Bose
Sr. Director, Architect - Research Franchises
US, MA - Framingham · Director
Sponsorship not specified$271k-$373kDetected 31 days ago
Distributed SystemsMachine LearningIntellectual PropertySignal ProcessingResearchLeadershipCommunication
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Cap-exempt (no lottery)0
Sponsors this role68
Entry-level history0
PERM / green-card track0
Lottery odds (Level IV)94
Fits your clock70
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Level I$114,2751 entry
Level II$138,2372 entries
Level III$162,1983 entries
Level IV$186,1604 entries
This range already reaches Level IV — the maximum four lottery entries.
DOL prevailing wage, 2026-27 wage year · Software Developers (15-1252) · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH. Wage level is derived by USCIS from the offered wage, occupation and worksite; the occupation shown is inferred from the job title.
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About the role
- Director, Architect - Research Franchises is a senior technical leadership role responsible for defining and maintaining the long-term scientific and systems architecture of Bose Research capability franchises.
- Bose Research is transforming its franchise-based models toward the durable capability domains of perceptual intelligence, environmental sensing, distributed edge orchestration, and trusted intelligent systems.
- These domains are expected to serve as the long-term scientific engines that power Bose's future discoveries, technologies, platforms, and businesses.
Responsibilities
- Establish and evolve the franchises' 10-year science arcs, ensuring that research efforts build durable, defensible capability layers rather than isolated technical breakthroughs.
- Collaborate with Franchise Leads to ensure coherence across domains such as perception, sensing, orchestration, and trusted intelligent systems.
- Identify and develop shared system architectures that enable cross-domain capabilities across devices, environments, and networks.
Requirements
- 10+ years of experience in advanced research, systems architecture, or deep technology development in domains such as AI/ML, sensing systems, signal processing, distributed systems, or human-centered computing.
- Demonstrated ability to define and guide long-term technical research agendas.
- Strong systems thinking capabilities and experience working across multiple technical disciplines.
- Experience guiding research teams toward foundational intellectual property and scalable capability development.
- Track record of influencing technical direction across research, engineering, and strategy stakeholders.
- Exceptional communication skills with the ability to articulate complex technical concepts to executive leadership.
- Comfort operating in ambiguous, discovery-driven environments focused on long-term innovation.
- Experience collaborating with academic institutions, research labs, or advanced technology ecosystems.
Nice to have
- Experience working in leading research organizations such as corporate research labs, advanced technology groups, national labs, or frontier technology startups.
- Background in systems architecture for intelligent devices, edge computing, sensing systems, or AI platforms.
- Experience contributing to foundational technologies that evolved into scalable products or platforms.
- Advanced degree (PhD or equivalent experience) in engineering, computer science, applied science, or related fields.
- Strong external research network across academia or advanced technology ecosystems.
- At Bose, you're inspired to be and do your best and are rewarded for your unique talents!
- 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.
Compensation
- Our compensation is thoughtfully tailored to your skills, experience, education, and location, and goes beyond base salary.
Benefits
- Define and maintain the long-term scientific vision and architecture for the Bose Research capability franchises.
Company info
- 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.
This listing is sourced directly from Bose's careers page and normalized into a canonical job model.