Acoustical Engineer - Wearables

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

Be a part of the growing Audio Engineering team that seeks to deliver experiences to every place where audio matters!  The Bose Audio Technology Licensing group is seeking a passionate, hands-on Acoustical Engineer to take part in supporting our dynamic needs as we develop partnerships across many industries – all with the goal of finding new opportunities to widely deploy Bose technologies. You will be a key member of our cross functional team, working closely with your Bose colleagues and external partners to successfully develop and deliver our technologies to end consumers.

Hybrid Working Environment: 3-days/week on-site presence is required, 5 days is preferable.

Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with engineering team members to design, build, and test headphone products with audio playback, active noise cancellation, and voice pickup features
• Investigate and develop acoustic system design concepts to achieve product performance requirements
• Use simulation tools to predict acoustic system behavior
• Define, build, and characterize physical prototypes of acoustic systems
• Conduct acoustic measurements of components, subsystems, and full assemblies and perform analysis of results
• Define and develop novel acoustic test methods as needed to improve understanding of system behaviors
• Work directly with DSP and controls engineers to tune and optimize system performance
• Clearly communicate results through informal peer reviews and at formal design reviews
• Collaborate with teammates to define, specify, and validate production test equipment and processes
• Support prototype and production system builds both on-location at the factory and remotely
• Root cause acoustic failures and recommend design changes to prevent recurrence
• Travel (domestic and international) required, approximately 4-8 weeks per year under normal circumstances

Qualifications:

• BS required in Acoustical, Mechanical or Electrical Engineering, MS Preferred
• 2+ years of direct acoustic design experience of high performance portable audio products
• 2+ years of hands-on acoustic test experience
• Knowledge of headphone acoustic structures and enclosure/porting design
• Critical Listening skills with a passion for music and audio quality
• Knowledge of psychoacoustics and speech quality evaluation
• Experience with active noise cancellation technology is highly desirable
• Strong understanding of acoustic test and measurement systems and techniques
• Experience using and selecting acoustic test equipment from B&K, GRAS, Audio Precision, National Instruments, Listen Inc. (SoundCheck), and others
• Experience specifying requirements for acoustic component including drivers, microphones, and acoustic meshes
• Familiarity with acoustic array design for communications mic systems, beamforming, speech processing, acoustic echo cancellation, and voice activity detection
• Basic understanding of transducer design, lumped parameter models, micro drivers, ECM, and MEMS microphones
• Familiar with lumped element or FEA acoustic modeling using PSpice, Comsol, or other tools
• Competent using Matlab for data analysis and visualization
• Experience developing products with Bluetooth and/or other wireless technologies is desirable
• Ability to work collaboratively with other disciplines such as: Mechanical/Electrical Engineering, DSP, Industrial Design, and JDM Partners
• Exceptional technical problem solver, with ability to scope out, plan, and lead others to investigate and solve challenging problems
• Excellent verbal & written communication skills
• Comfortable with reading and writing detailed technical specifications
• Ability to adapt to rapidly changing constraints and requirements, while maintaining the highest performance standards

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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: $88,500-$121,650.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. 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.

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