Sr. Electro-Acoustic Application Engineer

As an Electro-Acoustic Engineer at Knowles, you will be a part of the customer facing team responsible for bridging the needs of customers to technical solutions through direct interface with design teams co-located in Itasca office. This position is instrumental to align the customer specifications by distilling internal and outward facing knowledge in the context of our products. This person will also support Product Management with new product development through design, manufacturing, and quality, and will work closely with the Sales & Marketing team on technology aligned with customer needs and business goals. This is a critical position and will thus have responsibility of supporting field representatives as well as presenting relevant data directly to customers.

SPECIFIC DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Specific duties of the role include the following

• Interfacing with Customers, Sales team, and field applications to align product requirements and understand the system level limitations.
• Serve as the technical interface to customers by proposing products to customers’ design.
• Provide presentations and lead discussions regarding the technical aspects of products and technologies.
• Provide application supports to customers on implementation challenges and development solutions.
• Create simulation models (lumped element & FEA) for microphones and receivers.
• Perform electro-acoustic measurements on samples delivery to customers.
• Conduct failure analysis on returned samples from customers and provide solutions.
• Collaborates with cross functional teams and factories to drive the technical open items to closure.
• Author technical papers and application notes to support sale of microphone and receiver products

POSITION/TRAINING REQUIREMENTS:

• Minimum BS degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Physics, or other technical major.
• Fundamental understanding of Acoustics & operation of acoustic transducers.
• Experience in system level design of either hearing aids, TWS earpiece, earphone or any acoustic commercial devices is mandatory.
• Understanding about analog amplifier, ADC converter, AFE, digital filter-bank, Class D amplifier and PWM is a must.
• Excellent written, verbal, and presentation skills.
• Focused attention to detail and timely follow-up ability.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Self-motivated and able to work independently and within a team.
• Understanding of engineering drawings and terminology.
• Experience writing technical writing and white paper.
• Experience with modeling tools like ANSYS, or COMSOL.
• Familiarity and experience with 3D CAD and CAE (Pro/E preferred).
• Ideal candidate will be hands-on and feel comfortable in lab environment.
• Ability to use basic lab equipment, e.g. oscilloscope, soldering iron, audio analyzer.
• Possess knowledge about static magnetic interference and acoustic feedback is an advantage.
• Possess knowledge about transducers (MEMS microphone and balanced-armature receiver) is an advantage.
• Having experience in customer facing roles is an advantage

REPORTING RELATIONSHIP:

Reports to: Sr. Manager Application Engineering – MedTech & Specialty Audio

COMPANY DESCRIPTION:

Knowles is a market leader and global provider of advanced micro-acoustic microphones and balanced armature speakers, audio solutions, and high performance capacitors and radio frequency ("RF") filtering products, serving the MedTech, defense, consumer electronics, electric vehicle, industrial, and communications markets. Our focus on the customer, combined with unique technology, proprietary manufacturing techniques, and global operational expertise, enables us to deliver innovative solutions across multiple applications. Knowles, founded in 1946 and headquartered in Itasca, Illinois, has approximately 7,000 employees at facilities located in 13 countries around the world. At Knowles, we are committed to engineering a better tomorrow through the actions we take on a daily basis. We believe that our focus on ethical, socially responsible, and environmentally sustainable behavior guides our decision-making processes and helps keep us accountable. Visit us at knowles.com

We are committed to providing a competitive and fair total compensation package for all employees. One element in our total compensation package is base pay. The base pay is $115,000 - $135,000 per year based on working experience. Individual compensation decisions are based on a number of factors, including but not limited to previous experience and skills acquired prior to joining us, cost of living in the assigned work location, assigned schedule, and salaries of similarly situated peers at the company. It is to be expected that candidates will come to us with different sets of skills and experiences and therefore will be paid at different points in the stated range. We recognize that the person(s) we select for hire may be less experienced or more experienced than the role as posted; if this is the case, any updates to available salary ranges will be communicated with candidates during the recruitment process.

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