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Acoustic Hardware Engineer
Location: West Cambridge, UK — 5 days/week onsite
Duration: Initial 12-Month Contract
Rate: £400 per day PAYE
Join our newly opened audio lab — featuring anechoic chambers and one of the world's largest configurable acoustic rooms (reconfigurable from cathedral-like acoustics to a fully dampened space). This role is centred on data: planning and running acoustic measurements, setting up complex data collection rigs (microphones, speakers, wearables), and processing the results. The work leans more toward software engineering than one-off scripting, and you'll often be handed problems the team hasn't solved before, requiring genuine acoustics expertise to work through.
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What You'll Do
- Plan, design, and run acoustic measurements and data collection studies, including experiments with human participants and prototype hardware
- Build systems, interfaces, and protocols for acoustic/behavioral data acquisition using Python, MATLAB, and MaxMSP
- Apply strong coding practices to improve data collection tools and infrastructure
- Work with the acoustic properties of our lab spaces to design experiments appropriately
- Collaborate with multi-disciplinary researchers to integrate tools into broader platforms
- Write clear technical reports on results and methodology
Top 3 Non-Negotiables
- Master's degree in a relevant technical field + 3+ years' industry experience in audio technology development (or equivalent)
- Proven experience designing and running audio/acoustic experiments in controlled lab settings
- Strong, hands-on experience processing and analyzing audio signals
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Also Required
- 3+ years' programming experience in Python, MATLAB, or MaxMSP for audio applications
- Solid working knowledge of acoustics and acoustic instrumentation
Nice to Have
- Real-time C/C++ audio coding
- Psychoacoustics/spatial audio/room acoustics
- PyTorch/ML experience
- Prototype hardware
- Motion tracking systems
- Large-scale automated data collection
- Acoustic lab design
- Cross-functional research experience
- Published technical reports
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