Senior Software Architect

Bose is a leading innovator in the field of sound and audio technology. We're passionate about creating products that bring people closer to the moments that matter most.

We're seeking a Senior Software Architect to join our Automotive Software Group. As a key member of our engineering team, you'll be responsible for designing and developing high-performance software-hardware systems that deliver exceptional customer experiences.

• Drive the development of personalized solution proposals for clients' specific needs by collaborating with customers and engineering teams.
• Cultivate enduring relationships based on trust, leveraging expertise in software architecture and forward-thinking technology to align with industry trends and software vision.
• Provide technical software architecture and design guidelines, working closely with peers on design strategies and leading technical discussions relative to future architect direction across multiple teams or complex product lines.
• Responsible for requirements analysis, system architecture design and implementation, and aligning the Bose SW Vision with customer architecture.
• Work with customers to understand vehicle architecture and customers' needs, then analyze and propose a solution enabling seamless deployment & integration of Bose features.
• Engage with customer to shape the final architecture to align with Bose reference designs.
• Work with systems engineers and customer teams to turn software requirements into software architectures that are flexible, scalable, testable, and high-performance.
• Work with the platforming team to ensure future software and hardware platforms include correct and well-documented software architecture; review and suggest improvements to architectures proposed by contracted and platforming project teams.
• Take a lead role in technical solution definition during RFI/RFQ phases, estimate complexity and engineering cost for considered options, and work closely with Customer and Sales team to identify the best solution.
• Review business context for solutions to company challenges; define the vision and requirements for the solution, recommend potential options, (which may include RFIs, RFPs or prototype development), identify the most optimal option, and the development of a roadmap for the selected solution.
• Verify features' processing needs to accommodate required feature set in solution, tailored to hardware and 3rd party software specification.
• Schedule and participate in reviews of software designs and code changes for a specific, assigned portion of the overall applications and integrations code base; providing direction and recommendations to developers as needed.
• Analyze feature requests and requirements for audio processing and management, and drive system and software requirements.
• Prototype latest concepts in electronics systems and deploy concepts to identified projects and variants including using AUTOSAR standards.
• Develops coding core competence in C/C++ or autogenerated using Matlab, classic or adaptive AUTOSAR design tools generation.
• Develops reusable modules, platforms and participates in design reviews, in effort to create software architecture for future products implementation.
• Prepares software product architecture documents for the software products.
• Provides training and mentoring to a team of software engineers and provides high level designs and interface definition for detail designs and development.
• Participate in reviewing the development process, estimating the personnel plan, assisting in controlling development costs, defining development standards and performance requirements.
• Develop prototype simulating the development process from conception to implementation.
• Develop automotive software solutions in an Agile development practice with Test Driven Development.
• Review Software Verification and Validation procedures for Software Architecture.
• Full vehicle E/E Software architecture SME analyzing future Software architecture trends and developing technology roadmaps and product concepts.
• Be a part of an agile development team, ensuring your deliverables are aligned with ASPICE, verified and documented.
• Be ready to engage in software development, code reviews and testing; take ownership of the solution from vision to deployment.

We're looking for a highly skilled and experienced software architect with a strong background in software/system design, software architecture methodology, and software development. If you have a passion for creating innovative software solutions and a proven track record of successfully architecting high-performance automotive embedded software products, we'd love to hear from you.

Requirements:

• B.S. in Software, Computer, or Systems Engineering or equivalent. M.S is preferred.
• 10+ years of software engineering experience and a proven track record of successfully architecting high performance automotive embedded software products.
• At least 5 years of experience working as software architect/design, ideally for audio architecture control units.
• Demands a profound mastery of coding skills (C/C++) with minimum of 5 years of experience, coupled with a consistent track record of active coding in the realm of embedded software development.
• Experience in leading highly technical team and capability to provide technical direction in terms of design and implementation, providing solutions to the team and aligning with strategic plans and initiatives.
• Ability to explain complex concepts in various forums with great negotiation skills.
• Track record of engaging with customers and engineering teams, and developing trusted relationships, influencing them through SW architecture and technology thinking in line with industry direction and Bose SW vision.
• Strong background in software/system design to align to standards and enable portability and efficient re-use for future applications.
• Understands software-hardware integration and supports board bring up and hardware configuration-based software.
• Experience in operating systems like Android, Linux, QNX, AUTOSAR, codecs, DSP, and network technology.
• Experience with Embedded Software, Linux shell, Real time operating system, QNX, Linux kernel, System On Chip, microcontrollers, Classic/Adaptive AUTOSAR, bare metal non-operating system based systems and simple scheduler based systems.
• Track record of meeting deliverables on-time and on-specification.
• Experience in development and deploying software architecture based on AUTOSAR tools such as DaVinci RTE configuration, in-house developed components, and 3rd party stacks integrated.
• Strong background in software architecture methodology, ensuring architecture satisfies allocated requirements to specific subsystem/components, compliance with standards, and monitors implementation to reduce architectural scope creep.
• Understanding of ASPICE/V-cycle software development process
• Good understanding of signal processing, experience within Audio Domain is a plus.
• Good understanding of ARM and DSP processors.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills, including communicating complex technical concepts to non-technical audiences.

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