Head of Acoustics Engineering

2 weeks ago

Framingham, United States Bose Professional Full time

Company Overview:

Bose Professional is a leader in the professional audio/video industry, specializing in the design and manufacturing of cutting-edge audio solutions including loudspeakers, amplifiers, signal processing devices, controls, software, and accessories. For more than 50 years our spirit of invention has focused on creating systems that are easy to design, install and operate for performance, commercial and conferencing applications.


Mission: To help our users amplify their brand with sound.

Vision: Be the preferred brand in the creation of engaging & extraordinary audio environments that connect people in meaningful ways.


Core Values:

Team - One Team, One Goal; Collaborative; "Not my job" is not in our vocabulary

Customer - Outside > In; Complete Solutions; We are the product

Trust - No Politics; Open & Direct; Collaborative; Deliver on commitments

Respect – Empathy; Recognition; Fairness; Courtesy

Excellence - Creative & Innovative Thinking; Do what it takes to serve the customer; Quality Solutions; Low-key but high performing


Position Overview:

Bose Professional is seeking a high-energy, passionate, and innovative Head of Acoustics Engineering to lead the charge on fast-paced and exciting R&D initiatives as we design and build our next generation of world-class professional audio speaker systems. In this role you will work across the entire organization, collaborating and iterating on product ideas, architecture, detailed design, rapid prototyping and testing. You will also set the technical direction for acoustics R&D, including the workflows and tools used to go from early concepts to parametric models, to rapid prototyping and testing/evaluation, to optimization and tuning for final productization. This is an amazing opportunity to help reshape our design methodology to leverage contemporary ideas like digital twins & AI.


The Head of Acoustics Engineering will manage an internal team of acoustic/speaker system design engineers as well as a network of consultants and CM/JDM partners, while working closely with our product team and electrical & mechanical engineering teams. If you thrive on finding creative solutions to complex problems, are curious and willing to challenge the status quo, and have a solid track record of delivering innovative, industry-leading products this may be the perfect next step for your career.


As a highly technical and hands-on “player/coach” you will recruit and hire new engineers, coach and mentor your team, and dive deep into challenging loudspeaker design initiatives. You will help support existing products with our operations team and manufacturing partners, while conducting research and technical investigations focused on new products and features.


Key Responsibilities:

  • Collaborate with a wide array of internal stakeholders to identify and analyze market opportunities, understand customer pain points, and realize creative solutions.
  • Accelerate our innovation process for next-generation products, leverage our extensive in-house experience/knowledge base and IP, conduct research and explore emerging technology trends, and be a catalyst for innovation and new IP generation.
  • Mentor, coach, and guide our acoustics engineering team on best practices across design, analysis, optimization, debugging and problem solving.
  • Create technical proposals outlining potential solutions and approaches that are aligned with our strategic product vision and business goals. Effectively communicate proposals and designs to both engineering colleagues and senior executives.
  • Produce architecture and detailed design documents.
  • As a hands-on engineering practitioner, create rapid prototypes by leveraging our cross-functional engineering teams, outside engineering support services and specialized consultants.
  • Be a champion for innovation and creativity, while staying focused on practical solutions that meet cost, schedule, and quality targets.


Qualifications – Must Have:

  • B.S. in Acoustics Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Physics, or similar (M.S. preferred)
  • Prior experience managing small teams of 4-8 engineers focused on designing, building, testing, and delivering loudspeaker products
  • 10+ years of hands-on acoustic product development experience with loudspeakers, amplifiers, and professional audio equipment; transducer design experience is a big plus
  • Solid understanding of loudspeaker, waveguide, and transducer design/optimization techniques
  • Deep understanding of crossover design and optimization
  • Experience using and interpreting results from acoustic simulation & design software tools such as MATLAB or Comsol


Qualifications – Nice to Have:

  • Knowledge of environmental and safety/regulatory standards and testing practices for audio systems and loudspeakers
  • Experience developing QA test procedures and test rigs



Position/Title: ​Head of Acoustics Engineering

Reports to: ​VP of Engineering located in the US

Time type: ​Full-time

Location: ​This is a hybrid role working 3-days a week onsite in Framingham, MA

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