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Senior Audio Design Engineer

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Senior Audio Design Engineer

The Musco Product Development Engineering Team has an opening for a Senior Audio Engineer in Oskaloosa, IA. The Senior Audio Engineer designs, develops, tests, and optimizes professional audio systems and technologies that support Musco’s entertainment, sports, and large-venue solutions. This role provides technical leadership in Loudspeaker and audio system design, acoustic performance, product innovation, and system integration to ensure high-quality sound solutions that meet customer expectations, operational requirements, and company objectives. If your experience aligns with the qualifications outlined below, we look forward to hearing from you!

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Essential Criteria:

  • Bachelor’s degree in Audio Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Acoustics, Physics, or a related technical field required.
  • Master’s degree in Acoustics, Audio Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related discipline preferred.
  • Minimum of 8-10 years of experience in professional audio system design, acoustics, signal processing, or related engineering roles.
  • Experience with large-venue, stadium, arena, entertainment, or commercial audio systems preferred.
  • Experience using acoustic modeling and audio analysis software such as EASE, SMAART, Soundvision, ArrayCalc, or similar tools.
  • Professional certifications from AVIXA, SynAudCon, Dante, or related organizations preferred.
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to diagnose complex audio, acoustical, and system-integration issues.
  • Ability to lead technical projects, make sound engineering recommendations, and influence decisions across cross-functional teams.
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to communicate effectively with technical and non-technical audiences.
  • Ability to manage multiple priorities while maintaining attention to detail, quality, safety, and customer experience.
  • Proficiency with audio measurement, modeling, tuning, networking, and optimization tools.
  • Knowledge of networked audio technologies, digital audio transport protocols, professional audio standards, and control systems.
  • Ability to collaborate effectively with internal teams, customers, consultants, contractors, vendors, and external partners.
  • Strong project planning, organizational, documentation, and continuous-improvement skills.
  • Continuous learning mindset with a focus on innovation, technical excellence, and practical customer-focused solutions.

Other Special Requirements:

  • Occasional travel to customer sites, venues, manufacturing facilities, and industry events may be required, up to 25% of the time.
  • Ability to work occasional evenings or weekends during commissioning, testing, troubleshooting, or project deadlines.
  • Valid driver’s license and ability to travel domestically and internationally as required.
  • Familiarity with professional audio standards, applicable codes, construction-site practices, and industry best practices.
  • Ability to work safely in office, lab, manufacturing, construction, installation, and live-event environments when necessary.

Roles and Responsibilities:

  • Lead the design, development, and validation of professional audio systems, loudspeaker configurations, signal processing solutions, and related technologies.
  • Perform acoustic modeling, sound-system analysis, coverage studies, and performance optimization for sports venues, entertainment facilities, and other customer applications.
  • Collaborate with electrical, mechanical, software, manufacturing, product, and project teams to develop integrated audio solutions that align with customer needs and business objectives.
  • Develop testing procedures and evaluate prototypes to ensure compliance with performance, safety, reliability, and quality requirements.
  • Analyze field performance data, installation feedback, and customer input to identify opportunities for continuous product and process improvement.
  • Provide technical leadership, guidance, and mentoring to engineers, sales, technicians and cross-functional project teams.
  • Support installation, commissioning, tuning, and troubleshooting activities for complex audio deployments and customer projects.
  • Create and maintain technical documentation, specifications, design standards, test reports, and engineering records.
  • Evaluate emerging audio technologies, industry trends, and competitive products to support innovation initiatives.
  • Interface with customers, consultants, contractors, vendors, and internal stakeholders to provide technical expertise and ensure successful project execution.

Who is Musco:

For more than 50 years, Musco has specialized in sports and large-area lighting and technology, providing innovative solutions for projects in more than 135 countries. Headquartered in Oskaloosa, Iowa, Musco has more than 2,100 team members worldwide. Musco was named an Iowa Top Workplace by The Des Moines Register (2023–2025) and a USA TODAY Top Workplace (2025–2026). Learn more at www.musco.com.

Team Culture and Partnerships:

At Musco, we offer meaningful work in a team-first culture with continuous learning and professional development. We value work-life balance, providing flexibility for community involvement, family activities, and personal time. We have a generous benefit package created with the Team in mind. It includes varying health insurance plans, vision and dental insurance, PTO, 401k, profit sharing, and more!

As supporters of recreational organizations, we help ensure safer and more enjoyable playing experiences worldwide. If giving back resonates with you, learn more about our partnerships.

At Musco, we make it happen and want you to be a part of it.

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