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KEF AUDIO is acknowledged world wide as a leading manufacturer of high quality loudspeakers. With emphasis on technical excellence and innovation, the company provides leading edge products to the hi-fi and home theatre markets as well as the emerging new media segment.
Founded in 1961, the company enjoys a reputation for engineering excellence and is one of the few in the field to develop and manufacture all of its own technology, filing many patents and presenting many papers over the years. Sharing its own pure Research facility with its sister company, Celestion International, which has a strong reputation as a leader in the field of OEM drive units for guitar and PA, allows KEF to benefit from advanced tools and technologies that are the envy of rivals around the world.
Job Title
Senior Acoustic & Transducer Engineer
Location
Maidstone Kent, UK
Responsibilities
Development of loudspeaker systems, transducers and headphones. Research on related topics
Required Skills
• Deep understanding of loudspeaker and headphone design
• Proven track record of designing loudspeaker and/or headphones
• Passionate about sound quality and skilled in critical listening
• Methodical and scientific approach to any technical problem
• Ability to innovate and bring new ideas into products
• Fluent in computer modelling and acoustic measurement
• Excellent verbal & written communication skills
• FEA and CAD basic skills
Education
• B.Sc. in an appropriate technical discipline, Electro-Acoustical, Acoustical Engineering or Physics
• M.Sc. or Ph.D. preferred
Preferred Skills
• Experience with project management and far-east vendors/manufacturing
• Non-linear modelling and analysis
• Knowledge of advanced materials
• MATLAB & programming ability
• Active musician
• 5+ years of direct product development experience
• Experience with formal listening experiments
Please send applications to: info@kef.com