Systems Architect, End to End

About the Role

Bose Labs is building the technologies and platforms that will shape the future of Bose experiences. Within Bose Labs, SEA&P translates emerging technology into reusable architectures, platforms, and reference designs that can scale across Consumer and Automotive applications. We are seeking a Principal Systems Engineer – Systems Architect, E2E to define complete end-to-end systems spanning hardware, software, audio signal processing, acoustics, connectivity, sensing, compute, and user experience. This is a senior technical leadership role for someone who thinks system-first. You will shape the overall architecture, go deep enough into individual domains to understand constraints and tradeoffs, and guide decisions across multiple engineering disciplines.

Who You Are

You are a systems thinker first. You start with the complete problem and intended experience, then determine how the hardware, software, and functional domains must work together to solve it. You can operate at the highest level of architecture while going deep enough into individual domains to understand what is possible, where the risks are, and which tradeoffs matter most. Most importantly, you want to help architect the future of Bose—turning advanced technology into coherent, scalable, differentiated systems that power exceptional Consumer and Automotive audio experiences.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end system architecture for complex Consumer and Automotive audio systems.
• Translate customer, product, and technology needs into coherent system architectures.
• Define system decomposition, interfaces, data flows, functional boundaries, and resource allocation.
• Drive tradeoffs across hardware, software, DSP, acoustics, connectivity, sensing, power, compute, performance, and cost.
• Identify cross-domain risks and dependencies early and drive system-level solutions.
• Use modeling, simulation, prototyping, and test data to evaluate architecture options.
• Develop reusable architectures and reference solutions that scale across applications.
• Provide Principal-level technical leadership across Bose Labs, engineering teams, suppliers, and technology partners.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Systems Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Mechanical Engineering, or a related discipline, or equivalent practical experience.
• Significant experience developing and architecting complex multidisciplinary systems.
• Demonstrated experience leading end-to-end architecture across hardware and software.
• Strong understanding of embedded systems, including interactions among hardware, software, firmware, signal processing, and physical constraints.
• Experience defining system architectures, interfaces, functional decomposition, requirements, and technical tradeoffs.
• Demonstrated ability to work across engineering disciplines and optimize the overall system.
• Strong technical leadership and communication skills, including the ability to influence without direct authority.

Preferred Qualifications

• Advanced degree in Systems Engineering or a related technical discipline.
• Experience architecting consumer audio, automotive audio, or other complex embedded systems.
• Strong knowledge of digital audio signal processing, acoustics, and audio system architectures.
• Experience with embedded processors, SoCs, DSPs, real-time operating systems, and Linux-based systems.
• Background with distributed systems, connectivity, sensing, or hardware/software co-design.
• Demonstrated experience developing reusable platforms, reference architectures, SDKs, frameworks, or technology building blocks.
• Experience working with semiconductor vendors, suppliers, automotive partners, or third-party integrators.

Pay

The hiring range for this position in Framingham, Massachusetts is $168,300-$231,450. The hiring range for other Bose work locations may vary.

Benefits

• Competitive base pay tailored to skills, experience, education, and location.
• Bonus programs.
• Comprehensive health and welfare benefits.
• 401(k) plan.
• Exclusive perks designed to support wellbeing.
• Generous employee discount on Bose products and experiences.