Sr. Director, Architect - Research Franchises

The Sr. 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. This role sits at the intersection of advanced research, systems architecture, and enterprise strategy, partnering closely with Research leadership, Corporate Strategy, and the Bose-X team to ensure that long-horizon scientific work produces enduring capability platforms and disciplined innovation pathways. Define and maintain the long-term scientific vision and architecture for the Bose Research capability franchises.Establish and evolve the franchises' 10-year science arcs, ensuring that research efforts build durable, defensible capability layers rather than isolated technical breakthroughs.Guide the development of foundational research assets, including models, datasets, evaluation frameworks, and reference implementations.Ensure scientific depth and intellectual integrity while maintaining alignment with the company's long-term technology strategy.Program Architecture & Technical Governance Work with program leaders and the Program Portfolio team to ensure research programs align with franchise science arcs and technical priorities.Provide technical oversight on new program charters to ensure architectural coherence and avoid duplication across research areas.Guide the development of deployable primitives and technical frameworks that can scale into platforms and products.Serve as the technical authority for major architectural decisions affecting franchise direction.Cross-Franchise Systems Coherence 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.Preferred Qualifications

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