer at HME, you'll use your acoustics and DSP skills to define and develop microphone and speaker technologies for the next generations of cutting-edge voice communication products. You will be responsible for defining and optimizing acoustic and signal processing systems to deliver clear and intelligible voice in industry leading communication systems. You will collaborate with algorithm designers to implement new signal processing solutions on custom hardware. You’ll ensure that our customers can communicate with each other even in harsh conditions.

What you will do in the position:

• Collaborate with experts in voice communication systems, signal processing, and radio technology to define, build, and demonstrate working proof-of-concept systems for engineers, product managers, and executives.
• Develop and implement new signal processing algorithms that enhance communications for our customers.
• Provide training and consultation to design engineers developing new communications systems including headsets, microphones, and speakers.
• Use acoustics knowledge to educate colleagues.

What you will need to succeed in this position:

• BS in Electrical Engineering physics or mathematics. MS in Electrical Engineering preferred.
• 10 years of experience in acoustics and signal processing.
• 5 years of experience implementing signal processing algorithms on DSP hardware.
• Experienced with C and C programming languages.
• Able to read, understand, and implement designs based on MATLAB, Octave, and Python examples.
• Able to communicate clearly and concisely in English through both written and verbal reports.
• Experience with image processing.
• Experience with Machine Learning or Deep Learning.

At HME you will have the opportunity to learn and grow while developing our future products. Our benefits package includes tuition reimbursement; 3 weeks paid vacation your first year, paid holidays, medical, vision and dental coverage, pet insurance, life insurance, and 401K contributions.

The physical demands and work environment described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The employee will occasionally lift and move up to 25 pounds.