Palo Alto Headquarters Positions

Software Quality Assurance Tester

Tasks and Responsibilities:

• Review new product specifications for issues related to quality, such as usability and testability.
• Estimate/plan testing efforts required to perform testing of new products and software revisions, major product releases as well as patches and bug fixes.
• Create and execute test plans for new products and updates for existing products
• Communicate results of testing work via bug tracking system and status reports
• Work closely with software engineers and customer support engineers to isolate faults in the system.
• Assist software developers in creating unit tests and testing harnesses for new and existing products.
• Develop automated regression testing infrastructure.
• Implement test scripts based on defect reports and requests from software developers.
• Support external customers via email and telephone to troubleshoot problems and/or bugs at their location.
• Occasional travel to customer sites.

Requirements:

• Minimum of 4 years advanced education and/or experience as a Software QA Engineer or as a sound engineer or mixer in the Post-production, Film, Broadcast or Music industry.
• At least 3 years applicable professional industry experience with hands on mixing and audio system routing and design.
• Experience in audio production using large format consoles and/or digital audio workstations – for example: ProTools, Nuendo, Logic
• Ability to learn and operate large format digital mixing consoles and DAWs.
• General knowledge of PC based workstations and applications.
• Some experience programming in a high-level language such as C, C++, or Basic.
• Basic script writing skills (Python or Perl) highly desirable.
• Excellent people, communication and organizational skills

Senior Mechanical Design Engineer
Summary:
This is a senior-level position on Euphonix’s Hardware Engineering team in Palo Alto, California. You will be responsible for all mechanical design of high-end digital audio mixing systems. This will include the design of all mechanical components including enclosures, control surfaces, and cosmetic trim. Also, you will be responsible for the entire product lines’ industrial design.  The ability to work in a team environment against technical and schedule challenges, and implement robust engineering and scientific principles are essential.

General:
Ideal candidate will be well organized, have a team-oriented work ethic, and be seeking to work in a fast paced technical environment.

Qualifications:

• Demonstrated systems design background integrating human factors and ergonomics with mechanical, electrical, manufacturing, and safety and compliance requirements.
• Experience in the design of thermal formed plastics, injection-molded plastics, and stamped sheet metal, and associated manufacturing and rapid prototyping processes required. Experience with PCB mechanical design and selection & integration of electro-mechanical components such as displays, switches, cables, and connectors required.
• Experience in 3D-design modeling and creation of design drawings.  FEA experience a plus.
• Understanding of the product development lifecycle required.
• Customer and quality focused. Strong communication and interpersonal skills. Ability to work in diverse cross-functional teams.
• Demonstrated technical expertise in thermal analysis and cooling of complex electronic systems would be advantageous.

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering and at least ten years relevant product development experience, or a master's degree and at least eight years' experience.
• Direct involvement in the successful development of at least two complex electronic products from concept through release to production including EMC mitigation.
• Methodical and detail-oriented with a thorough approach to problem solving, good communication skills, and a team-oriented work ethic.
• Ability to manage and prioritize multiple tasks
• Strong technical focus.
• Experience supervising contractors and vendors
• Strong understanding of low to mid-volume manufacturing techniques for custom sheet-metal, machined and molded components.
• Strong 3D CAD skills, including Solidworks and AutoCAD.
• Fluent in Adobe Illustrator.
• Experienced with Microsoft Office Products including Access.

Palo Alto Software Engineering Vacancies
Design and develop software for Euphonix digital audio products for Film, TV, and Music applications. We are looking for a thorough knowledge of C++ and Object Oriented Design techniques. Candidates must be ambitious, positive and willing to learn:

Software Architect
Technical lead position. Develop overall software architecture, as well as detailed design for high-performance, modular, networked systems that process real-time audio and efficiently handle complex control surfaces. Host design reviews, and then become technical lead on teams as the designs are implemented and tested. Contribute major components to projects, and serve as a mentor to other team members. Must have the ability and desire to take on large-scale projects with significant design challenges.

Requirements:

• Experience designing large, object-oriented software systems and implementing them in C++
• Experience developing embedded, real-time systems
• Network programming experience
• Familiarity with real-time embedded kernels
• Familiarity with popular design patterns
• Excellent communication skills, both written and oral
• 5+ years experience designing software components
• 5+ years coding experience

Highly Desirable:

• Expertise in Windows XP and/or XPe programming and/or VxWorks.
• Experience developing or using real-time microkernels on minimalistic hardware
• Experience using Distributed Object systems such as CORBA or COM
• Experience debugging complex distributed systems
• Familiarity with UML or other modern software design methodology
• Experience working on large software development projects using automated build servers and regression testing
• Experience developing cross-platform components (especially Mac/PC)
• Familiarity with DSP architectures and concepts
• Masters degree in Computer Science

Software Engineer - Generalist
Become part of a team implementing new products and extensions to existing products. Help design, then implement software components used in digital audio systems and control surfaces. Learn new technologies and apply them where appropriate.

Requirements:

• Experience working in teams on large software projects
• Strong knowledge of C, C++, and object-oriented coding techniques
• Proven ability to work on a wide variety of assignments using different software technologies
• Experience using real-time embedded kernels
• 5+ years coding experience

Highly Desirable:

• Experience with WindowsXP and/or Xpe
• Experience developing or using real-time microkernels on minimalistic hardware
• Networking programming and debugging experience
• Experience developing cross-platform components (especially Mac/PC)
• Experience implementing software development infrastructure, such as automated build servers and regression testers
• Experience programming high-speed I/O devices, such as FireWire
• Familiarity with DSP concepts
• BA in Computer Science

Software Engineer - GUI
Work with a graphic designer to implement next generation graphical user interfaces for Euphonix products. Design and implement modular and efficient screen display components that can be used across a wide variety of products to create a common “look-and-feel”.

Requirements:

• 3+ years graphical programming experience
• Familiarity and experience with Windows graphic/UI components – MFC, GDI, GDI+, etc.
• Experience working in teams on large software projects
• Strong knowledge of C++ and object-oriented coding techniques

Highly Desirable:

• 1+ years experience specifically with Windows graphic programming
• Experience with MacOSX graphic programming
• Experience developing cross-platform components (especially Mac/PC)
• BA in Computer Science

Do not submit your resume if you are not qualified or do not meet the requirements.Please send resumes to: hr@euphonix.com or fax: 650-855-0410

Medical, dental insurance, LIFE, LTD, AD&D, &  401K
Flex Spending Account

Euphonix is an Equal Opportunity Employer