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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 care solutions help millions of people enjoy life’s unforgettable moments.

We offer exceptional career opportunities through market-leading brands from consumer to medical, products and services that keep pushing hearing care forward, 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.

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Kitchener (ON), Canada

Senior Software Requirements Engineer - CONTRACT

Who we are

 

In a life without sound, our work provides meaning. As a leading provider of innovative hearing care solutions, we are not just a company that makes products: we are a team on a mission to help people enjoy the delight of hearing. To enable a life without limitations, through our core business brands – Advanced Bionics, Audiological Care, Phonak, Sennheiser (under license) and Unitron – we develop, manufacture and distribute solutions that push the limits of technology and redefine the future of our industry.

 

Kitchener, ON

 

Senior Software Requirements Engineer (CONTRACT 14-15 MONTHS)

 

Responsible for coordinating, creating and consolidating product development documentation as it pertains to requirements and specifications for regulated medical software. Provide recommendations related to management and coordination of product development documentation to all relevant teams.

 

Responsibilities:

  • Meets with stakeholders to gain a comprehensive understanding of the products
  • Liaises with Product Managers to elicit and appropriately document requirements for software projects (includes hearing aid firmware, desktop fitting software and mobile applications)
  • Coordinates with various Research and Development (R&D) departments to understand and communicate feature feasibility (both technical and timeline feasibility), arbitrating any conflicts that may arise
  • Works with various R&D personnel to adapt requirements into software specifications using appropriate, unambiguous language, for use in software development
  • Recommend actions and necessary changes related to product documentation.
  • Provide guidance and leadership to other Requirements Engineers and related functions.
  • Performs other duties, depending upon the successful candidate’s skillset

More about you:

  • Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience
  • 2-5 years business analysis experience in a technology environment
  • Strong computer and word processing skills
  • Strong analytical and prioritization skills
  • Excellent written and communication skills
  • Ability to distill and communicate complex technical concepts clearly and succinctly
  • Strong background in Microsoft Office applications (Word, PowerPoint, Excel)

A minimum of 200Mb/sec download and 10Mb/sec upload speed internet connectivity is required to support any remote/hybrid employee functionality at Sonova

Don't meet all the criteria?  If you’re willing to go all in and learn we'd love to hear from you! 

 

We are looking forward to receiving your application via our online job application platform. For this position only direct applications will be considered. Sonova does not recruit via app, telegram, carrier pigeon or any other format that does not include speaking with an actual human. If you are offered a job without speaking with someone please contact

 

What we offer:

 

  • Exciting and challenging work environment
  • Collaborative culture
  • Opportunities for continuous self-improvement
  • Opportunities for flexible hybrid model work environment
  • A company that values diversity and inclusion
  • Rich benefits plan including wellness benefit, paramedical (massage therapist, naturopath, etc.) and competitive compensation including variable component and employer match on pension contributions
  • Mentorship program and career development plans

 

Sonova Canada is now a certified Great Place to Work® May 2024- May 2025.
 

 

 

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How we work:

At Sonova, we prioritize the well-being of our employees and foster an inclusive environment that promotes engagement and collaboration. Our team-customized hybrid work model empowers teams to balance individual needs with business goals, offering flexibility and individualized time management. We recognize the importance of life outside of work and strive to create a supportive and motivating workplace where innovation thrives.

 

 

 

Sonova is an equal opportunity employer.

We team up. We grow talent. We collaborate with people of diverse backgrounds to win with the best team in the market place. We guarantee every person equal treatment in regard to employment and opportunity for employment, regardless of a candidate’s ethnic or national origin, religion, sexual orientation or marital status, gender, genetic identity, age, disability or any other legally protected status.
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