# Audio Tuning Engineer

**Company**: Ford Motor Company
**Location**: Dearborn, MI
**Work arrangement**: hybrid
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: full-time
**Salary**: $84,480 - $166,200
**Category**: Engineering
**Industry**: Automotive
**Wikidata**: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q44294

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## Description

In-vehicle audio systems are crucial to the customer's experience in Ford vehicles as the company transitions from a manufacturer of vehicles to a producer of vehicles for digital experiences and brand-enhancing services. This role will play a key part in that transition, developing and delivering class-leading in-vehicle customer experiences and services.

The Audio Tuning Engineer will support the development of tuning methodologies and execute the tuning process for future vehicle generations.

## Responsibilities

- Support the development and execution of audio tuning strategies for various vehicle platforms.

- Tune vehicle audio systems to deliver a superior in-vehicle audio experience.

- Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders, including hardware engineers, software developers, and vehicle design teams, to deliver seamlessly integrated audio solutions.

- Develop analysis methods and conduct acoustic measurements to verify and maintain sound quality and performance against design specifications and standards.

- Serve as a resource for model engineering teams and provide technical expertise for in-vehicle acoustics and audio systems, assisting in issue troubleshooting and continuous improvement initiatives.

- Develop and maintain documentation and best practices for audio system specifications, tuning parameters, tools, and validation results.

- Stay updated on the latest advancements in audio technologies, automotive audio trends, and acoustic measurement and vehicle tuning techniques.

- Support the validation of high-performance automotive audio DSP systems to deliver best-in-class performance and audio system sound quality from concept through production.

## Qualifications

- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Acoustics, or a related field.

- At least 3 years of experience in critical listening and tuning vehicle audio systems.

- At least 3 years of experience in acoustic, amplifier, or transducer engineering, audio signal processing, psychoacoustics, or automotive audio system integration.

- At least 3 years of experience in acoustic simulation and modeling, data collection, and analysis with measurement and system calibration tools.

- Specific experience in at least 2 of the following: recording technology, acoustic theory, sound engineering techniques, critical listening, sound system design, audio testing methodologies.

## Benefits

- Immediate medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug coverage

- Flexible family care days, paid parental leave, new parent ramp-up programs, subsidized back-up child care, and more

- Family building benefits, including adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement, fertility treatments, and more

- Vehicle discount program for employees and family members, and management leases

- Tuition assistance

- Established and active employee resource groups

- Paid time off for individual and team community service

- A generous schedule of paid holidays, including the week between Christmas and New Year's Day

- Paid time off and the option to purchase additional vacation time

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## Skills

### Required
- Electrical Engineering
- Mechanical Engineering
- Acoustics
- audio signal processing
- psychoacoustics
- acoustic simulation and modeling
- data collection and analysis

### Nice to have
- MATLAB
- C
- C++
- Python
- algorithm development
- programming
- music background
- DSP
- vehicle acoustics

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