Perceptual Audio Evaluation Manager
Job in
Redmond, King County, Washington, 98052, USA
Listing for:
Meta
Full Time
position
Listed on 2026-02-16
Job specializations:
Salary/Wage Range or Industry Benchmark: 173000 - 245000 USD Yearly
USD
173000.00
245000.00
YEAR
Job Description & How to Apply Below
Summary
The Wearables Audio Technology Team (WATT) is looking for an experienced leader to manage a team of researchers and engineers in Perceptual Audio Evaluation (PAE) within Audio Experience Team (AXT). In this role you will be leading domain experts, influencing within WATT, and collaborating cross‑functionally to deliver audio quality and features in the next generation of Meta devices. The PAE team supports development of new technologies, features, and products in collaboration with audio labs, user experience researchers, algorithm developers, audio hardware engineers, product managers, and other professionals across the company.
Our success is based on a data‑driven development process, combining objective measurements with perceptual audio evaluation to guide trade‑offs with focus on customer experience. The Perceptual Audio Evaluation Manager will play a critical role in developing leading‑class audio performance for all Reality Labs products.
Required Skills
Manage the team’s projects, processes, and resourcingAllocate and balance resources (including people, budget, skills) to ensure project timelines, goals, and impact are metUnderstand how to load balance and anticipate additional resource needs. Identify team resourcing needs and present potential solutionsLead Engineers and Researchers, develop and mentor less experienced team membersLeverage your technical knowledge, guiding the team to make informed decisions between implementing complex studies and relying on domain expertiseIdentify areas for improvement in processes, tools, quality, and overall productivity. Develop and drive strategies to increase functional efficiencyAssist product and technology development teams with audio performance context. Advise product level trade‑off decisions in collaboration with system/audio PMContribute in setting device / feature success metrics and communicating cost / schedule / quality risk vs. customer benefitContribute to the strategic direction of the engineering team as well as the organizationIdentify, communicate, and drive medium term strategic objectivesMinimum Qualifications
Bachelor’s in Acoustics, Electrical Engineering, Sound Design, Behavioral Science, or similar field2+ years of experience leading and managing Engineering or Research teams8+ years of experience in perceptual evaluation and statistics, influencing cross‑functional teams and leadership for the improvement of consumer products5+ years of experience in perceptual audio evaluation, psychoacoustics, acoustics, user experience research, field testing or allied fieldsProven track record of developing and validating new evaluation methods or quality metricsProven track record of partnering effectively and guiding engineers or researchers through challengesProven track record of driving project decision making, influencing behaviors of project team, and resolving conflictsPreferred Qualifications
10+ years of experience in perceptual audio evaluation in consumer electronics5+ years experience in a team lead / research lead capacityProfessional experience in fundamental psychoacoustics or related fields with MSc/PhD preferredExpertise in setting up user studies to test audio metricsExperience in delivering professional or consumer audio devices to marketFamiliar with end‑to‑end acoustic and audio processing architectures to create optimal end‑user experiencesDemonstrated expertise in relevant statistical analyses and modeling for perceptual dataExperience in driving (ML/AI) model development, from efficient data collection through to validated product impactAwareness of audio architecture, design, optimization, testing, manufacturing, failure analysisProven track record on managing programs, resources, and people to scale research, innovation, and product developmentDemonstrated expertise in communication and situational managementExperience publishing research results in academic journals, books and international conferences in alignment with technology and product strategiesPublic Compensation
$173,000/year to $245,000/year + bonus + equity + benefits
Industry
Internet
Equal Opportunity
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Position Requirements
5+ Years
work experience
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