Senior Audio Engineer The Musco Product Development Engineering Team has an opening for a Senior Audio Engineer in Oskaloosa, IA. The Senior Audio Engineer designs, develops, tests, and optimizes professional audio systems and technologies that support Musco's entertainment, sports, and large-venue solutions. This role provides technical leadership in audio system design, acoustic performance, product innovation, and system integration to ensure high-quality sound solutions that meet customer expectations, operational requirements, and company objectives. If your experience aligns with the qualifications outlined below, we look forward to hearing from you!
Essential Criteria: - Bachelor's degree in Audio Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Acoustics, Physics, or a related technical field required.
- Master's degree in Acoustics, Audio Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related discipline preferred.
- Minimum of 8-10 years of experience in professional audio system design, acoustics, signal processing, or related engineering roles.
- Experience with large-venue, stadium, arena, entertainment, or commercial audio systems preferred.
- Experience using acoustic modeling and audio analysis software such as EASE, SMAART, Soundvision, ArrayCalc, or similar tools.
- Professional certifications from AVIXA, SynAudCon, Dante, or related organizations preferred.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to diagnose complex audio, acoustical, and system-integration issues.
- Ability to lead technical projects, make sound engineering recommendations, and influence decisions across cross-functional teams.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to communicate effectively with technical and non-technical audiences.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities while maintaining attention to detail, quality, safety, and customer experience.
- Proficiency with audio measurement, modeling, tuning, networking, and optimization tools.
- Knowledge of networked audio technologies, digital audio transport protocols, professional audio standards, and control systems.
- Ability to collaborate effectively with internal teams, customers, consultants, contractors, vendors, and external partners.
- Strong project planning, organizational, documentation, and continuous-improvement skills.
- Continuous learning mindset with a focus on innovation, technical excellence, and practical customer-focused solutions.
Other Special Requirements: - Occasional travel to customer sites, venues, manufacturing facilities, and industry events may be required, up to 25% of the time.
- Ability to work occasional evenings or weekends during commissioning, testing, troubleshooting, or project deadlines.
- Valid driver's license and ability to travel domestically and internationally as required.
- Familiarity with professional audio standards, applicable codes, construction-site practices, and industry best practices.
- Ability to work safely in office, lab, manufacturing, construction, installation, and live-event environments when necessary.
Roles and Responsibilities: - Lead the design, development, and validation of professional audio systems, loudspeaker configurations, signal processing solutions, and related technologies.
- Perform acoustic modeling, sound-system analysis, coverage studies, and performance optimization for sports venues, entertainment facilities, and other customer applications.
- Collaborate with electrical, mechanical, software, manufacturing, product, and project teams to develop integrated audio solutions that align with customer needs and business objectives.
- Develop testing procedures and evaluate prototypes to ensure compliance with performance, safety, reliability, and quality requirements.
- Analyze field performance data, installation feedback, and customer input to identify opportunities for continuous product and process improvement.
- Provide technical leadership, guidance, and mentoring to engineers, sales, technicians and cross-functional project teams.
- Support installation, commissioning, tuning, and troubleshooting activities for complex audio deployments and customer projects.
- Create and maintain technical documentation, specifications, design standards, test reports, and engineering records.
- Evaluate emerging audio technologies, industry trends, and competitive products to support innovation initiatives.
- Interface with customers, consultants, contractors, vendors, and internal stakeholders to provide technical expertise and ensure successful project execution.
