Audio Tuning Engineer

Fords In-Vehicle-Infotainment team develops and implements world-class cabin experiences that redefine what it means to drive a Ford.

In-vehicle audio systems are critically important to the customers experience in our vehicles as Ford transitions from a manufacturer of vehicles to a producer of vehicles for the delivery of digital experiences and brand enhancing services. This position will play a key role in that transition and in developing and delivering class leading in-vehicle customer experiences and services.

This role will support the development of tuning methodologies and execute the tuning process for future generations of vehicles.

What youll do...

• 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 key internal and external cross functional stakeholders including hardware engineers software developers and vehicle design teams to deliver seamlessly integrated audio solutions into vehicle systems.

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

• Be a resource for model engineering teams and technical expert for in-vehicle acoustics and audio systems assisting in issue troubleshooting program delivery and continuous improvement/benchmarking initiatives.

• Develop and maintain documentation and best practices within Ford systems for audio system specifications tuning parameters tools and validation results.

• Stay up to date 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 (including signal flow tuning blocks tuning tool etc.) to deliver best-in-class performance and audio system sound quality from concept through production.

Youll have...

• Bachelors Degree Electrical Engineering Mechanical Engineering Acoustics or related field

• 3 years of experience in critical listening and tuning vehicle audio systems

• 3 years of experience in acoustic amplifier or transducer engineering audio signal processing psychoacoustics or automotive audio system integration

• 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

Even better you may have...

• Masters Degree Electrical Engineering Mechanical Engineering Acoustics or related field

• Knowledge of MATLAB C C Python algorithm development and programming

• Background in music and passion for automotive audio systems particularly DSP and vehicle acoustics

• Excellent teamwork problem-solving communication and project management skills

• Ability to work in a fast-paced and collaborative team environment.

• Willingness to travel as needed to train and support model engineering teams
  
  

You may not check every box or your experience may look a little different from what weve outlined but if you think you can bring value to Ford Motor Company we encourage you to apply!

As an established global company we offer the benefit of choice. You can choose what your Ford future will look like: will your story span the globe or keep you close to home Will your career be a deep dive into what you love or a series of new teams and new skills Will you be a leader a changemaker a technical expert a culture builderor all of the above No matter what you choose we offer a work life that works for you including:
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 Years Day
Paid time off and the option to purchase additional vacation time.

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