Software Customer Resident Engineer
Job Summary
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.
Role Summary
The Software Customer Resident Engineer is Boses primary local technical interface for General Motors (GM) Audio and Noise Management software integration across benches development vehicles launch and production environments. The role connects GM with Bose software system Integration validation calibration architecture and program teams to accelerate issue resolution maintain configuration and issue traceability and support high-quality software and calibration delivery.
Key Responsibilities:
Responsibility Area 1: Customer Technical Interface & Integration Support
- Serve as the primary on-site technical liaison between GM Audio and Noise Management teams and Bose engineering teams for software integration calibration diagnostics and implementation topics.
- Support GM-led CCU integration through bench and vehicle functional checks network and HMI diagnostics and Bose-defined performance verification; maintain approved environments with the correct Bose software calibrations and program- or variant-specific BIN files.
- Coordinate technical working sessions and provide support at GM campuses the Milford Proving Ground integration builds Tier 1 locations production plants and early-production or field events as needed.
Responsibility Area 2: Issue Triage Root-Cause Support & Fix Verification
- Perform first-level triage by reproducing bench vehicle production and field issues; capture logs traces network data and diagnostics to isolate the likely failure domain.
- Partner with Bose and GM teams on root-cause analysis and corrective action; verify fixes within the agreed local scope and provide evidence to the responsible teams for formal regression and release validation.
- Maintain complete Jira records and recommend additional testing or development based on vehicle and bench findings; escalate scope timing and integration risks through the Customer Program Manager (CPM) and established change-control process.
Responsibility Area 3: Requirements Release Program & Launch Support
- Clarify and communicate high-level system diagnostic and software requirements; support requirement updates and engineering change proposals.
- Support the CPM and Bose release teams with software calibration and BIN-file deliveries into applicable GM systems; maintain configuration and release records and coordinate inclusion in the applicable VESCOM calibration release.
- Track program variants configurations issue status risks and dependencies; participate in PDT requirement design and FMEA reviews and provide concise status and action follow-up to GM and Bose teams.
Decision Rights:
Within approved program scope configurations and established Bose and GM processes the role may:
- Execute first-level diagnostics issue reproduction data capture failure-domain isolation and local fix verification in available GM bench and vehicle environments.
- Maintain approved Bose software calibration and BIN-file configurations on assigned benches and development vehicles and coordinate technical working sessions.
- Recommend issue priorities additional testing development actions and integration alternatives based on vehicle and bench evidence.
- Escalate release approvals formal validation decisions architecture or scope trade-offs timing changes configuration conflicts and risks to the CPM or responsible GM and Bose owners.
Core Deliverables:
Deliverable Category 1: Integration & Diagnostic Evidence
- Vehicle and bench functional-check and Bose-defined performance-verification results.
- Complete evidence packages containing configurations logs traces reproduction steps likely failure-domain assessment and local fix-verification results.
Deliverable Category 2: Issue Release & Configuration Records
- Complete Jira software calibration BIN-file configuration and release records with actions status risks and dependencies.
- Requirement clarification ECP-support and software or calibration delivery-coordination records.
Deliverable Category 3: Program Status & Launch Support
- Concise program variant configuration issue risk dependency and action-item status for GM and Bose stakeholders.
- On-site integration proving-ground build plant early-production or field-support findings follow-up actions and local workflow improvements.
Key Competencies:
- Automotive Embedded Software & System Integration - Applies strong knowledge of ECU architecture automotive networks diagnostics and software integration across complex systems; experience in infotainment is preferred.
- Vehicle Diagnostics & Analytical Problem Solving - Uses bench and vehicle tools logs traces and structured analysis to reproduce issues isolate likely failure domains support root-cause analysis and verify fixes.
- Customer Technical Communication & Collaboration - Communicates requirements evidence status risks and dependencies clearly while building trusted relationships across GM Bose supplier and globally distributed teams.
- Configuration Process Discipline & Ownership - Maintains accurate issue requirement software calibration release and change-control records while working independently and following issues through resolution.
Required Experience & Education
Required Experience:
- Five or more years of relevant experience in automotive embedded software system integration ECU development or supplier design and development.
- Hands-on experience with in-vehicle and bench integration issue reproduction log and trace analysis root-cause investigation and fix verification using relevant automotive communication protocols and diagnostic tools.
- Experience with software and calibration flashing configuration management release workflows Jira requirement-management tools change management and defined ASPICE or Agile engineering processes.
- Strong customer-facing and cross-functional communication skills; ability to work independently on-site and manage multiple priorities. A valid drivers license required for GM proving-ground credentials including MPG Level 2 training and approximately 10%-15% domestic and occasional international travel are required.
Preferred Experience:
- Prior resident engineering or OEM-site experience and automotive audio active sound or Noise Management experience including basic vehicle electrical troubleshooting.
- Familiarity with GM calibration and release environments.
Education:
- Bachelors degree in Electrical Engineering Computer Engineering Computer Science Automotive Engineering or a related technical field; a masters degree is preferred.
Required Experience:
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