Senior Systems Engineer

Bose Corporation, U.S.A; Massachusetts; On-site; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Bose Corporation is seeking a Senior Systems Engineer to join Bose Audio Lab. You will shape platform strategy, define system architecture, and lead cross-functional teams across embedded systems, AI/ML algorithms, mobile apps, and cloud services to deliver advanced audio solutions for consumer and automotive products.

You will drive requirements, verification, and validation activities, ensuring traceability from concept to launch while managing risks and opportunities for platform reuse in a

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Engineering (Systems, Electrical, Software, Acoustics, DSP, Audio Engineering) or related field.
• 8+ years of experience leading complex platforms from concept through launch in systems engineering or related roles.
• Deep expertise in at least two technical domains with working knowledge across DSP, acoustics, electronics, sensors, AI/ML, embedded systems, cloud, data analysis, and mobile apps.
• Experience defining system architectures, managing trade-offs, and maintaining traceability across needs, requirements, architecture, and verification.
• Strong understanding of ecosystem, platform, and system-of-systems relationships in complex platforms.
• Excellent communication and collaboration to align across disciplines and levels.
• Problem-solving skills and ability to navigate ambiguity and complex decisions.

Responsibilities

• Shape platform strategy, define system architecture, and guide cross-functional teams on audio and sound management across embedded systems, AI/ML, mobile apps, and cloud services.
• Lead platform and system requirements for advanced audio and sound management across consumer and automotive platforms from cradle to grave.
• Translate technical strategy into clear system requirements with Architects and engineering leads.
• Champion end-to-end systems engineering activities including requirements, architecture, verification, and validation.
• Identify opportunities for platform reuse and scalable product line engineering, with risk and cybersecurity considerations.

Skills

Systems thinking

Technical leadership

Cross-functional collab

DSP algorithms

Embedded systems

Acoustics

AI/ML

MBSE

Requirements traceability

Agile

Education

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Engineering

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

About the Team

Bose is known for innovative, high-performance audio systems and is expanding its reach through exceptional products and technology licensing. Our technologies power experiences in consumer and automotive applications around the world.

Join our Global Research & Development organization to help shape the next generation of audio experiences. Our teams explore new technologies, use cases, user interactions, and early concepts, then translate them into clear system requirements, scalable architectures, advanced algorithms, and tuning approaches that deliver exceptional audio experiences.

About the Role

We are seeking a Systems Engineer to join Bose Audio Lab in a highly visible technical leadership role. You will:

• Assist in shaping platform strategy, define system architecture, and guide cross-functional teams in delivering advanced audio and sound management solutions that span across embedded systems, AI/ML algorithms, mobile applications, cloud services, and third-party software integrations for consumer, and automotive products.
• Lead platform and system requirements for advanced audio and sound management capabilities across consumer, and automotive platforms from cradle to grave.
• Partner with Architects and leads from various engineering disciplines to translate technical strategy into clear system requirements.
• Champion end-to-end systems engineering activities, including integrating stakeholder needs, requirements definition, architecture development, trade studies, risk analysis, verification, and validation.
• Identify opportunities for platform reuse, architectural commonality, and clear variation points to support scalable product line engineering.
• Influence software and hardware design decisions by applying systems thinking across DSP and AI/ML algorithms, embedded systems, acoustics, cloud-connected experiences, and mobile applications.
• Use model-based and analytical approaches to evaluate alternatives, guide trade-off decisions, and maintain traceability across stakeholder needs, requirements, architecture, and verification intent.
• Support critical architectural decisions, including make-versus-buy choices, reuse strategy, and technology selection, with clear rationale tied to business and product goals.
• Partner across teams to identify and mitigate technical, safety, cybersecurity, and compliance risks early in development.
• Stay current with emerging technologies and industry trends and help turn innovation into differentiated product experiences.

This is an ideal opportunity for a systems thinker to influence the future of audio, shape foundational platform decisions, and work with cross-functional teams to deliver technologies that delight customers around the world.

About You

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Engineering (Systems, Electrical, Software, Acoustics, DSP, Audio Engineering), or a related field.
• 8+ years of experience leading complex platforms from concept through launch, with substantial experience in systems engineering, systems architecture, or related technical leadership roles.
• Deep expertise in at least two relevant technical domains, with working knowledge across others such as DSP algorithms, acoustics, analog and digital electronics, sensors, AI/ML, embedded systems and firmware, cloud engineering, data analysis, and mobile applications.
• Experience defining system architectures, managing technical trade-offs, and maintaining traceability across needs, requirements, architecture, and verification.
• Strong understanding of ecosystem, platform, and system-of-systems relationships in complex platforms as well as requirements development, system decomposition, and verification/validation.
• Excellent communication, collaboration, and influence skills to build alignment across disciplines and organizational levels.
• Strong problem-solving skills, sound engineering judgment, and navigate ambiguity, conflicting requirements, and complex decisions.

Preferred Qualifications:

• INCOSE ASE/CSEP certification or equivalent experience applying systems engineering first principles and best practices.
• Experience in consumer audio, automotive audio, wearables, or other complex embedded product domains.
• Experience using model-based systems engineering (MBSE) approaches to support architecture development and trade studies.
• Experience working in Agile environments