Software Systems Engineering Manager

Posted:
6/25/2024, 5:00:00 PM

Location(s):
Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, United States ⋅ Framingham, Massachusetts, United States ⋅ Michigan, United States ⋅ Massachusetts, United States

Experience Level(s):
Mid Level ⋅ Senior

Field(s):
IT & Security

You know the moment. It’s the first notes of that song you love, the intro to your favorite movie, or simply the sound of someone you love saying “hello.” It’s in these moments that sound matters most. 

At Bose, we believe sound is the most powerful force on earth. We’ve dedicated ourselves to improving it for nearly 60 years. And we’re passionate down to our bones about making whatever you’re listening to a little more magical. 

The engineering team at Bose is a thriving, passionate, deeply skilled team of professionals from a broad range of disciplines and experiences, who share a common goal—to create products that provide transformative sound experiences.

Job Description

Bose Corporation is a leading innovator in the field of automotive sound management systems and is successfully extending their market leadership in these areas. Bose seeks a Systems Engineering Manager to join and guide this team in a dynamic & fast-growing automotive business.

The Bose Global R&D Software team is looking for a hands on Software Systems Engineering Manager to both work as and lead a team systems engineers to perform systematic analysis, design and delivery of innovative technologies and experiences. The products and developments include a wide range of technologies ranging from entertainment audio to cabin sound management as well as a range of deployment methodologies. This highly self-motivated engineering manager should be excited about managing and leading by example a small team of enthusiastic engineers. You work closely with internal cross functional development teams, heavily software focused, in specifying and designing solutions including but not limited to embedded and laptop-based solutions. Moreover, your team supports Advanced Development in the design and development of advanced experiences and platforms.

The candidate should have expert experience with overall systems engineering tasks including  ASPICE expertise. The most successful example resumes also highlight qualifications such as software engineering architecture and development experience. The ideal candidate will be comfortable balancing process creation and management with program delivery. You should be comfortable throughout the development lifecycle creating plans that enable successful mature software systems engineering deliverables.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     

The candidate should possess a proven track record of successfully managing a high-performing cross-functional engineering team and have a desire to develop and grow themselves as well as their team to their fullest capability.  It is also desirable that the candidate have experience working with global engineering teams, able to globally transfer new technologies and enable re-use.

In order to effectively lead this team, the candidate must maintain close engagement with peers and other stakeholders throughout the automotive development process including but not limited to applied research, tools development, product management, sales, electronics and software development, and the regional customer teams.

Responsibilities:

  • Develop and lead a team of software systems engineers to perform requirements gathering and analysis, system architecture, solutions feasibility and trade-offs analysis, handle documentation, and ensure efficient execution.
  • Ensure consistency of ASPICE work products across Engineering V Model based on experience with SYS.1-SYS.5.
  • Technical Leadership and hands on systems engineering tasks.
  • Initiate and drive accountability for systems’ deliveries, continuous improvement, and technology advancement within domain area
  • Understand value of requirements driven development and be organizational champion
  • Work closely with algorithm teams to understand algorithms, solicit or determine algorithm needs, and architect solutions that enable to best delivery options.
  • Develop re-usable solutions that can be leveraged for scalable deliveries.
  • Partner with engineering, and sales, to understand OEM needs and architect solutions to ensure the highest quality performance expected of the Bose Brand.
  • Demonstrate and practice people management responsibilities such as talent development, issue management and escalation, motivating and inspiring, coaching
  • Manage resource estimation and workload demand/forecast for team
  • Be an analytical problem solver who thinks in a systems perspective, able to manage small details while keeping an eye on the big picture.

Qualifications:

  • Candidate should have a minimum of 5+ years of development team leadership experience.
  • Familiarity with engineering disciplines such as software, mechanical, electrical, acoustics engineering and signal processing.
  • Familiarity in automotive systems preferably electronics and / or software based; including but not limited to vehicle electronic architectures, infotainment architectures, automotive NVH
  • Demonstrable experience with embedded software systems, software architectures as well as audio architectures is highly desirable.
  • Demonstrable knowledge of general purpose processor architectures, such as ARM as well as DSPs and GPUs.
  • Confidently and competently handles multiple demands, shifting priorities, and rapid change. Interacts effectively with people from diverse backgrounds, overcomes barriers, and shows resilience in the face of adversity and failure
  • Experience building new skill sets and change management
  • Domestic and International travel required approximately 25% of time

Education:

BS degree in Electrical Engineering - BSEE, Mechanical Engineering - BSME or BSSW Software Engineering -SW is desired

10+ years of experiences

Bose is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to inclusion and diversity. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other legally protected characteristics. For additional information, please review: (1) the EEO is the Law Poster (http://www.dol.gov/ofccp/regs/compliance/posters/pdf/OFCCP_EEO_Supplement_Final_JRF_QA_508c.pdf); and (2) its Supplements (http://www.dol.gov/ofccp/regs/compliance/posters/ofccpost.htm). Please note, the company's pay transparency is available at http://www.dol.gov/ofccp/pdf/EO13665_PrescribedNondiscriminationPostingLanguage_JRFQA508c.pdf. Bose is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation because of a disability for any part of the application or employment process, please send an e-mail to [email protected] and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information.

Our goal is to create an atmosphere where every candidate feels supported and empowered in the interviewing process. Diversity and inclusion are integral to our success, and we believe that providing reasonable accommodation is not only a legal obligation but also a fundamental aspect of our commitment to being an employer of choice. We recognize that individuals may have different needs and requirements based on their abilities, and we provide reasonable accommodations to ensure ideal conditions are met during the application process.

If you believe you need a reasonable accommodation, please send a note to [email protected]

Bose

Website: http://www.bose.com/

Headquarter Location: Framingham, Massachusetts, United States

Employee Count: 10001+

Year Founded: 1964

IPO Status: Private

Last Funding Type: Equity Crowdfunding

Industries: Audio ⋅ Consumer Electronics ⋅ Hardware ⋅ Manufacturing ⋅ Music