Senior Manager, Firmware Engineering

Bose Corporation; Framingham (MA); Hybrid; USD 183,800 - 252,650; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus programs

Health and welfare benefits

401(k) plan

Wellbeing perks

Employee discount

Job summary

Bose Corporation invites a Senior Firmware Manager to lead our embedded software efforts for consumer electronics. This role combines strategic leadership with hands-on technical guidance to ensure high-quality, scalable software across product lines.

Hybrid work with three on-site days per week in Framingham, MA; strong background in C/C++, Linux/Android, and RTOS platforms is required. Bose offers competitive pay, benefits, and a focus on innovation in audio technology.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or higher in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or related field.
• 15+ years of embedded software development across full product lifecycle.
• 10+ years of cross-functional technical leadership delivering embedded products.

Responsibilities

• Lead embedded software teams and drive day-to-day activities across cross-functional engineering groups.
• Hire, mentor, and develop engineering talent.
• Collaborate with Quality, Cloud, EE, Acoustics, Product, and other teams to deliver features with high quality.

Skills

Embedded C/C++

Technical leadership

Cross-functional collaboration

Hiring and mentoring

Education

Bachelor's degree in EE/CS

Master's degree preferred

Tools

Embedded Linux

Android native

Bluetooth/WiFi stacks

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.

Job Description

Bose Software Organization is seeking an experienced Senior Firmware Manager who can lead and drive our embedded software solutions of consumer electronic products to the next level of excellence and evolve the software technology along the products roadmap. This is a position requiring both strong leadership across regions and hands‑on technical experience driving consistent embedded software to accommodate foreseeable many years of product roadmap. It requires one to embrace ‘can‑do’ attitude and possess business acumen of understanding priorities, cost effectiveness, and significance of on‑time deliveries with fast turnaround and well‑planned software activities.

Hybrid working environment, 3-days/week on-site presence is required for this leadership position.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage a team of embedded software technical leaders and drive day‑to‑day activities of cross‑functional engineering teams.
• Manage the resources of your team including hiring, mentoring and driving continuous improvement.
• Work across cross functional teams (Quality, Cloud, EE, Acoustics, Product, Program, user experience, Support, etc) to ensure our products implement the right features with the highest quality.
• Utilize deep embedded software experience to drive best‑in‑class end‑to‑end software releases and deliverables on‑time, driving maintainable, scalable and reusable software design across one or more teams.
• Work with staff and peers to develop short and long term plans, managing resourcing, prioritization and schedules.
• Develop deep understanding of underlying SW/HW architecture and system and ensure engineering/test approaches fit in the overall strategy.
• Work collaboratively with software architects, product management, external software teams and cross‑functional engineering teams to ensure all teams are in sync and delivering products/features to market on time.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or related field.
• 15+ years of embedded software development experience across the full product lifecycle (requirements, design, development, testing, deployment, and support).
• 10+ years of cross‑functional technical leadership delivering embedded products from concept through mass production.
• 5+ years of people management experience leading high‑performing engineering teams of 10+ engineers.
• Proven experience hiring, mentoring, developing, and managing engineering talent.
• Demonstrated success delivering commercial embedded products on schedule, within budget, and meeting quality/KPI targets.
• Experience leading multiple cross‑functional engineering teams and collaborating with Product, Program Management, Hardware, Quality, UX, Cloud, and other disciplines.
• Experience defining technical requirements, project estimates, resource planning, prioritization, and execution.
• Strong expertise in embedded software architecture, software design, and scalable software development practices.
• Experience with C and/or C++ for embedded systems.
• Experience developing embedded Linux and Android native software.
• Experience with complex embedded software running on resource‑constrained RTOS‑based systems.
• Experience leading teams using test‑driven development (TDD) or equivalent software quality practices.
• Experience delivering firmware/software for at least one product successfully launched into mass production.
• Strong systems‑level understanding spanning hardware, software, and user experience.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or Computer Engineering or other related fields
• Experience delivering a family of products built on a common embedded software platform
• Experience with Bluetooth or other wireless communication protocols
• Experience with audio processing, Digital Signal Processing (DSP), embedded security. data analytics
• Experience working on consumer electronics or high‑volume embedded products
• Experience driving software reuse and platform architecture across multiple product lines

At Bose, you're inspired to be and do your best and are rewarded for your unique talents! Our compensation is thoughtfully tailored to your skills, experience, education, and location, and goes beyond base salary.

The hiring range for this position in the primary work location of Framingham, Massachusetts is: $183,800-$252,650. The hiring range for other Bose work locations may vary.

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.

• bonus programs
• comprehensive health and welfare benefits
• a 401(k) plan
• exclusive perks designed to support your wellbeing
• 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.

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 [e-mail]. 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.