Electrical Engineer II - Electroacoustic Engineering

Are you ready to be a driving force in the future of hearing technology? In this role, you'll take charge of designing next-generation hearing aids, from Behind-the-Ear (BTE) to Custom In-the-Ear (ITE) models, ensuring they meet top standards for performance, quality, and cost-effectiveness. As a key contributor to the Electrical Engineering team, you'll collaborate across departments, taking on everything from technical project planning and risk assessment to creating best-in-class, innovative designs. If you're a creative, technically skilled professional with a passion for continuous improvement and teamwork, this is your chance to leave a lasting impact in the hearing aid industry!

At Starkey, we are in the business of connecting people and changing lives.As a world leader in the manufacturing and delivering of advanced hearing solutions, we go to work each day to ensure every person on the planet has the opportunity to hear their very best. Founded in 1967, Starkey is known for its innovative design, development and distribution of comprehensive digital hearing systems.

Headquartered in Eden Prairie, Minnesota, Starkey has more than 5,000 employees globally, operates 29+ facilities and does business in more than 100 markets worldwide.Here's a video about the people behind Starkey's groundbreaking innovation:

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JOB SUMMARY DESCRIPTION / PRIMARY PURPOSE OF JOB

This position operates under minimal manager/senior engineering supervision, receives guidance on tasks, and works with cross-functional engineering teams, along with external customers and/or suppliers.

This position is responsible for concepting, prototyping, component selection, designing, verifying, and documenting hearing aid electroacoustic hardware (PCBAs) and other electroacoustic elements in Starkey products, including RIC, BTE, ITC, ITE, CIC, IIC, hearing protection devices, and accessories. Working closely with Acoustic, Electrical, and Signal Integrity engineers, this position is responsible for fulfilling product requirements, adhering to industry standards, implementing design guidelines, creating design specifications, and maintaining design processes/procedures. Finally, this position is responsible for guiding design, research, and/or operation groups in problem-solving for product-related issues to ensure successful design transfer to production and sustained production.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES/RESULTS

Concept design, prototype evaluation, component selection

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  • Create novel designs and integration of new platforms/transducers to meet product requirements
  • Run simulation and rapid prototype evaluation of new concepts for early risk reduction
  • Create decision analysis and documentation of component selection
  • Support business initiatives throughout all design and release phases
  
  
  
  

Electroacoustic design and verification

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  • Create parameters and model design, verification, review, and release
  • Execute electroacoustic product performance specification creation and release
  • Troubleshoot issues throughout the design and release phases
  • Support documentation and knowledge sharing of novel findings
  
  
  
  

Product requirements verification and design transfer

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  • Decompose product-level electroacoustic requirement and verify at the subsystem and component level
  • Perform formal product life cycle management (PLM) releases of electroacoustic designs to production and homologation reporting for governmental registration/contacts
  • Enforce electroacoustic specifications and fabrication configurations (internal/external)
  • Execute failure analysis of product design, testing, processes, and field issues
  
  
  
  

Continuous improvement

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  • Create design and verification processes, procedures, and improvement updates
  • Enhance competence of available tools via self, internal, or external training
  • Stay abreast of new standards, requirements, and contracts for homologation into new/existing products
  • Support seeking and maturing hearing aid artifact reduction technologies/evaluation methods for implementation
  
  
  
  

JOB REQUIREMENTS

Education

• Bachelor of Science (BS) in Electrical Engineering, Acoustic Engineering, or related field

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• Master of Science (MS) in Electrical Engineering, Acoustic Engineering, or related field

Experience

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  • Minimum 4 years of relevant design, testing, and transfer experience in a product development environment with BS
  • Minimum 2 years of relevant design, testing, and transfer experience in a product development environment with MS
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    • Acoustic equalizer/stability design
    • Transducer selection
    • ANSI/IEC standards conformance
    • Design life cycle documentation and design transfer
    • Electroacoustic lab correlation measurement
    
    
    
    
  
  
  
  

Knowledge / Technical Requirements

• Intermediate to advanced proficiency with prototyping and component selection
• Intermediate knowledge of relevant industry standards and requirements (e.g. ANSI, IEC, ETSI, Nordic, VA)
• General to intermediate proficiency with acoustic simulation tools (e.g. Comsol, Ansys, ABARUS, LTspice)
• Intermediate working knowledge of DSP technology and hearing aid signal processing
• Intermediate to advanced working knowledge of analog-to-digital and digital-to-analog circuits
• Intermediate to advanced knowledge of acoustic calculations and measurements
• Intermediate to advanced knowledge of product development best practices (e.g DFM, DOE, DFMEA, Lean PD, EMC)
• General to intermediate knowledge of electrical circuits and printed circuit board (PCB) design

Competencies, Skills & Abilities

• Strong verbal, written, and presentation communication skills
• Excellent attention to detail with a commitment to accuracy and precision
• Strong design, troubleshooting, and documentation skills
• Strong ability to perform complex engineering analyses and calculations
• Proven proficiency with acoustic measurement equipment (e.g. audio analyzer, speakers, amplifiers, function generators)
• Proven ability to collaborate effectively and work well in team environments

WORK CONTEXT

Working Conditions

• Standard office and electroacoustic lab conditions

Equipment Operation

• Standard office, electroacoustic lab equipment, and sound chambers

Salary and Other Compensation:

The target pay rate for this position is between $78,540 and $107,100 annually. Factors which may affect starting pay within this range may include: geography/market, skills, education, experience and other qualifications of the successful candidate.

This position is eligible for a bonus based upon performance results. There is no guarantee of payout.

Benefits: The following benefits for this position, subject to applicable eligibility requirements, include medical, dental and vision insurance, 401(k) retirement plan with company match, company-paid life and short-term disability insurance, long-term disability insurance, employee assistance plan, hearing aid benefits, Paid Time Off, paid holidays, paid floating holidays, paid volunteer service day, paid paternity and maternity leave and tuition reimbursement.

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