Audio FPGA Research Co-op — Real-Time DSP & Lab Access

Bose Corporation; Framingham (MA); Hybrid; USD 30,000 - 44,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus programs

Health and welfare benefits

401(k) plan

Employee discount

Job summary

Bose Corporation in Framingham, MA seeks an Electrical Engineering Co-op to develop an FPGA-based research prototyping platform for real-time audio and active noise reduction experiments. You will work with researchers to implement algorithms, design interface boards, and perform hardware testing.

Required: pursuing EE/CE degree, FPGA experience with Verilog/VHDL, and solid digital electronics knowledge. Preference for mixed-signal, audio converters, and I2S/TDM/SPI interfaces.

Qualifications

• Pursuing a degree in electrical or computer engineering or related field.
• Hands-on FPGA development experience with Verilog/VHDL or equivalent.
• Strong understanding of digital electronics fundamentals.
• Familiarity with oscilloscopes and logic analyzers for hardware testing.
• Basic understanding of sampling, digital filters, and DSP.
• Preferred: mixed-signal circuits, audio converters and PCB bring-up.
• Familiar with interfaces like I2S/TDM/SPI and MATLAB/Simulink integration.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate and integrate FPGA hardware for audio prototyping.
• Design or modify interface boards and supporting circuitry.
• Develop FPGA logic for audio capture, processing, and output.
• Bring up hardware and troubleshoot with lab instruments.
• Investigate MATLAB/Simulink integration for deployment.
• Implement pass-through, basic FIR/IIR examples and compare with simulations.
• Characterize noise, latency, crosstalk, and channel synchronization.
• Conduct acoustic tests and audio path measurements with setup procedures.

Skills

FPGA development

Verilog/VHDL

Digital electronics

Oscilloscopes & logic analyzers

DSP fundamentals

Sampling & filters

I2S/TDM/SPI

MATLAB/Simulink

Embedded programming

PCB design

Audio measurements

Education

Electrical/Computer Engineering degree (pursuing)

Tools

MATLAB/Simulink

HDL generation

Embedded programming

PCB design tools

Job description

Bose Corporation in Framingham, MA seeks an Electrical Engineering Co-op to develop an FPGA-based research prototyping platform for real-time audio and active noise reduction experiments. You will work with researchers to implement algorithms, design interface boards, and perform hardware testing.

Required: pursuing EE/CE degree, FPGA experience with Verilog/VHDL, and solid digital electronics knowledge. Preference for mixed-signal, audio converters, and I2S/TDM/SPI interfaces.