Sr Acoustic Engineer

Shape the future of hearing technology by selecting and advancing the acoustic components that bring Starkey products to life. Partner with talented engineering teams to model, test, and refine innovative designs while turning complex challenges into better listening experiences.

Starkey is a world leader in the manufacturing and distribution of advanced hearing technologies. We are in the business of connecting people and changing lives. Our teams come to work each day focused on ensuring people everywhere have the products and services they need to hear better and live better.

Founded in 1967 by Bill Austin, Starkey is known for our cutting‑edge hearing health innovations, industry‑leading research and development, and not being afraid to push the edge of what’s possible.

We are headquartered in Eden Prairie, Minnesota, have over 5,000 employees in 29 facilities across the globe, and do business in more than 100 markets worldwide.

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This position is responsible for planning technology scanning, model creation, simulation, evaluation test, and selection of acoustic transducers and all other audio frequency domain filters/couplers/sensors in Starkey’s products. The design solutions include microphones, receivers, telecoils, Receiver‑in‑Canal (RIC) subassemblies, and standard/custom acoustic paths. Working closely with Electroacoustic, Electrical, and Acoustic engineers, this position is responsible for fulfilling product requirements, implementing design guidelines, creating component specifications, and maintaining simulation processes/procedures.

Finally, this position is responsible for leading design, research, and/or continuation groups in problem‑solving for product‑related issues, risks, and novel designs.

• Conduct transducer evaluation, simulations, and selection
  • Plan and execute component selection through test, analysis, report out, and knowledge sharing
  • Plan and create model/simulation at the component, sub‑assembly, and device level
  • Plan and validate model/simulation results via lab measurements and characterization
  • Plan supplier scanning, component specification, and formal product lifecycle management release
• Define, develop, and verify characterization/homologation tests for components and hearing aids
  • Plan and execute test system development and specification creation
  • Plan and execute software and script development to automate tests
  • Plan, draft, release, and update test procedures
  • Train and troubleshoot test issues with end‑user engineers and technicians
• Execute on Product Requirement and Design Guidelines
  • Execute product requirement refinement, implementation, and verification
  • Create design guidelines for new and existing transducer/sub‑assembly/device
  • Enforce specifications and constraints for design and fabrication (internal/external)
  • Conduct failure analysis of product design, testing, processes, and field issues
  • Update design rules and constraints for placement and fabrication of transducers
• Continuous Improvement and upkeep on the latest hardware, software, and methodology
  • Improve model creation and simulation by documenting processes and procedures
  • Create, catalog, and maintain scripting libraries for model and simulation efficiency
  • Enhance competence of available tools and stay abreast of industry trends
  • Develop new types of simulation/modeling efforts to expand acoustic capability
  • Seek and mature hearing aid artifact reduction technologies/evaluation methods for implementation

• Bachelor of Science (BS) in Acoustics, Acoustic Engineering, Electrical Engineering or related field
• Master of Science (MS) in Acoustics, Acoustic…