23.2874, Jobs: Comp Ling, NLP: Speech Recognition Engineer, SETEM Technologies

Thu Jun 28 20:38:40 UTC 2012

LINGUIST List: Vol-23-2874. Thu Jun 28 2012. ISSN: 1069 - 4875.

Subject: 23.2874, Jobs: Comp Ling, NLP: Speech Recognition Engineer, SETEM Technologies

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Date: Thu, 28 Jun 2012 16:38:20
From: Anthony Cirurgiao, CEO [jobs at setemtech.com]
Subject: Computational Linguistics, Natural Language Processing: Speech Recognition Engineer, SETEM Technologies, Massachusetts, USA

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University or Organization: SETEM Technologies 
Job Location: Massachusetts, USA 
Web Address: http://setemtech.com
Job Rank: Speech Recognition Engineer  

Specialty Areas: Computational Linguistics; Speech Recognition, Natural Language Processing

Required Language(s): English (eng)

Description:

Setem Technologies is developing signal separation technology that 
addresses the 'Cocktail Party Problem' - the ability to focus on a 
specific speech source and mitigate / eliminate any extraneous 
background noise or interference. The value proposition greatly 
enhances the effectiveness of any application, service or device that 
is dependent on capturing and delivering voice clarity, as 
background noise impacting speech perception is one of the greatest 
problems affecting voice command systems, hearing aids, cell 
phones, headsets and other microphone dependent devices / 
services. Setem's technology has been demonstrated to deliver 
orders of magnitude improvement in signal to noise ratio loss 
contrasted to currently available commercial devices and noise 
filtering technologies today. The company has generated industry 
interest among:
-  Mobile app companies: that are fueling the excitement of using 
speech recognition on the cell phone, but are experiencing issues 
with ambient noises interfering with accuracy
-  Cellular handset / smartphone companies: that are continuously 
seeking to improve call and voice quality, as consumers care most 
about being heard
-  Hearing aid manufacturers: that are struggling to address the 
largest complaint among their consumer base - that background 
noise is limiting speech comprehension 

We are currently seeking talented and driven engineers and 
researchers to join our team. Our offices are located in Newbury, MA 
(North Shore) and Durham, NH. 

Speech Recognition Engineer 
We are seeking an expert in speech / voice recognition to join our 
engineering team and help drive our efforts in the continued 
development and application of innovative signal processing 
algorithms geared for speech recognition engines. The best 
applicant will be excited about devising and applying creative 
techniques to longstanding problems. 

Responsibilities: 
-  Develop audio signal processing algorithms for speech 
processing. 
-  Design and implement systems to evaluate algorithm 
performance. 

Required Skills: 
-  Demonstrated deep technical understanding of the latest speech 
recognition algorithms. 
-  3+ years experience developing and evaluating algorithms. 
-  Experience working with software teams to transition signal 
processing algorithms to realtime code. 
-  Strong working knowledge of the Fast Fourier Transform. 
-  Ability to investigate and specify feature extraction targets to 
optimize third-party speech recognition engine performance. 

Desired Skills: 
-  Experience developing speech-recognition algorithms in MATLAB. 
-  Working knowledge of C / C++. 
-  Working knowledge of Scientific Python. 
-  Ability to test proprietary speech recognition systems to detect key 
functional components.

All position inquiries / responses should be sent to the application 
email address below.

Application Deadline: 01-Aug-2012 (Open until filled)

Email Address for Applications: jobs at setemtech.com 
Contact Information:
	Anthony Cirurgiao, CEO 
	Email: jobs at setemtech.com 

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