Acoustic Engineering Technician
Posting Date: September 27, 2021
Qualified Applicants please send resume to: contact@indyacousticresearch.com
Indy Acoustic Research is seeking an Engineering Technician to assist with the development of tools and apparatus and perform acoustic measurements for a small business specializing in Microphone and Speaker Design, Integration, and Testing. This position requires a general knowledge of science and engineering processes, mechanical design, electrical design, computer science, physics, and/or acoustics. Must be a self-starter who can work in a small, dynamic group environment and has attention to detail. Should have a desire to design and build objects using Mechanical or Electrical CAD software, 3D printing, and assembly using hand tools. May conduct or set up acoustic measurements in an Anechoic chamber, Diffuse Sound booth, or Recording Studio and summarize results using spreadsheets. Knowledge of Digital Audio Workstations, C#, Python, VBA or Matlab a plus.
Actual duties may vary based upon expertise. May include:
Required Qualifications:
Desired Qualifications
Other Requirements:
Qualified Applicants please send resume to: contact@indyacousticresearch.com
Indy Acoustic Research is seeking an Engineering Technician to assist with the development of tools and apparatus and perform acoustic measurements for a small business specializing in Microphone and Speaker Design, Integration, and Testing. This position requires a general knowledge of science and engineering processes, mechanical design, electrical design, computer science, physics, and/or acoustics. Must be a self-starter who can work in a small, dynamic group environment and has attention to detail. Should have a desire to design and build objects using Mechanical or Electrical CAD software, 3D printing, and assembly using hand tools. May conduct or set up acoustic measurements in an Anechoic chamber, Diffuse Sound booth, or Recording Studio and summarize results using spreadsheets. Knowledge of Digital Audio Workstations, C#, Python, VBA or Matlab a plus.
Actual duties may vary based upon expertise. May include:
- Set up and calibrate test equipment following verbal instructions and/or written procedures.
- Run acoustic test scripts on microphones and speakers to obtain frequency response, polar pattern, distortion and other metrics.
- Creation of acoustic performance reports and analysis that will be shared with customers as deliverables.
- Assembly of components such as plastic or metal enclosures, circuit boards and transducers using mechanical fasteners or adhesives.
- Design Mechanical CAD of test fixtures using Autodesk Fusion 360
- Operate and post-process prints from FDM and/or SLA 3D printers
- Write VBA or C# scripts to automatically process or manipulate excel data and Data collection.
- Other tasks as assigned
Required Qualifications:
- Must be 18 years of age
- Must be legally allowed to work in the US without sponsorship
- Must be able to speak and write fluent English
- Equivalent of Associate Degree in a STEM field, or 2 years of University-level engineering courses
- Proficient in Microsoft Office (Word, PowerPoint, Outlook and Excel)
- Self-Directed and able to work and innovate without supervision, including self-taught learning of new software and hardware
- General knowledge of in-air Acoustics and Acoustic measures such as: Hertz, dB(SPL), frequency weighting
- Must be comfortable working with computers and electronic devices
Desired Qualifications
- Bachelor Degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science or Acoustics Engineering
- Passion for Audio, Acoustic Science and Sound Measurement
- Experience with sound recording software such as Audio Interfaces, Preamplifiers and Digital Audio Workstations (DAW’s, e.g. Audacity, Audition or Reaper), Room EQ Wizard, or Listen SoundCheck
- Experience with 3D printing and fabrication
- Mechanical design experience using 3D CAD software
- Ability to code in Matlab, Visual Basic/VBA, LabView or Python
- Experience soldering electronics
Other Requirements:
- Physical capability to occasionally lift and carry 25 pounds a short distance.
- Must be able to work onsite in Indianapolis, Indiana (Castleton area) location
- Must agree to industry standard disclosures and use policies, including: Background Check, Non-Disclosure Agreement, Prior Invention Disclosure, Company Invention Ownership Agreement, Code of Conduct, Conflict of Interest Policy, Computing and Cybersecurity Policy