Senior Engineering Program Manager, Audio Technology

Bose Corporation•Framingham, MA

9d•$136,200 - $187,350

About The Position

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. Today, 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. Bose Corporation is seeking an Senior Engineering Program Manager to join our Audio Technology Engineering Team. Our Engineering Program Managers lead small multi-functional teams including, but not limited to systems, acoustical, digital signal processing, controls, and quality engineers. In addition to our core audio engineering functions, Program Managers also coordinate activity with hardware engineers in the electrical and mechanical domains as well as with our business, sales, legal, and supply chain teams. In this Engineering Program Manager role your primary responsibilities will be supporting our Audio Technology business unit to deliver unique Bose technologies and experiences to market through external partnerships. Products featuring those technologies or creating those experiences may range from a set of Bose developed algorithms or cutting-edge acoustical hardware reference designs to Bose acoustical tunings or extensive hardware, acoustical, and software design collaborations with an external product development partner. Secondarily, as a member of the Audio Technology Engineering team you will have opportunities to engage with our colleagues in Research and Advanced Development to support building a future product roadmap and to tap into the latest Bose inventions that have the potential to create or transform markets. Due to the nature of the Audio Technology business, this role requires effective communication across numerous different internal Bose functions as well as significant coordination with external parties interacting with Bose counterparts in technical, business, sales, product development, and strategic leadership areas. An Engineering Program Manager in this position needs to effectively represent Bose while driving activity across multiple parties around the world. While a significant portion of the Program Manager’s time will be spent defining and leading core projects, the Audio Technology business unit is new. In this job you will help define how we will operate, what tools we will use, how we will collaborate internally and how we will engage with external parties, all in service of scaling Audio Technology to a sizable and successful business and a cornerstone of Bose’s portfolio.

Requirements

Leading cross functional teams such as acoustical, digital signal processing, electrical, mechanical, software, supply chain and product quality
Experience working with external technology, design, and manufacturing partners
Program / project management background in consumer electronics (or medical device) product development or in the development of new technologies
A working understanding of software development processes and integrating with hardware designs
Systems-level critical thinking, Collaboration, Influencing Skills and High Emotional Intelligence
Experience with project scheduling and planning; MS Project or equivalent
Experience with project cost estimating and program accounting practices
Exposure to and ability to grasp basic technologies and engineering/manufacturing processes involved in product development
Team building and team leadership
Confidence to communicate effectively with cross functional technical teams, business organizations, vendors and leadership
Desire to learn and willingness to take on uncomfortable or unknown challenges
8+ years of experience within engineering
5+ years minimum experience in a Product Development role, preferably within consumer electronics
5+ years minimum experience in a Program/Project Manager role
BS in Engineering required

Nice To Haves

MS in Engineering or MBA is a plus

Responsibilities

Lead cross-functional teams to execute engineering projects throughout the product lifecycle including activities related to aligning product requirements, establishing roles and responsibilities, and creating ROI projections
Establish and clarify project objectives and ensure that teams have the guidance and resources necessary to succeed
Manage project milestones for software and hardware integration
Lead or support new technology platforms, new product, and new product variant program development as needed
Set project budgets/schedules and track performance, adjusting plans as needed to align with customer needs, resource availability and competing project priorities
Identify and manage project risks (technical and other)
Build valued working relationships with technical subject matter experts on your teams as well as with stakeholders and management