Fortell
DSP and Hearing Engineer
$160K–$220K
New York · Hybrid · Full-time · Posted May 27, 2026
About the job
Evaluate Fortell hearing aids and competitor devices through critical listening and acoustic measurement, and contribute to DSP algorithms that improve sound quality while preserving speech intelligibility.
What you'll do
- Work across DSP, machine learning, and audiology teams to understand and improve perceived sound quality.
- Measure and analyze hearing-aid performance, define test protocols, and benchmark competitor devices.
- Author and tune DSP algorithms in Python.
Nice to have
- Experience with hearing-aid fitting or signal-processing algorithms, acoustics, or acoustic measurements with head-worn audio devices.
- Ability to work with Python or Matlab and communicate technical findings to non-engineers.
Pay
$160K – $220K USD base salary
Tools
Python, Matlab, Kemar
AI focus
Contribute to DSP algorithms for AI-powered hearing aids; collaborate with machine learning and audiology teams on sound quality.
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