Ford Motor Company

Audio Tuning Engineer

Ford Motor Company$72K — $162K *
Manufacturing & Automotive
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's Degree in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering, Acoustics or related field
  • 3+ years experience tuning vehicle audio systems
  • 3+ years in acoustic engineering, audio signal processing, or related areas
  • 3+ years experience in acoustic simulation and system calibration
  • Specific experience in at least 2 areas: recording technology, acoustic theory, sound engineering, or audio testing methodologies

Responsibilities

  • Support audio tuning strategy development for vehicle platforms
  • Tune audio systems for optimal in-vehicle sound quality
  • Collaborate with engineers and designers for integrated audio solutions
  • Develop analysis methods and conduct acoustic measurements
  • Serve as a technical expert for audio systems and troubleshoot issues
  • Document best practices and tuning parameters within Ford's systems
  • Stay informed on advancements in automotive audio technologies as a resource

Benefits

  • Immediate medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug coverage
  • Flexible family care days and paid parental leave
  • Vehicle discount program for employees and family members
  • Tuition assistance for further education
  • Active employee resource groups and volunteer opportunities
  • Generous paid time off including holidays and community service
  • Options for additional vacation time.
Full Job Description
Job Description

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

Responsibilities

What you'll 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.


Qualifications

You'll have...

  • Bachelor's 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...

  • Master's 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 we've 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 builder...or 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 Year's Day
• Paid time off and the option to purchase additional vacation time.

This position is a salary grade 6 and ranges from $72,480-121,440., This position is a salary grade 7 and ranges from $84,480-141,360., This position is a salary grade 8 and ranges from $96,720-162,120.

For more information on salary and benefits, click here: https://fordcareers.co/GSR

This position is hybrid. Candidates who are in commuting distance to a Ford hub location may be required to be onsite four or more days per week. #LI-Hybrid

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