Electrical Engineering Co-op — FPGA and Audio Research Platforms

Bose Corporation, U.S.A•Framingham, MA

6d•Hybrid

About The Position

Bose Corporation is seeking an Electrical Engineering Co-op to help develop an FPGA-based research prototyping platform for real-time audio and active noise reduction experimentation. This hands-on role focuses on electrical hardware and FPGA development, with opportunities to contribute to system architecture, circuit integration, digital signal processing, and audio testing. Working with research engineers, the co-op will translate platform requirements into a working, characterized system that enables researchers to implement and evaluate new algorithms. The role is hybrid and runs from January 11 through June 25, 2027. Applicants must be currently enrolled in college or university and pursuing a relevant degree. The expected outcome is a working research prototype with verified audio paths, representative processing examples, documented performance, and instructions that enable another engineer to reproduce the setup and measurements.

Requirements

Currently pursuing a degree in electrical engineering, computer engineering, or a related field.
Hands-on FPGA development experience with Verilog, VHDL, or equivalent tools.
Strong understanding of digital electronics and electrical engineering fundamentals.
Familiarity with oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, and systematic hardware troubleshooting.
Basic understanding of sampling, digital filters, and DSP.
Ability to work independently on defined engineering tasks and communicate results clearly.
Currently enrolled in college or university.

Nice To Haves

Experience with mixed-signal circuits, audio converters, or PCB design and bring-up.
Experience with digital interfaces such as I²S, TDM, or SPI.
Experience with MATLAB/Simulink, HDL generation, or embedded programming.
Experience with audio measurements and automated hardware testing.

Responsibilities

Evaluate and integrate FPGA hardware, audio ADCs/DACs, clocking, power supplies, and analog and digital interfaces.
Design or modify supporting circuits and interface boards as needed.
Develop FPGA logic for audio acquisition, routing, processing, and output.
Bring up and troubleshoot hardware using laboratory instruments and FPGA debugging tools.
Investigate MATLAB/Simulink integration to simplify deployment of research algorithms.
Implement pass-through, gain, and basic FIR/IIR filter examples, and compare hardware results with simulation.
Characterize noise, dynamic range, frequency response, distortion, latency, crosstalk, and channel synchronization.
Set up and conduct acoustic transfer-function measurements, loudspeaker-based testing, and active noise reduction evaluations.
Develop repeatable measurement scripts and document setup procedures, results, limitations, and troubleshooting steps.