Wearable Acoustics Engineer: Prototyping & Innovation

Bose Corporation; Framingham (MA); On-site; USD 112,000 - 154,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus programs

Health benefits

401(k) plan

Employee discount

Job summary

Bose Corporation invites a hands-on Acoustic Engineer to advance wearable acoustics, voice and noise cancellation technologies. You’ll design reference designs, run acoustical experiments and collaborate across mechanical, DSP and software teams in a fast-paced lab environment.

You will translate foundational technologies into practical, scalable solutions for Bose-branded products and ensure robust data-driven decisions with cross-functional reviews and stakeholder demonstrations.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of acoustical engineering experience including measurements and analysis.
• Hands-on experience with designing, building, and measuring physical prototypes.
• Experience with acoustical transducers including micro-drivers and MEMS microphones.
• Proficiency with MATLAB or equivalent for data analysis.
• Experience with lumped parameter and FEA acoustical simulation tools such as COMSOL, PSPICE, Simulink/SIMSPEAKER.
• Ability to translate ambiguous problems into actionable engineering tasks.
• Clear communication of technical information to peers and stakeholders.
• Experience specifying acoustical system requirements for transducers and microphones.
• Experience with acoustical test equipment from B&K, GRAS, Audio Precision, NI, Listen Inc., or similar.
• Critical listening skills for music/noise cancellation/voice domains are a plus.
• DSP development in Audio/Noise Cancellation is a plus.
• Wearable acoustics enclosure/port design experience is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to development and documentation of mechanical/acoustical reference designs for wearable devices
• Use simulation tools to predict acoustical system behavior
• Design and execute acoustical experiments to verify results
• Build and test mock-up prototypes to gain insights
• Conduct acoustical measurements with data analysis and synthesis of conclusions
• Collaborate with mechanical, DSP, electrical and software engineers on system requirements
• Identify system-level tradeoffs, risks and guardrails for future product decisions
• Present concepts and results through reviews and documentation
• Ensure alignment across research, product development and business units

Skills

Acoustical engineering

Prototype building

Data analysis

MATLAB proficiency

DSP concepts

Communication skills

Transducers experience

Education

Bachelor's degree in Acoustical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering or a related field

Tools

COMSOL

PSPICE

Simulink

SIMSPEAKER

FEA tools

B&K instrumentation

GRAS

National Instruments

Audio Precision

Listen Inc.

Job description

Bose Corporation invites a hands-on Acoustic Engineer to advance wearable acoustics, voice and noise cancellation technologies. You’ll design reference designs, run acoustical experiments and collaborate across mechanical, DSP and software teams in a fast-paced lab environment.

You will translate foundational technologies into practical, scalable solutions for Bose-branded products and ensure robust data-driven decisions with cross-functional reviews and stakeholder demonstrations.