Speech Audio Engineer - AI Trainer

Role Summary

Mercor connects elite creative and technical talent with leading AI research labs. Headquartered in San Francisco, our investors include Benchmark , General Catalyst , Peter Thiel , Adam D'Angelo , Larry Summers , and Jack Dorsey .

• Position: Audio Engineer (Speech / TTS Audio Specialist) – German
• Type: Contract
• Compensation: $50/hour
• Location: Remote
• Role Responsibilities

Edit and process German voice recordings for use in TTS and speech AI systems .

Perform audio cleanup including silence trimming, breath reduction/removal, de-clicking, de-essing, and noise reduction.

Conduct detailed quality assurance checks for clipping, distortion, background noise, artifacts, loudness consistency, and level balancing.

Ensure audio meets strict technical specifications for ML training pipelines .

Evaluate recordings for German pronunciation accuracy , naturalness, and fluency.

Collaborate with teams on German speech datasets , voice talent recordings, and model training workflows.

Requirements

• Native or near-native German speaker with strong listening intuition for German speech nuances.
• Experience editing speech or voice recordings .
• Strong understanding of speech audio quality standards and common issues in recorded dialogue.
• Hands-on experience with tools like iZotope RX , Pro Tools , or similar audio restoration software.
• Ability to identify and fix artifacts, inconsistencies, and technical defects in audio.
• Experience working with high-volume audio datasets or structured workflows .

Preferred

• Experience working with TTS vendors or platforms .
• Prior involvement in speech ML , voice AI , or dataset creation/annotation workflows.
• Familiarity with audio QA pipelines , labeling, or evaluation processes.
• Experience directing or editing German voice talent recordings .
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