Wireless Systems Engineer

Overview

We are looking for a Wireless Systems Engineer, that will be driving world‑class audio performance at Shure! Shure is seeking a hands‑on Wireless Systems Engineer to champion the performance, reliability, and overall user experience of our industry‑leading professional wireless microphone systems. In this role you will take ownership of end‑to‑end system quality, ensuring seamless integration across receivers, transmitters, RF performance, audio/DSP processing, firmware, networking, control software, and the broader ecosystem.

Acting as a true customer advocate for sound engineers, performers, and broadcast professionals, you will play a critical role in delivering flawless wireless audio on the world's most demanding stages and live events. This is a unique opportunity to directly influence the performance and dependability of products trusted globally, driving innovation while upholding Shure's reputation for excellence in professional audio.

This position will be onsite (5 days/week) in our Skokie, IL office.

• System Verification Strategy & Execution: Plan and execute comprehensive end‑to‑end testing for Shure's professional wireless microphone systems, covering transmitter‑receiver pairs, RF links, audio pathways, DSP features, network/control interfaces, and the broader ecosystem. Develop detailed test plans and test cases simulating real customer workflows in live sound, touring, broadcast, theater, and corporate AV use cases to validate performance, reliability, and user experience under real‑world conditions.
• Quality Ownership & Defect Management: Act as the product quality champion and voice of the customer throughout the development process. Proactively identify, isolate, document, and track defects (with logs, RF spectrum captures, and audio recordings as evidence). Maintain a strong backbone in advocating for the timely resolution of quality issues, clearly articulating the customer impact and ensuring priority fixes. Collaborate with cross‑functional teams – Hardware, Firmware, Software (Wireless Workbench & mobile apps), RF Systems, Audio/DSP Engineering, Product Management, and Customer Support – to ensure critical issues are resolved before product release.
• RF Performance & Wireless Link Verification: Rigorously test RF wireless performance of professional microphone systems in dense RF environments. Conduct spectrum scanning, frequency coordination, intermodulation analysis, and interference simulations to verify system resilience and coexistence with other wireless devices. Validate transmitter and receiver operation across diverse frequency bands, power levels, and regional regulations, including wide‑tuning ranges and High Density modes (when applicable).
  
  Perform range testing, multipath/droput scenarios, and diversity/Quadversity performance to ensure rock‑solid signal stability and coverage in large‑scale events.
• Audio & DSP Feature Testing: Verify audio quality and DSP functionalities across the wireless system. Measure and analyze audio performance metrics (frequency response, noise floor, signal‑to‑noise ratio, dynamic range, total harmonic distortion (THD), latency, etc.) under various RF conditions to ensure crystal‑clear, low‑latency audio output. Test microphone acoustics (capsule frequency response, polar patterns, maximum SPL handling) in lab and stage environments.
  
  Validate DSP algorithms and processing chains (gain structure, equalization, limiter/compressor behaviors, encryption, tone/key signals for squat switching, monitoring features) to ensure all processing features operate correctly and transparently contribute to superior audio quality.
• System Integration & Networked Control Testing: Validate the seamless integration of professional wireless systems within networked audio and control ecosystems. Test network‑enabled features such as Dante/AES
  67 digital audio and network control & monitoring via Wireless Workbench software, Shure Plus Channels mobile app, and Show Link remote control (for Axient Digital ADX transmitters) to ensure reliable connectivity, device discovery, firmware updates over network, remote monitoring, and control…