Principal Systems Architect - End-to-End Audio Tech

Bose Corporation, U.S.A; California (MO); Hybrid; USD 168,000 - 231,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus programs

Health and welfare benefits

401(k) plan

Employee discount

Job summary

Bose Corporation, U.S.A. is seeking a Principal Systems Engineer – Systems Architect, E2E for Audio Technology to define complete end-to-end architectures spanning hardware, software, DSP, acoustics, and connectivity.

You will translate customer and product needs into coherent system architectures, drive tradeoffs, and lead cross-domain collaboration with hardware and software teams. This senior role emphasizes system-first thinking and technical leadership.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Systems Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Mechanical Engineering, or a related discipline, or equivalent practical experience.
• Significant experience developing and architecting complex multidisciplinary systems.
• Demonstrated experience leading end-to-end architecture across hardware and software.
• Strong understanding of embedded systems, including interactions among hardware, software, firmware, signal processing, and physical constraints.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end system architecture for complex audio systems.
• Translate customer, product, and technology needs into coherent system architectures.
• Define system decomposition, interfaces, data flows, functional boundaries, and resource allocation.
• Drive tradeoffs across hardware, software, DSP, acoustics, connectivity, sensing, power, compute, performance, and cost.
• Identify cross-domain risks and dependencies early and drive system-level solutions.
• Use modeling, simulation, prototyping, and test data to evaluate architecture options.
• Develop reusable architectures and reference solutions that scale across applications.
• Provide Principal-level technical leadership across Audio Technology, suppliers, and technology partners.

Skills

Systems thinking

Systems engineering

Technical leadership

Cross-disciplinary collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Systems/Engineering

Advanced degree in Systems Engineering or related

Tools

Embedded processors

SoCs

DSPs

Job description

Bose Corporation, U.S.A. is seeking a Principal Systems Engineer – Systems Architect, E2E for Audio Technology to define complete end-to-end architectures spanning hardware, software, DSP, acoustics, and connectivity.

You will translate customer and product needs into coherent system architectures, drive tradeoffs, and lead cross-domain collaboration with hardware and software teams. This senior role emphasizes system-first thinking and technical leadership.