Job Description

Job Details:

Job Title: Auditory Perception Project Manager IV

Location: Redmond WA 98052 (Onsite)

Duration: 12 Months Contact

Summary:

• We are developing all the technologies needed to enable breakthrough AR glasses and VR headsets, including optics and displays, computer vision, audio, graphics, brain-computer interfaces, haptic interaction, eye/hand/face/body tracking, perception science, and true telepresence.
• In particular Our Audio team is focused on two goals; creating virtual sounds that are perceptually indistinguishable from reality, and redefining human hearing.
• We are looking for a project manager to help us conduct research on spatial audio perception and quality as part of a team of project managers that support senior scientists, researchers, post-docs, and PhD student interns.

Responsibilities:

• Oversee and drive research projects to advance the science and technology of audio perception
• Monitor problems, facilitate resolution, and implement changes as necessary to keep projects on track
• Implement and conduct preliminary listening tests and other perceptual experiments
• Regularly report on project progress, dependencies and risks to stakeholders
• Support research scientists and engineers within the team
• Manage procurement projects for equipment and vendor services
• Willingness to "roll up your sleeves" and take on operational tasks in support of the team's goals
• Reports to a senior project or technical program manager

Minimum qualifications:

• Work experience in research project management with a track record of successful project completion
• Proactive with ability to execute on multiple tasks simultaneously
• Ability to collaborate cross-functionally with team members and individuals throughout the broader organization
• Strong organizational and time management skills
• Track record of communicating research in an academic or industrial setting
• Experience working in a fast-paced research and/or product development environment
• Master's degree or equivalent experience in Computational Neuroscience, Cognitive Science, Electrical Engineering, Perception, Experimental Psychology, Audio Engineering, Acoustics, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, or a related field

Preferred qualifications:

• Experience with science outreach programs
• Experience with auditory perception
• Experience with scientific programming languages such as Matlab, Python, C++, or similar
• PhD degree or equivalent experience

“U.S. Tech Solutions, Inc. is an Affirmative Action, Equal Opportunity Employer. Our employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, disability, marital status, veteran or military status, or any other legally protected status”