Acoustic Engineer (HARMAN)
b'We chat with Greg Sikora, director and head of acoustic systems engineering at Harman, about his career as an acoustic engineer within the company\\u2019s car audio division.\\n \\nGreg has always had a passion for music and audio; from a young age he learnt the piano and loves all genres of music. Having spent nine years at university getting his Master\\u2019s degree in Audio Engineering and a Master\\u2019s degree in Sound Recording, Greg began his career as a sound engineer before moving into the automotive industry.\\n \\nHe\\u2019s been working with Harman for six years now, and is responsible for how the company\\u2019s in-car audio brands \\u2013 Harman Kardon, Bang & Olufsen, Bowers & Wilkins and JBL \\u2013 sound within models from a wide range of car manufacturers, including Audi, BMW and Volvo. Greg gets to see all sorts of vehicles at prototype stage, working closely with the manufacturer\\u2019s engineering team, and sometimes even travelling to their facilities to work on projects.\\n \\nThe career comes with long hours and if you are working in the music or production industries as a freelancer it can be uncertain at times.\\n \\nAs Greg now works as a manger he shares some advice on what he looks for in potential job candidates: number one is passion, after a degree of course. Really enjoyed this chat with Greg, super passionate about his work and his love for acoustics.'