Technical Lead (Loudspeakers)

Technical Lead (Loudspeakers) (m/f/d) - ADAM Audio GmbH

Location: Berlin offices / hybrid

Term: Full-time, permanent

Salary: Depending on experience

Start date: as soon as possible

Are you passionate about engineering and its application to high quality audio reproduction?
Do you have a strong background in smart consumer audio electronics or active loudspeaker designs?
Do you enjoy working in cross functional teams to make exciting technically challenging new product ideas come to life?

If the answer to these questions is YES, then we would love to hear from you!

At ADAM Audio, we are incredibly passionate about music, audio technology and acoustics.

We are looking for a forward-thinking and broadly experienced Technical Lead (Loudspeakers) with a proven track record in the consumer or professional audio products domain, who will own and lead change management, discovery, NPI, architecture, product compliance and maintenance work whilst the Product Delivery team develops our next generation of award-winning active studio monitor speakers.

As one of our most senior developers, the Technical Lead will report to the Director of R&D and take charge of the technical direction of our Hardware Development team. At the same time, you will be partnering with our Product and Engineering management to ensure that we carefully weigh up our trade-offs and that dependencies and communication are managed effectively and transparently.

Your Role and Responsibilities:

You will be collaborating closely with cross-functional and multi-cultural teams in the company as well as with external partners to oversee, consult and guide the development part of it.
On a day-to-day basis you will be responsible for leading the Development team’s delivery of fully assembled speakers, electronics hardware, firmware and QA, ensuring our designs are suitable for mass production and comply with latest market regulations (CE, CB, FCC, RoHS, REACH, PFAS, CRA etc.).
You will be collaborating very closely with the Production teams in Germany and in Asia.
As a crucial part of the R&D team, you will be able to directly influence the products we build and have a high degree of autonomy and ownership at problem solving.
You will be planning R&D team activities, estimating complexity & cost and collaborating with leadership members to meet deadlines, cost & product feature requirements.
You will be empathetically supporting team members.

Individual and team development is important, and we will support you as you look for ways to grow and improve your personal knowledge and skills. We will also be looking for you to own and help improve our approach to engineering and design knowledge, including best practices, processes, and tools. There will be the opportunity to share knowledge and practices with all companies across the Focusrite group.

Skills and Experience Required:

Minimum 5 years of experience in a technical lead position in the following areas at consumer or professional audio: electronics, embedded firmware, QA, compliance and production
Experience in applying common positive leadership and team building techniques
Mastering a range of IT software tools like MS Office, Confluence, Jira and GitHub
Strong ability to analyse and present trade-offs between cost, quality, complexity and development time
Excellent team working and communication skills in English, both written and spoken - German language skills are an advantage
Appetite for continuous improvement in all aspects of product discovery and delivery.

Beneficial:

A Bachelor’s or Master's degree in Information Technology, Electronics Engineering or other relevant technical disciplines
Experience with loudspeaker system architecture ownership
Familiarity with acoustics and loudspeaker technologies
Familiarity with Asian culture and etiquette
Experience with linear and switching PSU designs.

What can you expect from us?

Well, our colleagues are fantastic, of course! Here are some more good reasons to join our team:

Flexible working hours for a better work-life balance
A healthy mix of remote and office work
A harmonious and appreciative working atmosphere
Work on exciting projects in a unique industry as part of an international brand group
Employee discounts, including on Focusrite, Novation and Sequential products
Opportunities for professional development
ADAM Audio bonus programme – our employees share in the company's joint success!
Company pension scheme, ADAM Audio health programme, mental health first aiders, FeelGood Manager, Business Bike programme, regular staff events and much more.

You don’t have all the experience we’ve asked for?

Our priority is to find the right fit for the team and for the company, and we will always do what we can to support your individual development. In other words, if you don’t quite have all the experience listed above, we’d still be interested in hearing from you. Let us know what you would bring to the role, and why you’d be a great fit for the team.

We look forward to receiving your application!

Responsibilities

Collaborating closely with cross-functional and multi-cultural teams in the company as well as with external partners to oversee, consult and guide the development part of it; Leading the Development team’s delivery of fully assembled speakers, electronics hardware, firmware and QA; Ensuring designs are suitable for mass production and comply with latest market regulations (CE, CB, FCC, RoHS, REACH, PFAS, CRA etc.); Collaborating very closely with Production teams in Germany and in Asia; Directly influencing the products we build with a high degree of autonomy and ownership at problem solving; Planning R&D team activities, estimating complexity and cost and collaborating with leadership members to meet deadlines, cost and product feature requirements; Empathetically supporting team members.

Requirements

Minimum 5 years of experience in a technical lead position in the following areas at consumer or professional audio: electronics, embedded firmware, QA, compliance and production; Experience in applying common positive leadership and team building techniques; Mastering a range of IT software tools like MS Office, Confluence, Jira and GitHub; Strong ability to analyse and present trade-offs between cost, quality, complexity and development time; Excellent team working and communication skills in English, both written and spoken; Appetite for continuous improvement in all aspects of product discovery and delivery.

Nice to have

German language skills; A Bachelor’s or Master's degree in Information Technology, Electronics Engineering or other relevant technical disciplines; Experience with loudspeaker system architecture ownership; Familiarity with acoustics and loudspeaker technologies; Familiarity with Asian culture and etiquette; Experience with linear and switching PSU designs.

Benefits

Flexible working hours for a better work-life balance; A healthy mix of remote and office work; A harmonious and appreciative working atmosphere; Work on exciting projects in a unique industry as part of an international brand group; Employee discounts, including on Focusrite, Novation and Sequential products; Opportunities for professional development; ADAM Audio bonus programme; Company pension scheme; ADAM Audio health programme; mental health first aiders; FeelGood Manager; Business Bike programme; regular staff events and much more.