Principal Engineer – Audio
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About the Role
NMK Electronics seeks a Principal Audio Engineer to provide technical support and design audio solutions for professional AV projects. The role requires expertise in loudspeaker systems, microphones, digital mixing, and audio networking.
Key Skills for This Role
Responsibilities
- Collaborate with sales teams and customers to understand audio requirements and provide expert guidance on professional sound reinforcement, installed audio, and live audio solutions
- Provide pre sales technical support, addressing customer questions and complex audio challenges
- Design customized audio system solutions and proposals based on customer needs
- Maintain in depth knowledge of professional audio portfolio and stay current with emerging trends
- Conduct product demonstrations, system walk throughs, and technical presentations
- Deliver training sessions and seminars for customers, partners, and end users
- Prepare accurate and detailed documentation for audio projects, including equipment specifications and system design details
- Build and maintain strong relationships with key customers, consultants, integrators, and industry influencers
- Monitor market trends, competitor offerings, and new technologies, providing strategic insights
Requirements
- Relevant degree in Audio Engineering, Electronics, or equivalent professional certification
- Minimum 5 years’ experience in a similar senior or principal audio engineering role
- Proven experience in professional audio industry with strong knowledge of loudspeaker systems, microphones, digital mixing, and audio networking
- Proficiency in audio design and prediction software (Soundvision, EASE, AutoCAD/Vectorworks)
- Excellent communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills
- Willingness to travel as required
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Job Description
- NMK Electronics, a Midwich Group company, stands at the forefront of the professional AV industry in the Middle East.
Technical Support
- Collaborate closely with sales teams and customers to understand their audio requirements and provide expert guidance on professional sound reinforcement, installed audio, and live audio solutions.
- Provide pre sales technical support, addressing customer questions, concerns, and complex audio challenges across a range of applications including live events, broadcast, corporate, and fixed installations.
Solution Design
- Design customized audio system solutions and proposals based on customer needs, ensuring optimal performance, scalability, and reliability.
- Develop system architectures incorporating industry leading technologies and follow best practices and relevant standards.
Product Knowledge
- Maintain in depth knowledge of the professional audio portfolio and stay current with emerging trends, technologies, and workflows in the audio industry.
- Act as a subject matter expert on system design, signal flow, networking (Dante/AVB), control, and integration.
Demonstrations & Presentations
- Conduct product demonstrations, system walk throughs, and technical presentations to showcase audio solutions, features, and performance capabilities to customers and stakeholders.
- Deliver training sessions and seminars for customers, partners, and end users.
Quotations & Documentation
- Prepare accurate and detailed documentation for audio projects, including equipment specifications, system design details, and delivery schedules.
- Provide narratives, supporting documentation, and written or verbal briefs for quotations and tender responses.
Customer Relationship Building
- Build and maintain strong relationships with key customers, consultants, integrators, and industry influencers to foster trust, long term partnerships, and repeat business.
Market & Technology Research
- Monitor market trends, competitor offerings, and new technologies, providing strategic insights and recommendations to sales and management teams.
- Identify opportunities for new markets, applications, and potential customers.
Education, Experience, and Key Competencies
- Relevant degree in Audio Engineering, Electronics, or equivalent professional certification
- Minimum 5 years’ experience in a similar senior or principal audio engineering role
- Proven experience in the professional audio industry, with strong knowledge of: Loudspeaker systems (e.g., L Acoustics, Bose Professional & QSC), Wireless and wired microphone systems (e.g., Shure), Digital mixing and audio production platforms (e.g., Avid & Allen & Heath), Audio networking and cont
- Strong technical aptitude with the ability to rapidly learn and adapt to new products and technologies
- Excellent communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills, with the ability to explain complex technical concepts to non technical audiences
- Proficiency in audio design and prediction software (e.g., Soundvision, EASE, AutoCAD/Vectorworks)
- Strong problem solving skills and attention to detail
- Ability to work independently and collaboratively within cross functional teams
- Willingness to travel as required for customer meetings, site visits, and demonstrations
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