Who we are

You enjoy creating and innovating. You never stop striving for better. You take responsibility and you get results. You love being part of a team. Above all, you want your work to matter: Welcome to our world! At Sonova we create sense by bringing sound to life. Our innovative hearing solutions help millions of people enjoy life’s unforgettable moments.

We offer exceptional career opportunities through market-leading brands from consumer to medical, and a culture where you can quickly belong and perform at your best.

If you want the freedom to explore, opportunities to grow, and make positive change on people lives through your work, this is the place for you.

Join Sonova. Create sense.

Hannover, Germany

Product Quality Engineer (m/w/d)

Job responsibilities:

  • Facilitation and participation in the design and process FMEA in Singapore Office and at the vendors’ sites.
  • Derive the Quality plan with respect to the specifications which needs to be done in close communication with the product management and development.
  • Qualification of the products during the different stages of the development cycle.
  • Qualification of the manufacturing process at the following stages of the development cycle.
  • Assists in performing/deriving accelerated test and automation test in the laboratory.
  • Responsible for the system testing which would include test case derivation and execution.
  • Analyze and follow-up on market complaints for the appointed products during mass production with collaboration of the team in China.
  • Derive the Quality plan for the variant process of the respective products.
  • Close collaboration with German and China colleagues on the product qualification.
  • Apply existing industrial standards in qualification process and maintain revisions for internal standards including hearing aid standards.
  • Provide support in engineering or process change qualification.
  • Inculcate quality culture and statistical knowledge within cross functional teams, including building up of suppliers’ capabilities.
  • Develop new process and test methods to qualify processes and products.
  • Address non-conformances during the development and initial production phase, including market feedback.

 

Requirements:

  • Degree in Electronic/Electrical Engineering with at least 5-8 years of experience in the qualification of consumer electronic products.
  • External qualification as a certified quality engineer or certified reliability engineer would be an added advantage.
  • Experience in Lithium-polymer cells preferred.
  • Familiar with existing industrial standards and applying it in the qualification process.
  • Experienced in dealing with various counterparts from other countries during the qualification process.
  • Knowledgeable in statistical tools and program (Minitab, ReliaSoft).
  • Familiar with the FMEA methodology and ability to lead this process in the team.
  • Understanding of reliability testing and methodology would be an advantage.
  • Interpretation and inference skills based on the qualification result based on perceived consumer expectation.
  • Ability to work effectively in a matrix organization.
  • Meticulous with an eye for details in the qualification process.
  • Willing to travel overseas occasionally.
  • Candidate needs to be situated in Germany and speak both German and English fluently.

The Sennheiser brand

The Sennheiser brand stands for premium quality in the field of audio products. 
At Sonova Consumer Hearing, we develop and offer consumer devices such as headphones, soundbars and speech-enhanced hearables under the brand license of Sennheiser.

The business is headquartered in Wedemark, Germany, and has approximately 650 employees worldwide. To continue to be among the best in the industry, we are always on the lookout for outstanding talent.