Audio Systems Engineering Manager, Audio Hardware Technology

Amazon is hiring an Audio Systems Engineering Manager, Audio Hardware Technology in Sunnyvale, United States. It pays $174k-$235k a year and Level rates it ; you can apply on Amazon.

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Manage an audio systems engineering team developing hardware product solutions and technologies for speakers and devices.

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We enjoy bringing music into people's lives! Our team focuses on developing world class audio product solutions and technologies for our Echo speakers and products, Fire TVs, and Alexa tablets, and we research and develop cutting edge technological solutions for hard-to-solve audio engineering problems. In this role, you will guide and mentor experienced audio systems engineers, and build up team capabilities and development processes.

Key job responsibilities
Manage experienced acoustic engineers in Sunnyvale CA and Bellevue WA. Manage resource allocation for projects. Provide experienced technical mentoring to engineers to solve hard technical problems. Manage lab facilities. Grow the team technically, and grow capabilities for predictive design (computer modeling) and design verification (measurements). Manage expenditures against budget. Manage R&D projects and efforts that will maintain our world-class standing in terms of audio product performance. Make sure that the products we deliver to customers correctly reproduce artists' intent. Work with our suppliers to understand and improve their capabilities to build our products.

A day in the life
Every day is of course different, but the stakeholders you work with remains a constant: product management leadership, leaders in related audio functions like audio SW, and leaders in adjacent engineering functions such as electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, reliability, power engineering, manufacturing, and our supply base. We have engineers and partners in both California and Washington, along with a supply base in China, and so there are opportunities for occasional travel.

About the team
Our team contains specialists in the following areas:
- Audio systems design
- Audio transducer design and engineering
- Audio electrical engineering
- Audio architectural specialists
- Audio mechanical engineering specialists
- Audio playback systems tuning

The team you'll be managing is focused on audio systems design, research, and development.

Basic qualifications

- 7+ years of new hardware products development experience
- 7+ years of engineering team management experience
- Experience in engineering team management
- Experience in new hardware product development
- Experience in DFx (cost, test, manufacturing)
- Experience with the project management of technical projects
- Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, material science, physics or equivalent, or Doctorate/PhD or equivalent

Preferred qualifications

- Experience developing products for large volume production
- Experience managing teams of 8+ engineers
- Master's degree in mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, material science, physics or equivalent
- 7+ years experience with the design of audio products and acoustic engineering.

Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.

Los Angeles County applicants: Job duties for this position include: work safely and cooperatively with other employees, supervisors, and staff; adhere to standards of excellence despite stressful conditions; communicate effectively and respectfully with employees, supervisors, and staff to ensure exceptional customer service; and follow all federal, state, and local laws and Company policies. Criminal history may have a direct, adverse, and negative relationship with some of the material job duties of this position. These include the duties and responsibilities listed above, as well as the abilities to adhere to company policies, exercise sound judgment, effectively manage stress and work safely and respectfully with others, exhibit trustworthiness and professionalism, and safeguard business operations and the Company’s reputation. Pursuant to the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process, including support for the interview or onboarding process, please visit https://amazon.jobs/content/en/how-we-hire/accommodations for more information. If the country/region you’re applying in isn’t listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner.

The base salary range for this position is listed below. Your Amazon package will include sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience, qualifications, and location. Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans, EAP, Mental Health Support, Medical Advice Line, Flexible Spending Accounts, Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage), 401(k) matching, paid time off, and parental leave. Learn more about our benefits at https://amazon.jobs/en/benefits.

USA, CA, Sunnyvale - 173,700.00 - 234,900.00 USD annually

How we rate this

Audio Systems Engineering Manager, Audio Hardware Technology at Amazon rates 0 out of 100 for how much of the daily work is AI. That makes it Little AI (AI Level 1 of 4). The level is about AI in the job, not seniority.

Classification

Little AI. AI is not part of the work.

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Key facts

Audio Systems Engineering Manager, Audio Hardware Technology is an open job at Amazon.
Level rates this role AI Level 1 of 4: Little AI.
The listed salary is $174k-$235k a year.
The role is based in US, CA, Sunnyvale.
The job was posted on November 5, 2026.
Seniority: lead.
Applications are handled by Amazon. Apply on Amazon

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