Dear Research community!

Dolby Laboratories’ group in Beijing continues to expand. It would be great if you could circulate the job specs below

to potentially interested people. We look for fresh grads as well as experienced staff.

Dolby Research Beijing looking for world-class talent!

Be part of the exciting future of entertainment and add your talents to those of an amazing team. For more than 40 years, Dolby has led the way in developing innovative entertainment products and technologies used by consumers and professionals worldwide. Innovations from Dolby can be heard in consumer audio and video products, entertainment software, and professional sound applications, including music recording, broadcasting, and sound for motion pictures.

Our company philosophy encourages creativity, collaboration and a strong focus on creation, development and delivery of innovative technology solutions that enhance the entertainment experience. Our team-oriented research environment offers the opportunity for market-savvy innovators to apply their theoretical knowledge, awareness of technology trends and alertness to emerging market opportunities to help create technology solutions that are broadly applied in the marketplace through Dolby’s global market reach. We offer great benefits, including an assortment of life insurance and health coverage options, and the opportunity for innovators to make a difference and to experience the satisfaction of seeing technology solutions to which they contributed, in the marketplace!

Senior Research Engineer/Staff engineer

(Audio/speech algorithm architecture and design)

Dolby Sound Technology Research, Beijing

Position Summary

This position is in the Research Organization of Dolby Laboratories (www.dolby.com) and is located in Beijing, China. The senior staff research engineer position focuses on the creation of audio signal processing technologies including the whole range of research from the underlying theoretical concepts to the development of prototypes that provide a proof of concept. As a part of an international team, the senior staff research engineer will work on ideas exploring new horizons in the audio processing, analysis, replay and organization. The researcher is responsible for performing fundamental new research, transfer technology to product groups, and draft patent applications.

Dolby Laboratories is looking for a self-motivated, highly talented individual interested in applying his or her skills in technologies involving a fundamental understanding of the way that sound sources (audio and voice) are captured, manipulated, coded, delivered, enhanced and played back using digital signal processing techniques. Applications include pre-processing, coding and post-processing solutions in market areas such as consumer electronics, mobile, broadcast, PC and digital cinema applications and other technologies crucial to Dolby Laboratories’ success. The position involves working in cooperation with other technology developers/researchers within Dolby’s global research network, and the opportunity to propose new ideas for further investigation.

Education, Skills, Abilities, and Experience Required

• M.S.E.E. (required) plus 3 years of applicable, hands-on commercial experience (strongly preferred), or Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering/Computer Science with or without professional experience are both welcome

• Demonstrated ability to create fundamentally new, novel (patentable) signal processing technologies and to envision applications those technologies in the form of innovative product solutions

• Strong innovator

• Proficient in advanced theory and application of audio signal processing techniques

• Highly skilled in C/C++ language and Matlab programming

• Team-oriented work ethic and interest to work in cross-continental teams

• Strong personal interest sound technologies and in learning, researching, and creating relevant new technologies with high commercial impact

• Independent, self-motivated worker requiring minimal supervision

• Fluent in Chinese and English. Excellent communication skills

• Good understanding of general acoustics

Strongly Desired

• Experience working in a software development team, including software version control tools

• Real-time windows programming

• Real-time audio processing

• Willing to do occasional international travel

• Personal interest in audio in entertainment applications

Please send your English and Chinese resume to cb <at> dolby.com

Best,

Claus Bauer

Claus Bauer, Ph.D.
Director, Research
Dolby Laboratories
Room907-916, Level 9, West Building

World Financial Center

NO.1，East 3rd Ring Middle Road, Chaoyang District

Beijing，100020

P.R. China

Tel.: +861059103091

Tel.: +861059103091

www.dolby.com

Dear Research community!

Dolby Laboratories’ group in Beijing continues to expand. It would be great if you could circulate the job specs below

to potentially interested people. We look for fresh grads as well as experienced staff.

Dolby Research Beijing looking for world-class talent!

Be part of the exciting future of entertainment and add your talents to those of an amazing team. For more than 40 years, Dolby has led the way in developing innovative entertainment products and technologies used by consumers and professionals worldwide. Innovations from Dolby can be heard in consumer audio and video products, entertainment software, and professional sound applications, including music recording, broadcasting, and sound for motion pictures.

Our company philosophy encourages creativity, collaboration and a strong focus on creation, development and delivery of innovative technology solutions that enhance the entertainment experience. Our team-oriented research environment offers the opportunity for market-savvy innovators to apply their theoretical knowledge, awareness of technology trends and alertness to emerging market opportunities to help create technology solutions that are broadly applied in the marketplace through Dolby’s global market reach. We offer great benefits, including an assortment of life insurance and health coverage options, and the opportunity for innovators to make a difference and to experience the satisfaction of seeing technology solutions to which they contributed, in the marketplace!

Senior Research Engineer/Staff engineer

(Audio/speech algorithm architecture and design)

Dolby Sound Technology Research, Beijing

Position Summary

This position is in the Research Organization of Dolby Laboratories (www.dolby.com) and is located in Beijing, China. The senior staff research engineer position focuses on the creation of audio signal processing technologies including the whole range of research from the underlying theoretical concepts to the development of prototypes that provide a proof of concept. As a part of an international team, the senior staff research engineer will work on ideas exploring new horizons in the audio processing, analysis, replay and organization. The researcher is responsible for performing fundamental new research, transfer technology to product groups, and draft patent applications.

Dolby Laboratories is looking for a self-motivated, highly talented individual interested in applying his or her skills in technologies involving a fundamental understanding of the way that sound sources (audio and voice) are captured, manipulated, coded, delivered, enhanced and played back using digital signal processing techniques. Applications include pre-processing, coding and post-processing solutions in market areas such as consumer electronics, mobile, broadcast, PC and digital cinema applications and other technologies crucial to Dolby Laboratories’ success. The position involves working in cooperation with other technology developers/researchers within Dolby’s global research network, and the opportunity to propose new ideas for further investigation.

Education, Skills, Abilities, and Experience Required

• M.S.E.E. (required) plus 3 years of applicable, hands-on commercial experience (strongly preferred), or Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering/Computer Science with or without professional experience are both welcome

• Demonstrated ability to create fundamentally new, novel (patentable) signal processing technologies and to envision applications those technologies in the form of innovative product solutions

• Strong innovator

• Proficient in advanced theory and application of audio signal processing techniques

• Highly skilled in C/C++ language and Matlab programming

• Team-oriented work ethic and interest to work in cross-continental teams

• Strong personal interest sound technologies and in learning, researching, and creating relevant new technologies with high commercial impact

• Independent, self-motivated worker requiring minimal supervision

• Fluent in Chinese and English. Excellent communication skills

• Good understanding of general acoustics

Strongly Desired

• Experience working in a software development team, including software version control tools

• Real-time windows programming

• Real-time audio processing

• Willing to do occasional international travel

• Personal interest in audio in entertainment applications

Please send your English and Chinese resume to cb <at> dolby.com

Best,

Claus Bauer

Claus Bauer, Ph.D.
Director, Research
Dolby Laboratories
Room907-916, Level 9, West Building

World Financial Center

NO.1，East 3rd Ring Middle Road, Chaoyang District

Beijing，100020

P.R. China

Tel.: +861059103091

Tel.: +861059103091

www.dolby.com

Dolby’s technology group in Beijing looking for software engineers!

Job Title:                                Embedded SW-Engineer (Audio)                    

Summary Description

This position is in the Engineering organization of Dolby Laboratories and located in Beijing, China.  The main focus of this position is to implement Dolby’s audio technologies, including creating the reference code, porting to the embedded platforms such as ARM cores or TI DSPs. The position requires a deep knowledge in signal processing algorithms, fixed-pointed algorithms and optimization technical including the use of assembly language, as well as an excellent understanding of DSP architectures.

We are looking for a highly motivated individual for whom working with different tool chains under various operating systems in hardware close environments is fun and not a challenge.

The candidate will be part of the engineering team in Beijing and work closely together with other Dolby engineering entities in the US, Germany and Australia. We expect the candidate to build-up expert knowledge on highly efficient Dolby audio engines. Working in an international environment requires excellent verbal and written English communication skills.

Essential Job Functions:

·                     Implement Dolby’s audio signal processing algorithms for both floating-point and fixed-point platforms.

·                     Port and optimize audio signal processing algorithms to embedded fixed-point devices in a timely manner based on assigned portions of projects and existing architectures.

·                     Write code, following best practices in embedded SW-engineering, leading to well documented, reliable and easy to maintain SW-components.

·                     Validate and maintain correct behavior of SW-components via automated unit tests.

·                     Serve as a team member with responsibility for maintaining embedded sub-components.

·                     Work together with the development teams in the US, Germany and Australia to improve Dolby’s products.

·                     Be a local resource on embedded Dolby audio technologies by combining an understanding of algorithmic behavior with a good knowledge of processor architectures.

·                     Seek to increase knowledge by attending internal and external trainings and conferences.

·                     Contribute ideas for new technologies, tools, or methodologies.

Teamwork & Communications

·                     Share relevant information within the project team.

·                     Provide technical assistance to non-engineering teams such as Research.

·                     Promote a positive work environment.

·                     Practice sensitivity in working with others.

·                     Accept input from other team members.

Education, Skills, Abilities, and Experience:

·                     M.S. in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science or comparable field is required.

·                     Professional experience in porting and optimization of signal processing algorithms to embedded platforms is a strong plus.

·                     C/C++ programming skills under Windows and Linux environments is required.

·                     Good understanding of development/debugging on embedded simulators/hardware devices is required.

·                     Excellent English spoken and written communication skills are required.

·                     Ability to meet timelines is required.

·                     Good understanding of at least one assembly language is a strong plus.

·                     Knowledge of scripting languages such as Perl or Python is a plus.

·                     Familiar with embedded real time operating systems is a plus.

Please send your CV to cv.engineerin.beijing <at> dolby.com