Senior Audio DSP Architect

Bose Corporation; Massachusetts; On-site; USD 171,000 - 235,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus programs

Health and welfare benefits

401(k) plan

Employee discount

Job summary

Bose Corporation is seeking a Principal DSP Engineer in Framingham, MA to lead the architecture, development, and production deployment of audio signal processing across product lines. This hands-on tech leader will turn reference algorithms into efficient, portable DSP components and configurable processing chains.

You will collaborate with ML and ANC/ANR specialists, guide DSP libraries, and ensure performance, quality, and maintainability while working onsite with cross-functional teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field.
• 12+ years of relevant DSP and embedded software development experience, including substantial technical leadership of complex audio or signal processing systems.
• Deep expertise in digital signal processing and a demonstrated track record of delivering algorithms from research or prototype through production deployment.
• Expert-level C/C++ skills and strong MATLAB/Simulink experience for algorithm analysis, modeling, and implementation validation.
• Extensive experience with fixed-point and floating-point DSP, including numerical analysis and performance trade-off evaluation.
• Strong experience developing and optimizing real-time software on embedded DSPs or processors, with hands-on experience in at least one relevant architecture such as Cadence HiFi, ARM, or Qualcomm Hexagon.
• Demonstrated architectural judgment in designing modular, reusable DSP libraries, frameworks, or platform components across multiple products or targets.
• Ability to independently diagnose and resolve complex algorithm, memory, timing, and integration issues using profiling, debugging, and lab tools.
• Proven ability to lead cross-functional technical initiatives, mentor engineers, and communicate design decisions and trade-offs effectively.
• Ability to work onsite in Framingham, MA, and collaborate effectively with teams across locations.

Responsibilities

• Lead DSP architecture and technical execution across product platforms, defining component boundaries, interfaces, processing chains, and requirements for performance and validation.
• Translate research algorithms and MATLAB/Simulink models into production-quality C/C++ implementations; remain directly involved in coding, optimization, and debugging.
• Establish reusable DSP components and configurable reference chains, making deliberate trade-offs between common implementations and justified platform or product variants.
• Guide fixed-point and floating-point design, including numerical precision, scaling, saturation, stability, and agreement with reference models.
• Lead profiling and optimization for compute, memory, latency, and power constraints on DSP and embedded processors, including Cadence HiFi, ARM, and Qualcomm Hexagon platforms.
• Lead hands-on hardware bring-up, lab debugging, and performance characterization; resolve complex real-time, algorithm, and integration failures with partner teams.
• Define validation strategies using reference outputs, test vectors, automated regression tests, and target measurements to demonstrate audio quality and implementation correctness.
• Set engineering standards for design reviews, code quality, documentation, and release readiness; mentor engineers and guide technical decisions across distributed teams.
• Partner with research and product teams to clarify requirements, assess technical risks, and make practical delivery decisions as priorities and platform needs evolve.

Skills

DSP expertise

Technical leadership

Real-time software experience

Mentoring

On-site collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

Master's degree

PhD

Tools

C/C++

MATLAB/Simulink

Cadence HiFi

ARM

Qualcomm Hexagon

Embedded Linux

Job description

Bose Corporation is seeking a Principal DSP Engineer in Framingham, MA to lead the architecture, development, and production deployment of audio signal processing across product lines. This hands-on tech leader will turn reference algorithms into efficient, portable DSP components and configurable processing chains.

You will collaborate with ML and ANC/ANR specialists, guide DSP libraries, and ensure performance, quality, and maintainability while working onsite with cross-functional teams.