Starkey Laboratories, Inc., an equal opportunity employer and a recognized world leader in providing the highest quality hearing technology available, has an exciting opportunity for a full-time DSP research engineer at its international headquarters located in Minnesota, USA.  

This position is responsible for research and development of signal processing algorithms for advanced hearing aids. Duties include:  

• Research signal processing algorithms for one or more product functionalities
• Propose research project plans 
• Review the existing literature, competitive products and patents
• Propose a set of algorithm candidates
• Prototype the algorithm candidates using simulation and/or various research platforms
• Evaluate the algorithm candidates based on a combination of laboratory evaluation, field evaluation and benchmarking
• Select the final algorithm
• Generate the research report
• Participate in and contribute to general DSP research and development activities
• Participate in and contribute to the relevant professional conferences
• Participate in and contribute to the DSP Journal Seminar
• Participate in and contribute to the competitive analysis efforts
• Participate in and contribute to the benchmarking efforts
• Participate in and contribute to the intellectual property related activities, such as patents
• Work with DSP firmware engineers to bring the research results to products
• Provide input to the firmware requirements definition
• Work with the DSP firmware engineers to identify and make the design tradeoffs
• Provide technical support to the clinical validation effort
• Providing technical training to Engineering staff  members

Education

• PdD Master's degree in Electrical Engineering or related field required.

Experience

• A minimum of 3 years of applicable experience is required for candidates with a Master’s degree. This requirement may be waived for candidates with a Ph.D. degree.

Knowledge

• Advanced knowledge of digital signal processing and its applications required
• Knowledge of audio signal processing desirable
• Knowledge of hearing aid desirable
• Knowledge of cochlear implant desirable
• Knowledge of psychoacoustics desirable Knowledge of acoustics desirable

Skills & Abilities

• Proficiency in MATLAB and C/C++ required
• Good verbal and written communication skills required
• Proficiency in numerical reasoning and analysis required
• Proficiency in troubleshooting required
• Attention to details required
• Background in fixed-point algorithm desirable
• Background in real-time signal processing desirable