Tannoy is seeking to strengthen its Research & Development resources through the creation of a new position for a Loudspeaker Design Engineer, calling it ‘an exciting opportunity to join a highly motivated and enthusiastic multi-disciplinary team, and work for a renowned brand within a leading group in the audio industry’.

The successful applicant will have a relevant educational background as part of a degree (BSc or higher) in domains like Acoustics, Electro-Acoustics, Physics, Electronics applied to Audio Technology.

He/she will also have several years of experience in loudspeaker system design, with proven command in transducer technology, horn loading and crossover design. A good understanding of audio electronics, digital Audio and DSP techniques will be an advantage. The position requires a good team player but also capable of being self-sufficient in managing products developments from start to finish. Reporting to the Director of Engineering, the candidate will be required to occasionally travel away from the normal workplace based in Coatbridge near Glasgow, Scotland (UK).

Main Responsibilities:

• Acoustical design of new products according to agreed specifications.
• Liaison with Product Management regarding the new products under development, ensuring specifications, target costs, and deadlines are understood and met.
• Close cooperation with Design engineering team to ensure best fit between acoustical and mechanical design options.
• Technical support to Production, in particular during new products introduction.
• Awareness of latest technology advances in fields the electro-acoustics, loudspeakers, and audio more generally.
• Support to the Sales team and Customer Service as appropriate.

Skills and Qualifications:

• Proven command of loudspeaker design, based on both academic knowledge and several years of experience in the industry.
• Strong motivation to achieve highest sound quality within target cost specifications.
• Capacity to manage product development from start to finish.
• Good problem solving skills and innovative approach.
• Good communication skills and ability to work within a team.

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Building commercial and technical support for its growing base and realisation of our expansion plans, Netherlands-based loudspeaker manufacturing specialist Alcons Audio is invinting applications for the following positions:

More information and application details are available from Alcons Audio.

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Dedicated to the design and manufacture of loudspeakers and audio components from its factory in Valencia, Spanish company Acustica Beyma is looking to appoint a sales manager to be based in Guangzhou, China.

The successful appliciant will be an experienced sales person, able to represent the company’s products to existing Chinese customers and to develop new business in China.
 They will also count experience of providing technical support in Guangzhou area.

Knowledge or experience with Chinese culture will be highly valuable, as will fluency in Spanish and a high level of English. Applicants should be able to operate with autonomy, and will be in constant contact with the company’s offices in Spain and on a daily basis with the current Chinese importer.

The successful candidate will also count with technical support in the area of Guangzhou
Knowledge or experience with Chinese culture will be highly valuable.

The position will require residency within the Guangzhou area, and ability to make frequent trips within a 150km radius of the city, and to other areas of China.

The company offers a long-term career plan and attractive economic conditions, dependant on the candidate.

Applications should be made to Espartaco Saez, with CV and brief covering letter.
Personal interviews will be held in the New Century Hotel, Guangzhou on 28-29 May 2012.

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Directors at Solid State Logic in Begbroke invited local MP Nicola Blackwood to see its UK base and manufacturing facility, and discuss the firm’s current recruitment drive. The firm currently employs 120 people locally (160 globally) and has vacancies at its HQ – in engineering, R&D and product support.

A trained classical singer – she gained a First in Music at St Anne’s College, Oxford and an M.Phil. in Musicology from Emmanuel College, Cambridge – Blackwood took a tour of the factory facility to see consoles being assembled. She was also shown the Product Demonstration building which houses six acoustically treated and fully equipped sound studios, each with an array of SSL consoles and smaller products.

‘It’s great to see a local company doing so well internationally in the music and broadcast industries – and recruiting at a time when unemployment is rising,’ she said. ‘I have enjoyed seeing behind the scenes at SSL, seeing the consoles at various stages of assembly on the factory floor, and going to the actual studios to see the finished products in action. I’ve spent time in recording studios before but have never got involved in the production side. After today I understand a bit more about the technology that allows producers and engineers to record and mix audio, and see why Solid State Logic is considered a leader in its industry.’

‘We have enjoyed the opportunity to show Nicola around, and welcome her positive response to our business,’ saus SSL MD, Antony David. ‘We consider ourselves lucky to be positioned in Oxford where there is such a formidable pool of talent within a commutable radius. Of course the macroeconomic climate is affecting the industries we operate in – music, broadcast and post – but the company is growing nonetheless. We have a strong reputation for technological innovation and customer service, and have diversified our product range over recent years to appeal to wider markets. All of this adds up to increased demand, which is why we are on a recruitment drive.’

The MP has also nominated Solid State Logic’s AWS 948 SuperAnalogue mixing console for the Made by Britain project, organised by the Associate Parliamentary Manufacturing Group. All 650 UK MPs have been asked to find a product that is manufactured in their constituency, with the aim of building up a diverse and comprehensive picture of British industry today.

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