Senior Audio Engineer

Opportunity: Cerence is the world’s leading provider of speech signal enhancement solutions for automotive applications. Our products are deployed in all major brands such as Audi, BMW, Chrysler, Mercedes-Benz, Renault, Porsche, VW, and have been installed in more than 250 million vehicles worldwide. Our Audio AI product portfolio includes ECNR solutions for hands‑free telephony and multi‑zone speech recognition, as well as software solutions for in‑car communication (ICC), car Karaoke and acoustic event detection.

We are looking for a dedicated individual to take over a position as Audio / Software Engineer for configuration, tuning and qualification of our Audio AI products.

• Review of the audio architecture for Audio AI applications in close cooperation with the customer
• Analysis of customer and third‑party requirements
• Integration support for Cerence’s speech enhancement solution on embedded platforms
• Accomplishment of audio path measurements on the bench, analysis of test results and first level customer support for audio related issues
• Configuration, tuning, qualification and certification of Cerence’s speech enhancement technology in the vehicle for embedded and cloud bas­ed ASR solutions, hands‑free telephony applications and other Audio AI products
• Ensure compliance with quality standards and prepare appropriate documentation
• Development and adaptation of test tools and existing test scripts
• Creation of customer demonstrations and support in the development of proof of concepts
• Support in project acquisition

Education: Bachelor or master’s degree in electrical engineering, communications technology, computer science or in a related field; industry experience in one of these domains is preferred. An academic background in digital signal processing, speech and audio processing is desired.

Minimum years of work experience: 2

• Academic background in digital signal processing, speech and audio processing or similar
• Programming skills in MATLAB, Python and C / C++
• Good communicator who can represent Cerence professional services with customers
• Ability and willingness to travel frequently across‑border and internationally
• Excellent language skills in English and at least elementary German or willingness to learn German
• Positive can‑do attitude and ability to work in a team

• Experience in software development for embedded systems in either automotive, consumer electronics or telecommunications
• Familiarity with embedded HW and operating systems (e.g. Android, embedded Linux) is a plus
• Experience with ITU‑T qualification standards for hands‑free communication in motor vehicles (ITU‑T P.1100, P.1110, P.1120)
• Knowledge of audio/speech enhancement processing components deployed in hands‑free and ASR applications
• Good language skills in German

Cerence is firmly committed to Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) and to compliance with all federal, state and local laws that prohibit employment discrimination on the basis of age, race, color, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sex, sex stereotyping, pregnancy, national origin, ancestry, religion, physical or mental disability, medical condition, marital status, citizenship status, sexual orientation, protected military or veteran status, genetic information and other protected classifications.

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