Position Details

Salary $130K – $178K USD / year

Type Full-Time

Experience lead

Exp. Years 7+ years

Education Bachelor's or Master's in Computer Science, speech technology, or related field.

Category AI & Machine Learning

About this role

Lead and architect Motorola's real-time speech processing platform for voice commands and AI-enabled workflows. Manage a team of speech scientists and ML engineers; drive roadmaps and collaborate with firmware/hardware to optimize microphone array and signal processing; evaluate metrics like ASR accuracy, latency, FAR/FRR.

Key Responsibilities

Architect and lead development of real-time speech processing pipeline
Optimize ASR models for voice commands
Lead, mentor, and grow a team of speech scientists and engineers
Define strategic roadmap for speech technologies
Partner with firmware and hardware teams for microphone array tuning

Technical Overview

Focus on ASR/STT/TTS pipelines, VAD, noise suppression, echo cancellation; use Whisper/Deepgram/Cerence/Sensory models; integrate with Gen AI; work on audio signal processing chain and microphone arrays; deliver evaluation metrics and performance.

Ideal Candidate

The ideal candidate is a senior speech scientist/leader with 7+ years in speech development and research, including 2+ years in management. They excel at architecting real-time speech pipelines, optimizing ASR/ STT models (Whisper/Deepgram/Cerence/Sensory), and mentoring cross-functional teams while collaborating with firmware/hardware.

Must-Have Skills

Bachelor's degree in Computer Sciencespeech technologyor related field7+ years of experience in speech development and research2 years in a leadership or managerial roleStrong leadership and communication skillsAnalytical mindset with problem-solving abilitiesDetail-oriented and quality-focusedAdaptable to changing priorities

Tools & Platforms

WhisperDeepgramCerenceSensoryGen AI

Required Skills

Bachelor's degree in Computer Sciencespeech technologyor related field7+ years in speech development and research2+ years in leadershipreal-time speech processingASRSTTTTSVADnoise suppressionecho cancellationmicrophone arrayWhisper/Deepgram/Cerence/Sensory

Hard Skills

Real-time speech processingVoice Command detectionVoice Activity Detection (VAD)Automatic Speech Recognition (ASR)Speech-to-Text (STT)Text-to-Speech (TTS)noise suppressionecho cancellationkeyword spottingWhisperDeepgramCerenceSensoryGen AIGenerative AImicrophone arrayaudio signal processingASR accuracylatencyfalse acceptance ratefalse rejection rateleadershipteam managementreal-time

Soft Skills

LeadershipCommunicationTeam mentorshipAnalytical mindsetAttention to detailAdaptabilityProblem-solvingStrategic thinkingCross-functional collaboration

Industry & Role

Industry Telecom

Job Function Lead design and delivery of real-time speech technology strategy and implementation for voice-command systems.

Role Subtype Voice processing / AI leadership

Keywords for Your Resume

Speech processingVoice Command detectionVoice Activity Detection (VAD)Automatic Speech Recognition (ASR)Speech-to-Text (STT)Text-to-Speech (TTS)noise suppressionecho cancellationkeyword spottingWhisperDeepgramCerenceSensoryGen AIGenerative AImicrophone arrayaudio signal processingASR accuracylatencyfalse acceptance ratefalse rejection rateleadershipteam managementreal-timeASR

Deal Breakers

7+ years in speech development and research, 2+ years in leadership role, Bachelor's or Master's in a related field

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