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Bose Acoustical Engineer for Product Development in Framingham, Massachusetts
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. We’ve dedicated ourselves to improving it for nearly 60 years. And we’re passionate down to our bones about making whatever you’re listening to a little more magical.
The engineering team at Bose is a thriving, passionate, deeply skilled team of professionals from a broad range of disciplines and experiences, who share a common goal—to create products that provide transformative sound experiences.
Job Description
Job Description
Be a part of the engineering team that brings the best in wearable audio to life! The Bose Consumer Electronics Development group is seeking a passionate, hands-on Acoustical Engineer to take part in developing our next consumer wearable audio devices. You will be a key member of our cross functional team, working closely with your Bose engineering colleagues and Contract Manufacturing (CM) partners to successfully develop and deliver our products to the consumer marketplace.
Responsibilities:
Collaborate with engineering team members to design, build, and test audio devices focused on the wearable form factor
Investigate and develop acoustical system design concepts to achieve product performance requirements
Use simulation tools to predict acoustical system behavior
Define, build, and characterize physical prototypes of acoustical systems
Conduct acoustical measurements of components, subsystems, and full assemblies and perform thorough analysis of results
Work directly with DSP engineers to tune and optimize system performance
Clearly communicate results through peer reviews as well as presenting at formal design reviews
Define, specify, and validate production test equipment and processes
Support prototype and production system builds both on-location at the factory and remotely
Collaborate with CM partners to develop and validate manufacturing assembly procedures to meet product performance requirements
Troubleshoot acoustical failures and recommend design changes to prevent future occurrences
Travel (domestic and international) may be required, up to 4-6 weeks per year
Minimum Qualifications:
BS required in Acoustical, Mechanical or Electrical Engineering
3+ years of direct acoustic design experience of high-performance portable audio products
2+ years of hands-on acoustic test / measurement experience
Knowledge of voice communications techniques and microphone systems, including: beamforming, speech processing, acoustic echo cancellation, voice activity detection
Experience specifying requirements for acoustical components, including: drivers, microphones, acoustic meshes
Knowledge of headphone acoustical structures, enclosure/port design, and noise cancellation technology a plus
Knowledge of MATLAB for acoustical measurements as well as algorithm simulation / development. Simulink knowledge a plus
Critical listening skills (musician, audio mixing, music production, etc)
Unimpaired hearing abilities
Strong understanding of acoustical test / measurement systems and techniques
Experience using and selecting acoustical test equipment from B&K, GRAS, Audio Precision, National Instruments, Listen Inc. (SoundCheck), and others
Basic understanding of transducer design, lumped parameter models, micro drivers, ECM, and MEMS microphones
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