Senior Development Engineer, Loudspeaker Mechanical And Systems

Job Description

The Senior Development Engineer, Loudspeaker Mechanical and Systems, is responsible for the design, development, and innovation of Electro-Voice professional install loudspeaker systems. The development engineer works closely with in-house and third-party engineering organizations and manufacturing sites. The development engineer performs validation in accordance with US, EU and worldwide standards and innovates new technologies, methods, and processes for electro-acoustic systems engineering.

• Design and develop Electro-Voice passive and powered loudspeaker products.

• Deliver product solutions following projects from conception to mass production.

• Design and simulate loudspeaker structural suspension systems.

• Perform design validation for structural components and systems.

• Design products optimized for manufacturing.

• Design and simulate enclosures, waveguides, and passive crossovers.

• Assemble prototype loudspeakers, bracketry, and suspensions systems.

• Perform hands on design iteration.

• Manage documentation including 3D files and bills of materials.

• Evaluate loudspeaker system and component performance and reliability.

• Identify failure modes and perform root cause analysis.

• Develop validation plans and tests for speaker systems and components.

• Verify complete products for conformance to design specifications, operational and safety standards such as IEC 62638, EN54, UL1480. UL1480A, DGUV Rev. 17, ANSI 1.8-2018, ISO 12100:2010(E), CE, UL, Eurocode, EN1991-4.

• Perform as a lead member in project teams along-side project management, quality and purchasing.

• Design intelligent solutions that minimize product cost, then monitor cost throughout project development.

• Support sample and pre-production builds remotely and on-site.

• Support projects during the full life cycle.

• Collaborate with quality and service functions to solve ongoing quality issues.

Qualifications

Requirements:

• Bachelor's or master's degree in mechanical engineering or equivalent.

• (5) years' experience structural mechanical design or loudspeaker systems engineering.

• Technical computation using MATLAB, Python, Mathcad or similar.

• Experience working with some of the following: wood box construction, plastics molding, steel forming and aluminum casting.

• Passion for product development of the highest standard in the audio business.

• Ability to innovate as part of an industry leading R&D team.

• Ability to travel up to 25% including international

• Ability to be onsite in Burnsville MN with some hybrid flexibility available

Preferred Experience:

• Knowledge of the latest industry standards and innovations in loudspeaker technology.

• Interdisciplinary teamwork including project management, quality, purchasing and logistics.

• 3D CAD - SolidWorks is preferred.

• Multi-physics FEA software. COMSOL is preferred.

• Working with third party manufacturing companies in global locations, primarily Mexico, China, and Europe.

• Working with UL and CE or other certifying bodies.

• Risk assessment DFMEA, PFMEA and Machine Directive (ISO12100)

• Document control and product data management (PDM) experience, SAP preferred.

Please visit the brand website: www.electro-voice.com and our sister brand website: www.dynacord.com