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AUDIO ENGINEER – TAIPEI

Employment Type: Permanent Contract

JOB DESCRIPTION

Nahimic is the leading 3D gaming audio software developer with more than 150 man-years of research and development in gaming industry. Our team gathers the rare combination of world class audio algorithms PHD, DSP engineers and software geniuses based across France, Singapore and Taiwan, enabling to bring the last decade all innovations that lead the industry. We are the worldwide leader in PC audio gaming software that embedded in millions of gaming devices, from gaming headsets to the most powerful gaming PCs by brands such as Huawei, Dell, MSI & Gigabyte. Our technology offers the most precise and immersive sound for gamers that allows them to be more efficient in any game and have more immersive feeling.

Nahimic has now joined the SteelSeries family to bolster reputation of industry-leading gaming audio performance across both hardware and software. SteelSeries is a leader in gaming peripherals focused on quality, innovation and functionality, and the fastest growing major gaming headset brand globally. Founded in 2001, SteelSeries improves performance through first-to-market innovations and technologies that enable gamers to play harder, train longer, and rise to the challenge. SteelSeries is a pioneer supporter of competitive gaming tournaments and eSports and connects gamers to each other, fostering a sense of community and purpose. SteelSeries’ team of professional and gaming enthusiasts help design and craft every single accessory and are the driving force behind the company.

We wish to meet passionate people full of energy and motivations, ready to achieve great challenges to exhale everyone’s audio experience. We are currently looking for an AUDIO ENGINEER to join our dynamic team in Taipei.

RESPONSABILITIES AND FUNCTIONS

As a member of Software Licensing Business Group, you will work for the top PC industry manufacturers & will directly report to our Sales PM, based in Taipei and to our Engineering Architect, your functional reporting line in Singapore.

You will be responsible for the acoustical qualification & audio performance enhancement of the PC systems & peripherals of our industrial customers.

Your missions will consist of:

  • Measuring the acoustical performances of laptops & headsets
  • Tuning the dedicated audio processing chain of our products to enhance the overall acoustical performance of these materials
  • Handling the discussions related to acoustical quality & audio correction directly with the audio team of OEM/ODM
  • Delivering acoustical qualification reports & audio correction parameters to the OEM/ODM for test & validation
  • Delivering the validated audio correction parameters to the Driver Engineer for integration in our products
  • Managing the audio correction database
  • Helping to continuously improve our products, processes & tools (SW & HW) related to audio performance enhancement
  • Performing watch activities related to the programs of the top PC industry players (Intel, AMD, Microsoft, Amazon, etc.), especially regarding new audio requirements & specifications
  • Working independently with various teams across different regions

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS

To succeed in this position, you will need to have:

  • Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent) in acoustics or audio engineering related field
  • 2+ years of working experience within the consumer electronics market
  • Knowledge & know-how in measuring acoustical performances (sound level, frequency response, THD, etc.)
  • Knowledge & know-how in using audio processing FXs (EQ, DRC, etc.) & high-level design of audio processing chains
  • Knowledge & know-how in electro-acoustical design & problematics
  • Strong passion in audio and motivated by the transformational effects of technology-at-scale
  • Curiosity, open to new ideas & quick to learn new skills
  • Ability to operate in a collaborative, team-oriented culture
  • Ability to work autonomously and multi-task effectively
  • Knowledge & know-how in audio DSP is a plus (biquad, FFT, etc.)
  • Knowledge & know-how in software programming is a plus (Matlab, Python, C/C++, etc.)
  • Having a driving license & a car is a plus

This is an Equal Employment Opportunity position.