Hybrid Technical Lead – Loudspeakers

at Focusrite

• Job title: Technical Lead – Loudspeakers
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Senior
• Salary: Not specified
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Berlin, Germany

About the role

• Technical Lead managing hardware development and cross-functional collaboration for audio products at ADAM Audio. Overseeing delivery of fully assembled loudspeakers and ensuring design compliance with regulations.

Responsibilities

• You will be collaborating closely with cross-functional and multi-cultural teams in the company as well as with external partners to oversee, consult and guide the development part of it.
• On a day-to-day basis you will be responsible for leading the Development team’s delivery of fully assembled speakers, electronics hardware, firmware and QA, ensuring our designs are suitable for mass production and comply with latest market regulations (CE, CB, FCC, RoHS, REACH, PFAS, CRA etc.).
• You will be collaborating very closely with the Production teams in Germany and in Asia.
• As a crucial part of the R&D team, you will be able to directly influence the products we build and have a high degree of autonomy and ownership at problem solving.
• You will be planning R&D team activities, estimating complexity & cost and collaborating with leadership members to meet deadlines, cost & product feature requirements.
• You will be empathetically supporting team members.

Requirements

• Minimum 5 years of experience in a technical lead position in the following areas at consumer or professional audio: electronics, embedded firmware, QA, compliance and production
• Experience in applying common positive leadership and team building techniques
• Mastering a range of IT software tools like MS Office, Confluence, Jira and GitHub
• Strong ability to analyse and present trade-offs between cost, quality, complexity and development time
• Excellent team working and communication skills in English, both written and spoken - German language skills are an advantage
• Appetite for continuous improvement in all aspects of product discovery and delivery.

Benefits

• Flexible working hours for a better work-life balance
• A healthy mix of remote and office work
• A harmonious and appreciative working atmosphere
• Work on exciting projects in a unique industry as part of an international brand group
• Employee discounts, including on Focusrite, Novation and Sequential products
• Opportunities for professional development
• ADAM Audio bonus programme – our employees share in the company's joint success!
• Company pension scheme, ADAM Audio health programme, mental health first aiders, FeelGood Manager, Business Bike programme, regular staff events and much more.