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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\nWe are seeking a highly experienced System Design Engineer to join the Audio Technology Licensing Engineering Team in China.\nThis role will serve as a key technical interface between Bose engineering teams, customers, and business stakeholders, supporting the evaluation and deployment of Bose licensed audio technologies across a broad range of consumer audio products.\nThe successful candidate will work closely with the FMH System Engineering team, global engineering teams, product management, business development teams, and external customers. The primary focus is to assess customer product designs, platform architectures, Bluetooth and DSP chipset solutions, and overall system implementations to ensure alignment with Bose technical requirements, Sound by Bose standards, and Sound Design Tuning objectives.\nThis position requires a combination of strong system engineering expertise, customer-facing technical leadership, audio product development experience, and the ability to influence technical decisions across diverse stakeholders.\nKey Responsibilities\nCustomer Product and System Evaluation\nEvaluate customer product architectures, hardware platforms, Bluetooth SoCs, DSP chipsets, software frameworks, and end-to-end audio system designs.\nAssess customer technical proposals and provide recommendations to ensure compliance with Bose technology requirements and target audio performance objectives.\nConduct feasibility studies, technical risk assessments, competitive benchmarking, and proof-of-concept evaluations.\nSupport technical decision-making related to Sound by Bose and Sound Design Tuning engagements.\nTechnical Leadership and Customer Engagement\nServe as the primary engineering contact for customer technical discussions throughout the engagement lifecycle.\nLead technical reviews, requirement clarification sessions, design evaluations, and issue-resolution activities with customers and partners.\nTranslate customer requirements into actionable engineering recommendations and system-level solutions.\nProvide technical guidance to customers on hardware selection, DSP architecture, Bluetooth audio implementation, system optimization, and performance tuning.\nCross-Functional Collaboration\nWork closely with the FMH System Engineering team and other global engineering teams to align customer solutions with Bose technology roadmaps and engineering standards.\nPartner with Product Management and Business Development teams to support customer engagement and licensing opportunities.\nCollaborate with software, DSP, acoustics, firmware, and platform engineering teams to resolve technical challenges and drive successful product deployment.\nEnsure regional customer needs and market requirements are effectively represented within global development activities.\nProduct Tuning and Issue Resolution\nSupport audio tuning, system optimization, troubleshooting, and root-cause analysis activities.\nDrive technical investigations across hardware, software, DSP, acoustics, and system integration domains.\nReview performance measurements and validation results to ensure products meet Bose quality and audio performance expectations.\nRequired Qualifications\nTechnical Expertise\nProven track record in system engineering and product development for consumer electronics or audio products.\nStrong understanding of consumer audio product architectures, including hardware, firmware, DSP, and audio signal processing.\nHands-on experience evaluating and integrating Bluetooth SoCs, DSP platforms, embedded processors, and third-party technology solutions.\nFamiliarity with embedded computing platforms such as ARM, RISC-V, Tensilica HiFi, Qualcomm Kalimba, or similar architectures.\nSolid understanding of acoustics, electroacoustics, microphones, loudspeakers, and audio measurement methodologies.\nAbility to perform technical assessments, identify system-level risks, and drive root-cause analysis.\nExperience reviewing electronic schematics, PCB designs, and system-level hardware implementations.\nCollaboration and Communication\nStrong communication and presentation skills with the ability to engage effectively with engineering teams, customers, and business stakeholders.\nAbility to clearly communicate complex technical concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences.\nStrong cross-functional collaboration skills in a global engineering environment.\nSelf-motivated, customer-focused, and capable of leading technical initiatives independently.\nPreferred Qualifications\nExperience with consumer audio products such as headphones, earbuds, speakers, soundbars, automotive audio systems, or smart devices.\nHands-on experience in electronic system design and PCB layout development.\nExperience developing or integrating audio DSP solutions on Android, Linux, or Windows platforms.\nKnowledge of Bluetooth audio technologies, including LE Audio, Auracast™, LC3, A2DP, and related wireless audio architectures.\nExperience with AI/ML technologies applied to audio products and signal processing.\nExperience working directly with ODM/OEM partners and technology suppliers.\nEducation & Experience\nBS in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Acoustics, Audio Engineering, or a related field. 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