Chief Product Engineer - Audio Technology

Bose Corporation, U.S.A; California (MO); Hybrid; USD 206,000 - 283,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus programs

Health and welfare benefits

401(k) plan

Employee discount

Job summary

At Bose Corporation, the Chief Product Engineer leads licensing strategy and aligns IP with product roadmaps. You bridge R&D with external commercialization, packaging audio tech into reusable IP blocks for licensees and ODMs.

You will oversee DSP integration, data-package delivery, and developer tooling while guiding a specialized team of engineers toward scalable licensing platforms.

Qualifications

• 12+ years in consumer audio or hearables with embedded software and DSP
• Experience delivering software IP and external licensing
• Deep expertise in ANC, Spatial Audio, and VPU

Responsibilities

• Licensing architecture strategy and IP block design
• DSP platform integration across SoCs and DSPs
• Deliver comprehensive technical data packages and reference designs
• Develop tools and GUIs for licensee calibration of ANC and spatial audio
• Support licensing evaluations with technical deep-dives
• Protect IP and ensure compliance with legal teams
• Mentor a cross-functional engineering team

Skills

Embedded software

DSP algorithm development

C/C++

Python

RTOS

Bluetooth LE Audio

ANC

Spatial Audio

VPU

Machine Learning

Education

Bachelor’s/Master’s/Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering or related

Tools

Cadence Tensilica HiFi DSPs

SDKs/APIs

TDPs

Job description

At Bose Corporation, we believe sound is the most powerful force on earth — and for over 60 years, we have been a company built on innovation, excellence, and independence. Privately owned, fiercely customer-focused, and driven by our values, we continue to lead industries and transform lives through sound. Today, Bose Corporation is entering an exciting new era. Across multiple global Business Units and Global Functions, we are shaping the future of audio technology, automotive, luxury, and premium experiences. We invite you to join us in this transformation.

The Chief Product Engineer serves as the top technical leader responsible for aligning product engineering with product, intellectual property (IP) and licensing strategies. This role bridges core research and development (R&D) with external commercialization, ensuring that engineered systems are modular, documented, and legally robust for third‑party adoption or joint ventures. As the principal technical architect responsible for the creation, protection, and commercial transfer of our proprietary consumer audio and hearables technology. You will ensure that our patented algorithms, hardware / software architectures, and software stacks (e.g., ANC, spatial audio, voice pickup, wireless connectivity) are packaged into robust, modular, and easily integrable Reference Designs or Intellectual Property (IP) blocks for third‑party consumer electronics brands and ODMs.

Key Responsibilities

• Licensing Architecture Strategy: Define and design the technical boundaries of our licensing portfolio (IP blocks, SDKs, reference hardware). Ensure audio technologies are modular and seamlessly integrate into diverse host chipsets (Qualcomm, Bestechnic, MediaTek, etc.).
• DSP Platform Integration: Oversee the optimization and integration of audio code libraries across leading wireless audio SoC and DSP platforms (e.g. Cadence Tensilica HiFi DSPs etc.).
• Technical Package Delivery: Oversee the development of comprehensive Technical Data Packages (TDPs). This includes golden reference designs, tuning tools and software, comprehensive SDKs, APIs and bit‑exact reference models, acoustic design guidelines, DSP code libraries, and documentation for licensee onboarding.
• Tuning & Tooling Development: Champion the creation of developer‑facing software tools and GUI‑based tuning utilities that empower licensees to calibrate ANC, EQ, and spatial audio parameters to their specific acoustic hardware.
• Partner Evaluation & Integration Support: Act as the primary technical authority during licensing evaluations. Provide deep‑dive technical support, reference tuning, and architectural reviews for tier‑1 consumer electronics licensees and manufacturing partners (ODMs).
• IP Protection & Compliance: Partner with the Legal and IP teams to identify patentable innovations in hardware, firmware, and acoustic architectures. Develop technical validation methodologies and tools to audit and verify licensee compliance.
• Cross‑Functional Leadership: Mentor a highly specialized team of audio, DSP, firmware, and hardware engineers, steering their R&D output toward scalable, high‑margin licensing platforms rather than single bespoke products.

Required Skills & Qualifications

• Experience: 12+ years in consumer audio, acoustics, or hearables product development (e.g., TWS earbuds, smart headphones, spatial audio systems), with a heavy emphasis on embedded software and DSP algorithm development. At least 4 years managing software IP delivery, technical transfers, or external licensing integrations.
• Algorithm & DSP Mastery: Deep expertise in developing and optimizing real‑time audio processing software. This includes fixed‑point math optimization, assembly‑level vectorization (e.g., NEON, Tensilica instruction extensions), and low‑latency scheduling.
• Domain Expertise: Domain mastery over core hearable software pillars: Active Noise Cancellation (ANC/biquad design), Spatial Audio/HRTF, Echo Cancellation (AEC), Wind Noise Reduction, and Machine Learning‑based Voice Pickup (VPU). Deep understanding of Bluetooth LE Audio/Auracast, microphone arrays (beamforming), and audio codecs (LC3, LDAC, aptX).
• Systems & Standards: Strong fluency in C/C++, Python (for modeling), real‑time operating systems (RTOS), Bluetooth LE Audio pipelines, Auracast, and standard audio codecs (LC3, AAC, LDAC).
• Hardware & Acoustic Context: Solid understanding of how software interacts with physical acoustic constraints, including microphone array geometries, transducer frequency responses, and ADC/DAC latency paths.
• Communication & Negotiation Support: Exceptional ability to present highly complex acoustic and software concepts to non‑technical business stakeholders, IP attorneys, and external executive teams.
• Education: Bachelor’s, Master’s, or Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Acoustical Engineering, or a related technical discipline.

At Bose, you're inspired to be and do your best and are rewarded for your unique talents!

The hiring range for this position in the primary work location of Remote, California is: $205,800-$282,900.

In addition to competitive base pay we offer rewards including bonus programs, comprehensive health and welfare benefits, a 401(k) plan, plus exclusive perks designed to support your wellbeing, and a generous employee discount where you can immerse yourself in our products and experiences.

We are a proudly independent company—driven by purpose, guided by our values, and united by a belief in the power of sound. As the world leader in audio experiences, we’re creating what’s next—pushing boundaries and delivering transformative sound experiences for people everywhere.

Join us and make your next career move a mic-drop. Let’s Make Waves.

We’re a company built on disruptive innovation—having the courage to challenge the status quo, an unwavering commitment to our customers, and the fundamental belief that anything is possible. We never settle; we have a passion for discovering better ways to help people enjoy the things they love. We need people like you, people with better solutions. If you join us, you’ll find the opportunity to do your best work and the freedom to enjoy it. Here, every employee has the opportunity to build their own success and contribute to ours. It’s an atmosphere of trust, collaboration, high expectations, and great reward.