Job Description

ABOUT BOSE

You know the moment. It’s the first notes of that song you love, the intro to your favorite movie, or simply the sound of someone you love saying “hello.” It’s in these moments that sound matters most.

At Bose, we believe sound is the most powerful force on earth. And we’ve dedicated ourselves to improving it for nearly 60 years. Ever since our founder, Dr. Amar Bose, bought a stereo system and thought, “I can make this better,” we’ve been relentlessly pushing forward to the next best thing. 

Innovation is more than what we do. It’s who we are — constantly learning and constantly curious. We never stop imagining what better sound sounds like. We’re music fanatics and audio engineers. We’re explorers and inventors and dreamers. And we’re passionate down to our bones about making whatever you’re listening to a little more magical.

THE PROGRAM

We’re looking for students to join our Co-Op Program who are obsessively curious about ’what’s next’. You’ll get hands on experience with our products and learn from the best of the best in the business. You will immerse yourself into Bose for 6 months and get the opportunity to grow the skills your learned in the classroom with hands on work experience. By the time you end your time with us, you will have been given the opportunity to truly make a real impact in the future of Bose and your career!

Opportunities don’t stop at your day-to-day work. While you’re getting an in depth look at your area of expertise, we’ll expose you to other areas of the company. Our Co-Ops are given the opportunity to connect with senior leadership across the business to understand different perspectives at Bose. You’ll network with other Co-Ops and colleagues to grow your network for the future!

Timeframe - July-December 2023

THE ROLE

We are looking for a motivated Plastics or Mechanical engineering student excited about being part of a team responsible for concepting the next big Bose product. The Bose Concepting Group is a hub of innovation, housing our Rapid Prototyping and Makerspace facility, equipped with the machinery, technology, and knowledge needed to produce world class prototype parts and systems. We are growing quickly and would love to bring on a co-op to our team for you to learn and add value in your own unique way.

If you know of or use any Bose products such as our Quiet Comfort Noise Cancelling Headphones or our Soundlink Flex Speaker and would like to work on the next new design for these types of products and hold some of the first iterations of them in your hand, this is the place for you. By the end of this co-op rotation, we hope that you’ll leave as a well-rounded engineer, designer, scientist, and overall person ready to enter the working world upon graduation. Maybe we’ll even see you back at Bose!

Responsibilities:

• Be a part of a small interdisciplinary team of engineers and designers to design and make quick turn prototypes for internal Bose customers
• Collaborate with engineers across all disciplines to produce looks like, feels like models of future Bose Products and use your skills to iterate on these concepts in your own unique way
• Call upon materials science knowledge to produce out-of-the-box solutions to challenges posed by project groups needing materials with special properties and performance
• Utilize materials processing skills to produce prototype parts out of rubbers and/or thermoplastics
• Combine knowledge of CAD with 3D printing to create fixtures, model parts, etc
• Bring a friendly, positive attitude to work, with the ability to comfortably interact with many different types of people all day every day on a personal and professional level.
• Take a hands-on approach to challenges and be able to take an idea and make it a physical thing
• Take initiative and feel confident enough in your abilities to make decisions on your own, while still having the sense to ask for opinions and help when necessary
• Become a part of Bose’s own personal Makerspace community by participating in hosted events, machinery trainings, and assisting with employee projects both personal and work related

Requirements:

• Moderate knowledge of material properties ranging primarily within rubbers and plastics but knowledge of metals and ceramics is useful too
• Moderate skill in CAD design—Siemens NX preferred, Solidworks
• GPA 3.0 or higher preferred but not required
• Plastics Engineering, Materials Engineering/Science, or Mechanical Engineering
• Junior or Senior Year or Masters level
• Some comfort with use of power tools, and respect for safety while operating potentially dangerous machinery (preferred but not required)
• Ability to clearly communicate and receive direction; feel comfortable asking questions to clearly understand what someone is asking you to do.
• The desire to innovate and make cool things, and have fun doing it.

Bose is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to inclusion and diversity. 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. For additional information, please review: (1) the EEO is the Law Poster (http://www.dol.gov/ofccp/regs/compliance/posters/pdf/OFCCP_EEO_Supplement_Final_JRF_QA_508c.pdf); and (2) its Supplements (http://www.dol.gov/ofccp/regs/compliance/posters/ofccpost.htm). Please note, the company’s pay transparency is available at http://www.dol.gov/ofccp/pdf/EO13665_PrescribedNondiscriminationPostingLanguage_JRFQA508c.pdf. Bose is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation because of a disability for any part of the application or employment process, please send an e-mail to [email protected] and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information.