Audio Engineer

Gaming? Check. Esports? Check. Hardware? Check. Software? Check. We could go on and on.  The point is we've been helping gamers get better since 2001.  In fact, Esports pros have won more money using SteelSeries products than any other brand and we're just getting started. Esports and Gaming are multi-billion-dollar industries, and we're going to continue supporting them through innovative gear and software gamers need and love.  We believe in being true to the gaming community, which means being true to ourselves. We create products that help the best of the best be better, and products that help the not-so-good feel not-so-bad.  Most of us are gamers, but you don't have to be, we promise!  Just don't be surprised if you become one within a few weeks of starting!

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.

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

Based on your analysis of the game’s soundtracks and audio design, and a company shared knowledge of game play, and our gamer’s insights, you will provide the best suited Parametric EQ profiles for the top played games.

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
• Running onsite tuning with OEM/ODM and technical meetings (possible abroad)
• 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
• Tuning Parametric EQ Presets for the top played Games
• Tuning for Steelseries headset and other audio product
• 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.)

We offer competitive pay, great benefits, and an awesome workplace with people who love gaming and technology.