Technical Specialist - QA Mobile Sound + Design

Job Title: Technical Specialist
3+ month contract
Remote to start with due to COVID

Sound and Design is looking for a Technical Specialist for the Immersive Audio (AR / VR) group. Candidate should be passionate about high quality product sound and enhancing the user experience through audio. Ideally, the candidate should have audio QA experience validating sound performance in hardware and mobile products. A background in QA, sound design, or software engineering is preferred, and an enthusiasm for innovative audio design is a must!

Responsibilities:

Confirm cross-platform voice experiences and test in first party hardware and mobile environments

Run and maintain audio quality test plans

Investigate, triage, escalate, and follow up on reported bugs

Document and maintain technical best practices

Contribute creatively and technically to defining audio design experiences

Collaborate closely with immediate and cross-functional teams

Skills:

2+ years of experience in audio QA, implementation, or technical design

Experience following test plans and evaluating audio quality on hardware devices

Familiarity with QA processes and bug tracking

Proficiency in digital audio workstations and editing tools (Pro Tools and Izotope RX preferred)

Basic understanding of DSP, audio synthesis, and digital audio concepts and formats

Strong communication skills, written and verbal

Knowledge of both iOS and Android operating systems

Comfortable working with command line interfaces

Nice to have:

Scripting or programming experience (Python, C++, JavaScript)

Familiarity with TTS vocoder technology

Project management experience