You know the moment. It’s the first notes of that song you love, the intro to your favorite movie, or simply the sound of someone you love saying “hello.” It’s in these moments that sound matters most.
At Bose, we believe sound is the most powerful force on earth. We’ve dedicated ourselves to improving it for nearly 60 years. And we’re passionate down to our bones about making whatever you’re listening to a little more magical.
The Engineering team at Bose is a thriving, passionate, deeply skilled team of professionals from a broad range of disciplines and experiences, who share a common goal—to create products that provide transformative sound experiences.
Job Description
“You know the moment. It’s the first notes of that song you love, the intro to your favorite movie, or simply the sound of someone you love saying “hello.” It’s in these moments that sound matters most. At Bose, we believe sound is the most powerful force on earth. We’ve dedicated ourselves to improving it for nearly 60 years. And we’re passionate down to our bones about making whatever you’re listening to a little more magical.”
Summary:
As a System Engineer in the Premium Consumer Systems Engineering & Architecture team, you will lead the architecture, design, and technical execution of consumer electronics products that contain a high degree of system complexity using Platforms. This is a high impact role for an experienced senior engineer who will own the design of new Bose Premium Consumer products through translating Product Requirements and User Needs into system requirements, selecting appropriate architectures and components, and evaluating real-world system performance.
This role leads the overall technical approach for a cross-functional HW + SW development team, assuring best-outcome tradeoffs across competing business, customer, and technical challenges to deliver market leading headphones, earbuds, speakers, soundbars, etc. You will work closely with talented engineers from multiple disciplines in a culture that values innovation, world-class engineering, and creating amazing customer experiences.
If you want to play a pivotal role designing and developing exciting new & innovative consumer audio products being introduced to the market, this is the job for you!
Key Responsibilities:
- Work closely with the Program Manager and New Product Manager to lead the product development efforts from exploration through production.
- Translate Product Requirements and User Needs into actionable system and sub-system technical requirements while leveraging HW and SW Platforms.
- Establish and clarify cross-functional engineering and technical objectives to assure development team has holistic approach to best deliver product vision within business constraints, including cost, risk, schedule, etc.
- Lead identification and navigation of trade-offs during development, to best deliver customer and business value, while managing schedule and risk.
- Provide critical thinking and problem-solving oversight as needed, to achieve program goals and outcomes.
- Own, and be accountable for, the quality and delivery of Architecture Reviews and Systems Design Reviews.
- Frequent collaboration with, and travel to, design and/or manufacturing facilities as necessary to support development and manufacturing partners.
- Effectively communicate program status and risks regularly to stakeholders.
Required Qualifications:
- BS in Engineering discipline required, Masters preferred
- 5+ years experience designing and developing high-volume HW + SW products, preferably in consumer electronics or similar product segment
- Experience leading technical development projects/programs utilizing strong communication, collaboration, and influencing skills
- Experience translating user and business needs & requirements into system specifications and architectural approaches
- Demonstrated ability to deconstruct complex and/or loosely-bounded problems into solvable components or structure
Bose is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other legally protected characteristics. The EEOC’s “Know Your Rights: Workplace discrimination is illegal” Poster is available here: https://www.eeoc.gov/sites/default/files/2023-06/22-088_EEOC_KnowYourRights6.12ScreenRdr.pdf. Bose is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities. If you require reasonable accommodation in completing this application, interviewing, completing any pre-employment testing, or otherwise participating in the employee selection process, please direct your inquiries to [email protected]. Please include "Application Accommodation Request" in the subject of the email.
Our goal is to create an atmosphere where every candidate feels supported and empowered in the interviewing process. Diversity and inclusion are integral to our success, and we believe that providing reasonable accommodation is not only a legal obligation but also a fundamental aspect of our commitment to being an employer of choice. We recognize that individuals may have different needs and requirements based on their abilities, and we provide reasonable accommodations to ensure ideal conditions are met during the application process.
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Bose Corporation was founded in 1964 by Dr. Amar G. Bose, then a professor of electrical engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Today, the company is driven by its founding principles, investing in long-term research with one fundamental goal: to develop new technologies with real customer benefits. Bose innovations have spanned decades and industries, creating and transforming categories in audio and beyond. Bose products for the home, in the car, on the go and in public spaces have become iconic, changing the way people listen to music.
