Control Systems Engineer - Noise Cancellation

Bose is a research company dedicated to developing breakthrough technologies and quality products that enrich people's lives. We created the market for noise cancelling headphonesandset a high bar for performance.Wealsoleadinnovationinautomotive noise cancellation, providing active solutions to take cost and weight out of vehicles.

Bose is looking for aseniorhands-on control systems engineer to implement and refine low-latency, real-time algorithms for noise cancellationfor both consumer electronics and automotive applications.  The candidate will work within multi-disciplinary teams to optimize industry-leading noise reduction control systems and DSP algorithms to createnext-generation experiences for our customers.  

Consumer electronics and automotive applications presentvery differentchallenges and levels of cancellation performance.  Our group supportsadiverserange of applications, maturingactive solutions to address automotive cabin noise (powertrain/drivetrain/road noise/wind noise)as well ashigh performanceANC in headphones and earbuds.

Responsibilities: 

Bose seeks asenior control systems engineerwho is passionate about innovation andbringingpractical solutions to wow our customers.

• Design, implement, and test feedback and adaptive feedforward control systems for noise cancelling headphonesand automotiveapplications using rapid prototyping HW

• Conduct and oversee electroacoustic and vibration measurements and perform analyses of results

• Brainstorming and evaluation of new narrowband/wideband feedforward/feedback algorithms in collaboration with the larger researchcommunity

• Development and handoffofsoftware, unit tests, validationplansand tools to downstreamdevelopmentteams

• Support legacy noise cancellation algorithms

• Collaborate with engineering team members acrossmultipledisciplinesboth upstream in research and downstream in development, application, and concepting

• Hybrid positionin Framingham, MA campus(fixedin-officecore dayswithsomeremote work).  Hands-onapplicationsoccasionallyrequiresfull time in-office work

• Up to10%internationaland domestic travel to support customer-facing teams, working effectively in a variety of cultures isa must

Qualifications & Experience:

• MS degree in Electrical, Mechanicalor Acoustical Engineering with6+yearsindustry experience in control systems designor alternatively a PhD degreewith 3+ yearsof industryexperience

• Solid understanding of fundamentalclassicalcontrol system theory,stability analysis, adaptive filtering(FxLMS), and digital filter theory and practice

• Experience in developing and deploying real-time algorithms to embedded platforms (FPGA experience is desirable) using fundamental DSP methods/techniques

• Experience with MATLAB and Simulink for data analysis,simulationand visualization

• Working understanding of physical acoustics, sensor technologies(microphones and accelerometers), automotive NVH is desirable

• Experience using various techniques for robust data acquisition

• Demonstrated capabilitytosolve ill-defined problems with creative and innovative solutions and methods

• Ability to resiliently adapt to rapidly changing constraints,prioritiesand requirements, whilemaintainingthe highest performance standards

• Demonstrated creativity, self-motivation, andstrong communicationskills

Join ourteam,make adifferenceand shape the future sound!