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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Engineer Associate Staff, Embedded Audio Software - **Company:** Shure Incorporated - **Location:** Niles, IL, United States - **Experience:** Expert - **Salary:** $129,700.0 - $207,600.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Software Applications, Sound Recording and Reproduction, Audio Signal Processing, Automation of Tests, Software Code Optimization, Code Review, Communications Protocols, Computer Engineering, Continuous Integration, Data Infrastructure, Database Applications, Software Design Patterns, Linux, Memory Management, Linux on Embedded Systems, Embedded Software, Inter-Process Communication, Machine Learning, Multiprocessing, Object-Oriented Software Development, Software Architecture, Software Construction, Software Engineering, Software Project Management, Software Systems, Multithreading, Information Technology, Machine Learning Operations, Software Version Control, Data Pipelines - **Published:** October 28, 2026 - **Apply:** https://jobs.localjobnetwork.com/apply/add/88722347/1 ## About the Role * Bachelor's degree in Computer Engineering, Software Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field with a minimum of 8 years of professional experience. * 6 years of professional experience with a Master's degree. * 3 years of professional experience with a PhD. * Strong C++ software development skills, including object-oriented design, software architecture, and development of scalable, maintainable software systems. * Extensive experience with software architecture and system design for large-scale or complex embedded applications. * Strong understanding of real-time embedded system constraints, memory usage, CPU utilization, synchronization, and meeting processing deadlines. * Extensive experience with modern software engineering practices, including source control, automated testing, continuous integration, and code review processes. * Experience developing software for Linux-based embedded platforms. * Experience leading technical efforts, mentoring other engineers, and providing architectural direction. * Experience developing and optimizing multi-threaded software on embedded Linux systems, including multi-core ARM platforms. * Experience designing communication protocols, control frameworks, inter-process communication mechanisms, or distributed software systems. * Experience building software tools, automation frameworks, validation infrastructure, or data-centric applications. * Familiarity with real-time audio processing pipelines and low-latency software architectures. * Experience integrating DSP algorithms and machine learning models into embedded products. * Experience with machine learning deployment technologies, model optimization, inference frameworks, or production ML systems. * Experience with cloud-based development workflows, data infrastructure, or machine learning engineering practices. * Interest, education, or experience in audio engineering, audio production, music technology, or professional audio systems. Applicants for this position must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis. Shure will not sponsor applicants for this position for work visas. ## Description Join Shure at the intersection of embedded software, real-time audio, DSP, and machine learning. As an Engineer Associate Staff, Embedded Audio Software, you'll help architect the software foundation that brings advanced audio algorithms and intelligent features to life in Shure products. You'll tackle complex, performance-critical challenges on embedded platforms, shape scalable software architectures, and partner with DSP, ML, systems, and product teams to turn innovative ideas into reliable, production-ready audio experiences. In this highly technical role, you'll also provide architectural leadership, mentor engineers, and influence how next-generation audio capabilities are developed across products and platforms. This role is preferred to be hybrid based out of our Niles, IL HQ. Responsibilities Lead embedded software architecture, development, optimization, and maintenance for real-time DSP and machine learning solutions, promoting scalable, reusable designs across products and platforms. * Lead software project planning and execution, including scope, effort estimates, risk management, and milestone delivery. * Perform troubleshooting, root-cause analysis, and resolution of complex software, embedded system, performance, and integration issues. * Mentor junior engineers in software architecture, design patterns, embedded systems, and engineering best practices. * Partner with DSP and ML engineers to integrate audio algorithms and models into embedded processing pipelines; develop deployment, configuration, control, and monitoring infrastructure, and assist with inference optimization and model lifecycle strategies. * Collaborate with research, data, and engineering enablement teams to develop tools, infrastructure, and workflows that accelerate development and validation. * Translate product requirements, customer needs, and system constraints into software architectures and implementation strategies with product teams. * Develop real-time embedded Linux application software on multi-core ARM platforms, including multi-threaded architectures, control logic, communication frameworks, and interfaces connecting DSP, ML, hardware, networking, and user-facing applications.