Systems architect - audio technology

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

Systems Architect-End-to-End

Principal Systems Engineer | Audio Technology

About the Role

The Audio Technology team is 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. Success requires broad technical depth, strong systems judgment, and the ability to earn credibility with specialists across hardware and software teams.

What You’ll Do

• Lead end-to-end system architecture for complex 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 Audio Technology, suppliers, and technology partners.

Minimum Qualifications

• 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.
• Experience with distributed systems, connectivity, sensing, or hardware/software co-design.
• Experience developing reusable platforms, reference architectures, SDKs, frameworks, or technology building blocks.
• Experience working with semiconductor vendors, suppliers, automotive partners, or third-party integrators.

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 audio experiences.

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 Remote, California is: $168,300-$231,450. 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.