Senior Mechanical Test Engineer at Bose Corporation in Framingham, Massachusetts

Job Description:

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

About Bose

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.

Innovation is more than what we do. It's who we are -constantly learning and constantly curious. We never stop imagining what better sound sounds like. We're music fanatics and audio engineers. We're explorers and inventors and dreamers. And we're passionate down to our bones about making whatever you're listening to a little more magical.

About the Team

Bose's PAE organization provides test support for new product validation, continuous improvement engineering and standards development. As a member of Bose's in-house team of subject matter experts, you will be responsible to create and implement test plans that assure the quality of Bose products across varying environmental, dynamic and cosmetic stress conditions throughout its fielded lifetime. Additionally, you will develop and maintain test methodologies and standards required to validate Bose products. This position will provide support to the Consumer Electronic Division and work with our Global partners to deliver groundbreaking audio products that delight our customers.

About the Role

As a Senior Mechanical Test Engineer, you'll be working closely with Reliability, Validation, Packaging and Mechanical Design Engineers, you will be responsible to develop the environmental validation test requirements for new products and oversee the execution of these test plans through the start of production for the product. This will include developing comprehensive test requirements using a risk-based approach using product descriptions and discussions with the design community.

You will direct technicians to schedule tests, monitor progress of the testing, and make final determination of the pass or fail status of each test. Typical tests include, but are not limited to, acoustic life, thermal, humidity, vibration mechanical shock including fixture design, shipping simulation, corrosion, weathering simulation, and various cosmetic tests.

Responsibilities Include:

• Ensure testing is comprehensive, performed correctly, and all failure modes are identified and documented.


• Assist in these findings, you will take part in disassembly and analysis of tested parts, looking for evidence of potential problems as well as diagnosing failures.


• Similarly, this position will be required to support environmental and mechanical testing for continuous engineering improvement work on existing products and, support CMF activities.


• Support continuous improvement activities by performing correlation studies, creating or amending test methodologies, and improving efficiencies within the work group.


• This person will provide failure analysis, insight, and feedback to our manufacturing partners during development, as well as, evaluate new technologies and materials to support advanced development.

About You

• Extensive exp. with root cause analysis


• Strong interpersonal and communication skills, strong documentation skills, close attention to detail and strong schedule management.


• Reasonable understanding of basic electrical circuits and components and, reliability statistics.


• A working knowledge of data acquisition is also required. Knowledge of NX or CAD is a plus.


• Differentiating skills would be the addition of Design for Reliability and Physics of Failure concepts and methods familiarity.


• This position requires a flexible style that can shift priorities and modulate work efforts as issues arise, with a strong commitment to meeting project deadlines. An ability to manage multiple projects concurrently is a must, as is the ability to work independently.

"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 wellbeing@bose.com "

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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 Wellbeing@bose.com 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 wellbeing@bose.com