Speech Audio Engineer - AI Trainer

About the job
Mercor connects elite creative and technical talent with leading AI research labs. Headquartered in San Francisco, our investors include Benchmark , General Catalyst , Peter Thiel , Adam D'Angelo , Larry Summers , and Jack Dorsey .

Position: Audio Engineer (Speech / TTS Audio Specialist) – German
Type: Contract
Compensation: $50/hour
Location: Remote

Role Responsibilities

Edit and process German voice recordings for use in TTS and speech AI systems .

Perform audio cleanup including silence trimming, breath reduction/removal, de-clicking, de-essing, and noise reduction.

Conduct detailed quality assurance checks for clipping, distortion, background noise, artifacts, loudness consistency, and level balancing.

Ensure audio meets strict technical specifications for ML training pipelines .

Evaluate recordings for German pronunciation accuracy , naturalness, and fluency.

Collaborate with teams on German speech datasets , voice talent recordings, and model training workflows.

Qualifications
Must-Have

Native or near-native German speaker with strong listening intuition for German speech nuances.

Experience editing speech or voice recordings .

Strong understanding of speech audio quality standards and common issues in recorded dialogue .

Hands-on experience with tools like iZotope RX, Pro Tools, or similar audio restoration software.

Ability to identify and fix artifacts, inconsistencies, and technical defects in audio.

Experience working with high-volume audio datasets or structured workflows.

Preferred

Experience working with TTS vendors or platforms.

Prior involvement in speech ML, voice AI, or dataset creation/annotation workflows.

Familiarity with audio QA pipelines, labeling, or evaluation processes.

Experience directing or editing German voice talent recordings.

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