At Fitbit, our mission is to help people lead healthier, more active lives by empowering them with data, inspiration and guidance to reach their goals.

We started our journey in 2007—as a team of two with one big idea. Since then, we’ve grown to over 1,500 employees, sold over 60mm devices, and built a health and fitness community across the globe. In fact, the Fitbit Community has taken enough steps to walk from the Sun to Pluto! Offering award-winning products, a top-rated mobile app and an easy-to-use online dashboard, Fitbit provides personalized experiences that help our users reach their goals. With a reenergized focus on innovative devices, interactive experiences, and enterprise health we are transforming the way consumers and businesses see health & fitness.

From your first steps as a Fitbitter, you will be at the forefront of developing new products. Our culture combines the spirit of startup with the perks of being public. We offer a competitive benefits package and amazing perks like unlimited snacks, Friday happy hours, onsite workout classes, and a strong focus on a healthy work-life balance. As part of our team, you’ll have the opportunity to grow your career, contribute your ideas to life-changing products and services, and—above all—have fun doing it.

Fitbit’s HQ campus is located in the heart of San Francisco with office locations in Boston, San Diego and around the world. Think you’ve found your fit?

Senior Audio Systems Engineer

Discover, create, evaluate, select, and implement audio software, firmware, algorithms and hardware components (microphones, speakers, DSPs). An audio systems engineer should be able to visualize the full stack for the product and help shape Fitbit’s audio strategy. This position will help lead the development of audio subsystems in Fitbit devices.

Responsibilities:

• Design and deliver audio systems including selection of codecs, amplifiers, microphones, and speakers.
• Work with vendors to provide voice recognition, audio suppression, and detection algorithms.
• Develop with leads from other technologies to realize best in class products.
• Generate proof of concepts that enable product development.
• Collaborate with the software/algorithms team, manufacturing test team, and development teams.
• Collaborate with ID and PD teams on acoustics design of microphone and speaker integrations.
• 4 years of experience with relevant audio design work.
• BS or MS in Electrical or Computer Engineering.

Preferred experience:

• Knowledgeable in audio signal processing algorithms (EQ, compression, echo cancellation, etc.) and how to properly tune.
• Drive third party audio component (HW and SW) vendors to customize experiences to meet Fitbit’s expectations.
• Ensure power and performance of Fitbit firmware and hardware meet their ambitious goals.
• Provide DSP tuning of audio algorithms including the echo canceler, noise suppressor, compressor, equalization filter, and gain blocks.
• Perform objective electronic and acoustic measurements of audio products using SoundCheck, Audio Precision, Audio Expert or similar
• Perform linear and non-linear measurements on transducers.
• Define transducer, amplifier and DSP specifications.
• Strong experience designing and shipping high volume consumer audio products
• Tune engineering prototypes by adjusting DSP as the result of objective and subjective measurements.

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.