Job Description

Acoustics & Product Development Intern (Paid Internship)

About Us

At Cambridge Audio, we're a different sort of global audio company, resolutely independent and always authentic.



We're on a mission to break down barriers to top-tier sound, so it's not the exception, but the norm. It's what we've been doing for over 50 years, and we're only just getting started.



Our award-winning product lineup includes headphones, lifestyle audio, and premium hi-fi. We also own StreamMagic, our own music streaming platform, plus a music venue and bar called Melomania at our London Bridge HQ.



Work at Cambridge Audio is more than just a job. We're passionate about what we do, and have fun doing it, developing our skills and careers, plus those of the colleagues around us. Learn more at https://cambridgeaudio.com/about-us

Our Culture

A shared love for music and a commitment to exceptional products and customer experience drive us. With strong team spirit across our five global offices,

our core values define our work:

Made By Music

- Inspired by shared passion and independence.

Pride in our product and service

- Obsess over detail, always learning and improving.

Embrace the culture

- Integrity, Innovation, Energy, Openness, Teamwork, Diversity, Flexibility, Fun, Music.

Make an impact

- See it through. Go the extra mile.

About The Role

We're looking for an enthusiastic and self-motivated intern to join our product development team. This hands-on role involves supporting various acoustic R&D projects to help deliver against our acoustics roadmap, working alongside experienced engineers to test, iterate, and refine new loudspeaker technologies. In addition, more general product development tasks would be required.



You'll be helping shape the future of active loudspeakers--making them sound better and perform beyond expectations. Expect a mix of simulation, physical prototyping, acoustic testing, mechanical design, and signal processing work. If you love loudspeakers and have an engineering mindset, this could be a perfect fit.

Responsibilities

Assisting with prototyping and research tasks across our acoustics roadmap. Supporting loudspeaker prototype builds. Running acoustic measurements to characterise objective performance. Perform listening tests to evaluate subjective performance. Testing and iterating on physical concepts to validate performance improvements. Running simulations and helping analyse DSP implementations. Documenting experiments, findings, and observations clearly. Working alongside experienced engineers and designers, contributing your own ideas.

Requirements

You might be studying or recently graduated in acoustics, audio engineering, electronics, or mechanical engineering or similar--but most importantly, you're:

Passionate about loudspeakers, sound, and acoustic design.

Have undertaken

DIY or university loudspeaker projects.

Familiar with tools like

REW, Flowstone, MATLAB/Octave

, for acoustic measurement and analysis. Comfortable with

3D CAD tools

(e.g. FreeCAD, Fusion 360, SolidWorks) and ideally some 3D printing experience. Has a

foundational understanding of DSP

(filters, crossovers, EQs). Handy with tools - soldering, modding HW, assembling loudspeakers. Always asking: How can we make this better, faster, smarter?*
(Bonus)Hands-on experience with

active speakers.

(Bonus)Understanding of

transducer specifications, waveguides, or other enclosure topologies.

(Bonus)Exposure to

embedded audio systems

(e.g. Raspberry Pi, DSP boards, PCB prototyping).

What You'll Gain

Real-world product development experience in a high-performance audio setting. Exposure to cutting-edge active speaker design workflows. Mentorship from a small, driven team of engineers. Opportunities to directly influence and improve real products. A launchpad into a career in audio or acoustics.

Working Pattern & Duration

This is a full-time role.



Initial 3-month internship, with potential for extension and/or permanent role depending on performance.

Location

- Remote/Hybrid (UK Based)

This is a remote-first role, with some travel to our London Bridge office as required. All travel costs are covered, plus accommodation costs if/when required and pre-authorised.



The ideal candidate will live within reasonable commuting distance of London Bridge.



That said,

we may be open to applications from outside Greater London

IF you are willing and able to travel to London as and when required, and you demonstrate to us in your application a compelling reason that you are the right person for this role.

Compensation

Paid Internship: 25,000 per annum. Plus reimbursement of travel expenses to our London Bridge office at cost.

How To Apply

Complete the form to submit your details with CV, portfolio and cover letter. All applications will be treated in the strictest confidence.