Software Sound Engineer

About FlightSafety International

FlightSafety International is the world’s premier professional aviation training company and supplier of flight simulators, visual systems and displays to commercial, government and military organizations. The company provides training for pilots, technicians and other aviation professionals from 167 countries and independent territories. FlightSafety operates the world’s largest fleet of advanced full-flight simulators and award-winning maintenance training at Learning Centers and training locations in the United States, Canada, France and the United Kingdom.

Tasks and Responsibilities

• Create mixed reality software solutions to provide a realistic training environment that combines both a physical and virtual world.
• Work closely with and integrate 3rd party headsets and other VR/AR/MR hardware and expand our training device feature sets and product lines.
• The team is agile, test-driven, and multi-disciplinary. The position incorporates all facets of software development from communication, requirements assessment, research, design, development, testing, integration, peer review, documentation, maintenance, and end user support.
• Design and test aircraft simulator sound software applications, C/C++,
• Perform 1/3 octave and narrow-band analysis of aircraft recordings for implementation in the software applications.
• Create and maintain software and hardware documentation.
• Create and maintain 1/3 octave tests and perform tuning of the sound simulation to tolerances required by FAA/JAA.
• Provide on-site support of the simulator installation and certification efforts with virtual/augmented/mixed reality projects or technologies

Minimum Experience

• Algorithm development and object-oriented design
• Narrow Band and 3rd Octave Signal Analysis
• Embedded Systems Programming Experience
• Audio Systems Experience
• Real-time audio processing
• Tuning and integration
• Audio DSP
• Lean/Agile software development

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities

• Productivity standards, deadlines, and work schedules. Accepts full responsibility for quality of work, both independent and team projects.
• Adaptability- Quickly modifies behavior to maintain effectiveness when experiencing major changes in work tasks or work environment. Approaches change as opportunities for learning and development.
• Results Oriented - Focuses on results and desired outcomes and how best to achieve them by ensuring that they and others stay focused on the objective and perform in accordance with clear expectations.
• Teamwork - Cooperates and collaborates with all teammates to achieve common goals by sharing information or expertise, working together to solve problems in a positive manner while valuing.

Physical Demands and Work Environment

The physical demands and work environment described here are representative of those that must be met and/or encountered by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms and talk or hear.
• The employee is occasionally required to stand; walk and climb or balance.
• Must work with keyboard, mouse, and monitor for long periods of time.
• The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.
• The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

FlightSafety is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Vet/Disabled. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or disability.