Humane is hiring: Senior Audio Hardware Engineer in San Francisco

Job Title: Senior Audio Hardware Engineer

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About the Role

Our team is a multidisciplinary group of hardware, embedded software, and cloud engineers dedicated to creating innovative wearable and consumer electronic products. We combine deep technical expertise and passion for technology to bring ideas from early concept to production.

What You Might Do

• Specify, design, and validate audio transducer systems including micro speakers, microphones, enclosures, and ports for consumer devices to meet target audio quality metrics.
• Manage technical trade-offs between power, performance, and form factor constraints, working closely with mechanical, industrial design, and EE teams.
• Lead component selection, including transducers, amplifiers, and passive components.
• Collaborate with software DSP teams to tune and optimize the full audio signal chain.
• Conduct root-cause analysis and troubleshooting of audio performance issues, including noise, distortion, and interference.
• Develop test plans, procedures, and documentation to support validation.
• Oversee schematic design, PCB layout, bring-up, and test of audio circuits, working with internal teams and external partners.

Essential Qualifications

• Requires Bachelors or Masters of Science degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or Physics, or a related field; advanced degree preferred.
• 7+ years of experience in audio hardware design and system architecture.
• Expertise in audio transducer design and speaker enclosure design, acoustic modeling, and system-level integration for consumer or wearable devices.
• Strong understanding of analog and digital audio signal processing.
• Familiarity with audio test equipment and measurement techniques (e.g., Audio Precision, Klippel).

Preferred Skills

• Experience leading engineering teams in a cross-functional and fast-paced environment.
• Experience working with ODM teams to bring a consumer electronic or medical device from concept to production.
• Excellent written and verbal communication experience building technical documentation and presentations.

Compensation & Benefits (Full-Time Employees)

The salary range for this role is listed above. Final salary offered is based upon multiple factors including individual job-related qualifications, education, experience, knowledge and skills.

At HP IQ, we offer a competitive and comprehensive benefits package, including:

• Health insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Long term/short term disability insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Flexible spending account
• Life insurance
• Generous time off policies, including:
  • 4-12 weeks fully paid parental leave based on tenure
  • 11 paid holidays
  • Additional flexible paid vacation and sick leave (US benefits overview)

Why HP IQ?

• Innovative Work – Help shape the future of intelligent computing and workplace transformation.
• Autonomy and Agility – Work with the speed and focus of a startup, backed by HP's scale.
• Meaningful Impact – Build AI-powered solutions that help people and organisations thrive.
• Flexible Work Environment – Freedom and flexibility to do your best work.
• Forward-Thinking Culture – We learn fast, stay future-focused, and imagine what comes next—together.

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