Audio DSP Specialist

Position Name – Audio DSP SpecialistType of hiring – SubconContract Duration – 6 months with strong possibility of extension or conversion to fulltime employmentLocation – Palo Alto, CA (Onsite/Hybrid)Job Description: ABOUT THE ROLEWe are looking for an experienced Audio DSP Engineer to join our In-Vehicle Infotainment (IVI) audio development team for electric vehicle (EV) platforms. The role will focus on real-time audio signal processing, particularly voice communication / ECNR and audio post-processing.This is a hands-on engineering role. The ideal candidate should be comfortable developing, integrating, debugging, tuning, and validating audio algorithms on an embedded production platform.WHAT YOU'LL DODevelopment of audio processing stack: Drive the implementation and optimization of the infotainment audio software stack.Develop and integrate voice communication and voice recognition solutions for IVI (In-vehicle infotainment) platforms.Work closely with HW engineers and the system integration team to ensure tight integration and that the audio stack meets high-quality standards.Work closely with QA team to perform comprehensive testing, debugging, and validation.REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS ( MUST HAVE)Audio DSP: Strong hands-on development experience with speech and microphone-array signal processing algorithms.Experience with several of the following components is expected:Acoustic Echo Cancellation (AEC)Adaptive Beamforming: MVDR or similar techniquesNoise Reduction (NR)Residual Echo Suppression (RES)Voice Activity Detection (VAD)Automatic Gain Control (AGC)Wind noise reductionDirectional of Arrival (DoA) estimationSpeech enhancementExperience may include (Good to Have)Traditional DSP / statistical signal-processing algorithmsDeep Learning / Neural Network based speech enhancementHybrid DSP + ML solutionsAudio Post-Processing: Hands-on experience developing or integrating real-time audio playback and post-processing pipelines, including:Audio mixing / routingVolume / Gain controlMute / duckingChannel mappingEqualizationAudio filteringSample rate conversion, etc.ALSA / Linux Audio: Strong understanding of Linux audio architecture, particularly ALSAReal-time Audio SW Development experience: Strong C/C++ software development experience with real-time audio processing systems.PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONSCommercialization experience: Voice communication and/or Voice recognition featuresAutomotive / IVI Experience – Strong Plus: Experience developing audio systems for automotive or IVI platforms is highly desirable.Hands-on experience with DSP Concepts Audio Weaver (AWE) is highly desirable.Experience with acoustic measurement, tuning, and validation equipment and tools: HATS, HEAD acoustics, Audio PrecisionSKILLSStrong experience with C/C++, Python, and MatlabAudio Weaver