Senior ML/AI Speech Enhancement and Denoising SW Engineer

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Senior ML/AI Speech Enhancement and Denoising Software Engineer

Location

Belgium (Hybrid / Onsite)

Summary

We are seeking an experienced Senior ML/AI Audio Denoising Software Engineer to contribute to the development of advanced deep learning models for next-generation audio and speech systems on hearables (earbuds, headphones, head mounted devices) and wearables. You will participate to the full lifecycle of ML-based solutions — from research and prototyping to optimization and deployment on embedded hardware with customer support — while collaborating with cross-functional teams in AI, DSP, acoustics, hardware, and systems.

Responsibilities

• Research and development of state-of-the-art ML models for audio applications: speech enhancement, separation, echo cancellation, spatial audio, and classification.
• Help drive the creation and curation of large-scale audio datasets, data augmentation strategies, and evaluation metrics.
• Optimize and update ML pipelines for training, validation, and deployment with scalability and reproducibility in mind.
• Optimize models for edge/embedded platforms (quantization, pruning, distillation, hardware accelerators).
• Collaborate with acoustics and hardware teams to integrate ML algorithms into products, considering latency, power, and robustness.
• Mentor more junior engineers, review code, and contribute to a culture of technical excellence.
• Publish and patent innovative methods in ML for audio, speech enhancement, hearing augmentation and acoustics.
• Stay at the forefront of research in audio ML, evaluating new architectures and techniques.

Minimum Qualifications

• PhD (or Master’s with industry experience) in Machine Learning, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or related field – in an audio related context.
• 5+ years of experience developing and deploying ML models, with at least 3+ years specifically in audio/speech.
• Proven expertise in deep learning architectures (CNNs, RNNs, Transformers, diffusion models, generative approaches) applied to acoustic data.
• Strong proficiency in Python and ML frameworks (PyTorch, TensorFlow), including model training and optimization.
• Hands-on experience with ML deployment on embedded/mobile platforms (C/C++, ONNX, TensorRT, TFLite, CoreML).
• Track record of publications, patents, or productized audio ML solutions.
• Excellent communication and ability to drive cross-functional collaboration.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working in small teams or start-ups.
• Good understanding of ANC principles
• Expertise in large-scale training (multi-GPU, distributed training, cloud pipelines).
• Knowledge of psychoacoustics and perceptual evaluation methods.
• Strong connections with academic or industrial research communities.

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