{"id":1733373,"url":"https://alion.io/job/bose-principal-embedded-software-architect","title":"Principal Embedded Software Architect","company":{"id":1761362,"name":"Bose","domain":"bose.com","url":"https://alion.io/company/bose-com","size_band":"501-1000","is_staffing_agency":false,"employer_type":"direct","is_intermediary":false,"listed_via":null,"ats_vendor":"Workday","truth_index":{"grade":"B","score":75,"open_postings":8,"ghost_share":0,"stale_share":1,"repost_share":0,"time_to_fill_p50_days":null,"computed_at":"2026-10-04T05:45:00Z"}},"role":"Hardware","role_family":"Hardware","seniority":"lead","employment_type":"full_time","work_mode":"hybrid","remote_scope":null,"remote_scope_basis":null,"remote_working_hours":null,"hiring_geo_confidence":"structured","locations":["Framingham, United States"],"countries":["US"],"hiring_countries":[],"hiring_countries_total":0,"salary":{"min":174000,"max":239250,"currency":"USD","period":"year","gross":null,"usd_annual":239250},"salary_estimate":null,"experience_years_min":10,"visa_sponsorship":false,"relocation_package":false,"has_equity":false,"technologies":[{"name":"Machine Learning","optional":true}],"status":"live","first_seen_at":"2026-09-30T00:00:00Z","employer_posted_date":"2026-09-30","last_verified_at":"2026-10-05T00:15:34Z","board_verified":true,"closed_at":null,"days_open":5,"trust":{"level":"ok","repost_count":null,"flags":[],"days_open":5},"description":"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.\nToday, 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.\nJob Description\nAt Bose, we are passionate about creating experiences that help people feel more, do more, and be more. As a Principal Embedded Software Architect you will play a key technical leadership role in defining the future software architecture for Bose's Automotive Technology portfolio.\nThe automotive industry is rapidly moving toward software-defined vehicles, centralized compute, reusable software platforms, and shorter development cycles. Bose is evolving our software architecture to make differentiated audio technologies easier to integrate, portable across hardware and software environments, and scalable across customers, vehicle platforms, and product generations.\nThis is a Principal-level individual contributor role for an exceptional software architect who combines deep technical expertise, systems thinking, and strong technical leadership. You will set long-term architectural direction while remaining close enough to the technology to solve difficult engineering problems and turn strategy into scalable solutions.\nHybrid Working Environment: 3-days/week on-site presence is required.\nResponsibilities\nDefine and drive the software architecture and technical strategy for the future Auto Tech portfolio, spanning multiple products, customers, platforms, and product generations.\nArchitect scalable, modular, and configurable software platforms that enable Bose audio technologies to operate across diverse automotive compute, operating system, and vehicle environments.\nEstablish the architectural foundations, abstractions, and interfaces needed to move from customized integrations toward increasingly portable, reusable, and low-friction software solutions.\nPartner with audio, acoustics, signal processing, and ML/AI teams to translate differentiated Bose technologies into scalable, production-ready capabilities and enable future applications of AI/ML in tuning, optimization, prediction, and personalization.\nAnticipate changes in software-defined vehicles and the automotive technology ecosystem and translate them into Bose platform and technology direction.\nEngage with OEMs and ecosystem partners to understand emerging architectures, influence technical decisions, and ensure Bose solutions integrate effectively into future vehicle platforms.\nLead critical cross-functional architecture decisions, resolve complex technical challenges, and mentor senior engineers and architects across the organization.\nRequired Skills & Experience\nBachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Software Engineering, or a related technical field\n10+ years of software engineering experience with a demonstrated track record of architecting and delivering complex embedded or software platforms at scale.\nExperience defining architectures that span multiple products, customers, hardware targets, or product generations.\nDeep expertise in software architecture and platform design, including modularity, abstraction, APIs and interfaces, configurability, portability, extensibility, reuse, and maintainability.\nStrong technical depth in embedded and distributed systems and experience with automotive or similarly complex hardware/software ecosystems.\nDemonstrated ability to make consequential technical decisions under ambiguity and lead complex initiatives through influence across organizational boundaries.\nStrong software development foundation with the ability to move effectively between portfolio-level architecture and implementation-level technical discussions.\nExceptional problem-solving and communication skills, with the technical credibility to influence senior engineers, leaders, customers, and technology partners.\nPreferred Qualifications\nMasters degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Software Engineering, or a related technical field\nExperience architecting production systems incorporating machine learning, AI, optimization, or other data-driven technologies, particularly in embedded or edge environments.\nKnowledge of audio signal processing, acoustics, psychoacoustics, perceptual audio, or audio system tuning.\nExperience applying ML/AI to audio, acoustics, signal processing, perception, optimization, or other physical systems.\nKnowledge of modern automotive software environments, including technologies such as Android Automotive, hypervisors, SoCs, DSPs, middleware, and hardware abstraction.\nAutomotive audio, infotainment, or software-defined vehicle experience.\nExperience with automotive SoCs and DSP platforms such as Qualcomm Snapdragon and Analog Devices.\nExperience working directly with automotive OEMs, semiconductor providers, or other automotive ecosystem partners.\nAt 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 Framingham, Massachusetts is: $174,000-$239,250.The hiring range for other Bose work locations may vary.\n\nIn 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. 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