Amazon
Sr Embedded Systems Engineer, Audio DSP, Fauna
$185K–$250K
New York, NY · Senior · Full-time · Posted Oct 8, 2026
- Experience
- 5+ years of non-internship professional software development; 5+ years programming in at least one language; 5+ years leading design or architecture; 7+ years developing DSP algorithms. Experience as a mentor, tech lead, or engineering team lead is required; no duration stated.
- Education
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Audio/Acoustics, or a related field.
About the job
Leads the design, implementation, and integration of embedded audio signal-processing systems for robots.
What you'll do
- Architect embedded audio pipelines and integrate, validate, and tune DSP algorithms on real-time platforms.
- Specify and characterize microphones and speakers; support audio subsystem prototypes, hardware bring-up, and production testing.
- Provide technical guidance across teams and coordinate external consultants and vendors.
What they ask for
- 7+ years developing DSP algorithms for embedded or real-time systems.
- Proficiency in C/C++ and Python or MATLAB for signal-processing algorithm development.
- Experience with microphone and speaker selection and characterization, embedded-system debugging, and audio lab equipment.
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Audio/Acoustics, or a related field.
Nice to have
- Familiarity with mechanical integration of electroacoustic components.
- Experience with spatial audio, direction-of-arrival estimation, acoustic event detection, keyword spotting, or ML for embedded systems.
Pay
184,900.00 - 250,200.00 USD annually (base salary)
Tools
C/C++, Python, MATLAB
AI focus
Practical knowledge of ML architecture design, data analysis, and training/evaluation methodologies for audio systems; audio ML is also listed among preferred areas.
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