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At Dolby, science meets art, and high tech means more than computer code. As a member of the Dolby team, you’ll see and hear the results of your work everywhere, from movie theaters to smartphones. We continue to revolutionize how people create, deliver, and enjoy entertainment worldwide. To do that, we need the absolute best talent. We’re big enough to give you all the resources you need, and small enough so you can make a real difference and earn recognition for your work. We offer a collegial culture, challenging projects, and excellent compensation and benefits, not to mention a Flex Work approach that is truly flexible to support where, when, and how you do your best work.\nDolby’s consumer entertainment and cinema businesses are bringing Dolby’s breakthrough technologies, powering the world’s top movies, TV shows, music, games, and live sports to more places around the world across a wider range of consumer experiences and devices.\nThe Dolby name is synonymous worldwide with amazing entertainment experiences, from Dolby Vision and Dolby Atmos in cinemas and living rooms to Dolby Atmos Music on the latest smart speakers and smartphones. If you think that’s cool, just wait until you see what we’re cooking up next. To get there, we need an experienced Staff Electrical Engineer to join the Consumer Entertainment engineering team and help us craft the hardware that will enable the next generation of entertainment technologies.\nYou’ll be joining a team that develops innovative hardware and software solutions to enable incredible Dolby audio experiences across a wide range of consumer electronics devices. You will be responsible for supporting hardware innovation with embedded software. In collaboration with acoustic, mechanical, electrical and software engineers, you will develop and demonstrate exciting new hardware technologies and work with our consumer electronics partners to integrate them into new product offerings.\nKey Responsibilities\nWork with external customers, Dolby partners, and other Dolby teams to bring new audio experiences to new devices.\nDevelop hardware platforms to enable and advance Dolby technologies.\nDesign analog and digital electronics hardware with an emphasis on audio band applications. \nSimulate and analyze new circuit topologies for use within audio electronics, loudspeakers, and power conversion devices.\nUnderstand system architecture requirements and tradeoffs and design appropriate solutions.\nEvaluate potential components (ICs) and modules for integration into new designs.\nDevelop prototype designs that showcase new Dolby technologies.\nWork with cross functional teams including acoustic and mechanical engineers to develop holistic solutions.\nCollaborate with software engineers to enable DSP algorithms on hardware designs.\nWork with contract manufacturers to build prototypes for evaluation and customer demos.\nSupport customers with product architecture, component selection, and schematic review requests.\nPerform competitive product analysis and benchmarking.\nMinimum requirements\nBachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, Master is preferred.\nMinimum 10 years of proven industry experience.\nDemonstrated experience designing and developing mixed-signal systems for the consumer market.\nExperience developing board level systems utilizing audio components including class D amplifiers, ADCs/DACs/CODECs, DSPs, and MEMs.\nExperience with digital audio (I2S/TDM, PDM, SPDIF, Dante) and control (I2C, SPI, UART) buses.\nExperience designing switch-mode and linear power systems.\nProficient with PCB design platform (e.g. Xpedition) and PLM system (e.g. Agile)\nProficient with EE lab tools including oscilloscopes, power supplies, and multimeters.\nAbility to solder and manage board modifications without technician help.\nExperience with system architecture, component selection, schematic capture, and PCB layout.\nExcellent hands-on electronics evaluation and troubleshooting skills.\nGreat interpersonal and communication skills.\nAbility to achieve results, meet deadlines, and adjust to quickly changing priorities in a fast-paced engineering environment.\nExcellent oral and written communication in English, including the ability to produce clear and concise technical software documentation.\nExcellent time management and organizational skills.\nCritical thinker and problem-solver.\nAbility to travel up to 10% of the time (domestic and international).\nNice to have\nRF design for wireless (e.g. Bluetooth)\nAudio test & measurement equipment (Audio Precision, SoundCheck, Klippel)\nExperience with efficient amplifier solutions for battery powered applications\nSignal conditioning, including amplification or attenuation and filtering\nMixed-signal PCB layout for low analog noise and optimum digital signal integrity\nTest signal generation and data analysis (e.g. Python)\nThe San Francisco/Bay Area base salary range for this full-time position is $152,900 - $210,200which can vary if outside this location, plus bonus, benefits, and some roles may also include equity. Our salary ranges are determined by role, level, and location. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, competencies, experience, market demands, internal parity, and relevant education or training. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range and perks and benefits for your location during the hiring process.\nDolby will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of San Francisco Police Code, Article 49, and Administrative Code, Article 12\nEqual Employment Opportunity:\nDolby is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. Our success depends on the combined skills and talents of all our employees. 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