Android Audio Senior Engineer

Job Title
Android Audio Engineer
Location
Ancona, Italy
Android Audio Engineer for the Video Systems Development Centre at GN/Jabra, based in Ancona, Italy
About the Role:
Join our mission of Bringing People Closer. Are you passionate about transforming how the world experiences sound? We're on a mission to revolutionize audio experiences for our customers users through cutting-edge audio/video communication devices, including video bars, speakerphones and more.

Join our innovative team and play a key role in developing groundbreaking audio technologies like echo cancellation, noise reduction, dereverberation, low-bitrate codecs, and more. Collaborate with global experts in research, computer vision, haptics, and social interaction to redefine the future of video communication

You'll collaborate closely with audio/video and embedded sw developers in Ancona, in our headquarters in Denmark, as well with other international teams in Europe and USA.

In the role as an Android Audio Engineer, you will contribute to our purpose of Bringing People Closer. You will:

• Design, develop, and maintain audio features and components for Android platforms, including HAL/HIDL/AIDL and middleware integration.
• Integrate and optimize audio DSP algorithms and control structures for Android devices.
• Develop and debug audio routing, volume control, and mode handling in Android OS.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure seamless integration of audio features with hardware and other software components.
• Conduct unit, integration, and system-level testing of audio features, including automated test development.
• Analyze and resolve audio-related bugs, performance issues, and certification requirements (e.g., Google, Zoom, Microsoft Teams).
• Participate in product design reviews and PI Planning, providing input on functional requirements, product designs, schedules, and potential problems.
• Document and maintain technical specifications, design documents, and test plans.
• Stay up to date with new audio technologies, Android releases, and industry best practices.
• Support external test labs for certification and release purposes.
• Participate in bug triages, providing input on reproducibility or severity of audio bugs.
• Support the product development process from scoping, requirements, development, verification, and release.

The Team You Will be Part of

• You will be part of a global engineering organization with skilled hardware, firmware and tester team members focusing on audio/video products
• Your team works closely with the Video Business Unit to provide the "innovation muscle" and maximize growth. Your team owns end-to-end accountability for the delivery of innovation to the BU, delivering products on time, cost, scope, and quality, in full alignment with the Video Systems Division and roadmaps.

Your contribution is appreciated, and you will:

• Ensure that all releases meet quality standards and are free of critical audio defects.
• Ensure that all releases comply with certification requirements from major players such as Google, Microsoft Teams, and Zoom.
• Drive improvements in audio performance, latency, reliability, and user experience.

To succeed in the role, we imagine that you:

• Have a bachelor's degree in Computer Engineering, Electronic Engineering, Computer Science, or related fields
• Have experience with Android audio framework development, including HAL/HIDL/AIDL, Audio Flinger, and ALSA architecture.
• Have experience with design and optimization real-time audio algorithms for Android systems, with a focus on Audio HAL and AOSP.
• Solve complex challenges to enhance performance, quality, and reliability across devices.
• Deep knowledge of audio signal processing and auditory perception.
• Have experience with embedded audio DSP development, integration, and debugging.
• Are proficient in C/C++, Python, and familiar with Android development tools (Android Studio, AOSP, Git, Jenkins, JIRA).
• Have a strong understanding of audio routing, volume control, and mode management in Android OS.
• Demonstrate interpersonal skills, establish good relationships, generate enthusiasm, and negotiate priorities.
• Demonstrate good written and verbal communication skills in English with the ability to effectively communicate technical information to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Demonstrate a sense of humor, tact, and flexibility in changing situations, are strong in forming relationships, great teammate, dynamic, creative with the ability to work on own initiatives.
• Are willing to join engaged engineering teams with a culture of feedback, open communication, and team orientation.
• Have familiarity with test case management tools and defect tracking systems (JIRA, Azure DevOps, Jama).
• Have preferred knowledge of software development life cycle (SDLC) and Agile methodologies (SAFe, SCRUM).
• Have experience with audio certification processes and requirements for Android devices.
• Have experience with debugging tools and performance profiling.
• Are team-oriented, dynamic, creative, and able to work independently.

We encourage you to apply
We encourage you to apply even if you don't match all the above-mentioned skills. We highly value the right mindset, motivation, and energy, and believe that personal competencies are crucial for success

We are dedicated to an inclusive recruitment process, and all applicants will receive equal consideration for employment.

Join us in bringing people closer
GN brings people closer through our advanced intelligent hearing, audio, video, and gaming solutions. Inspired by people and motivated by innovation, we deliver technology that enhances the senses of hearing and sight. We enable people with hearing loss overcome real-life problems, improve communication and collaboration for businesses and provide great experiences for audio and gaming enthusiasts.

We hope you will join us on this journey and look forward to receiving your application.