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Staefa, Switzerland

Electronics Engineer - PCB Development (Charging Solutions)

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We are seeking for Electronics Engineer – PCB Development to join our Charging Solutions Department.

 

Working on PCB solutions for Sonova hearing products, you will design, test, and optimize hardware that directly impacts people’s daily lives. In return for your hands-on experience in schematics, PCB layout, and hardware validation, you will be part of a collaborative, innovative environment where you can grow your technical expertise, influence product development, and contribute to meaningful, high-quality medical devices

 

More about the role

 

  • Design, develop, and optimize PCB solutions for charger platforms used in Sonova hearing solutions.
  • Create and maintain schematics, PCB layouts, component libraries, and support feasibility through circuit simulations.
  • Define and manage sustainable BOMs, qualify components, and prepare manufacturing and assembly data with DFM/DFT considerations.
  • Evaluate, test, debug, and validate analog and digital hardware against system requirements.
  • Coordinate prototype builds, evaluation boards, and test setups with internal and external manufacturing partners.
  • Collaborate closely with System & Electronics Engineering and contribute to R&D planning, reviews, and continuous product improvement.
  • Document design and test activities, support compliance and audits, share expertise, and help maintain laboratory infrastructure.

 

More about you

 

  • Bachelor’s degree in Electronics Engineering (or equivalent) with 3+ years of hands-on experience in electronic circuit design, prototyping, testing, and debugging.
  • Strong proficiency in PCB design, preferably using Altium Designer, with a solid understanding of low-power and mixed-signal electronics.
  • Practical experience with laboratory equipment such as oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, impedance analyzers, signal generators, battery simulators, and SMUs.
  • Programming experience or familiarity with C/C++, Python, or MATLAB for test automation or data analysis is a plus.
  • Knowledge of low-power PCB layout techniques, grounding strategies, EMC considerations, and electrical safety standards for medical devices (e.g., IEC 60601-1) is advantageous.
  • Familiarity with modern development and collaboration tools such as GitHub, VS Code, Jira, and Confluence; German language skills are a plus.
  • Self-motivated, reliable, and quality-oriented team player with a structured yet flexible working style, comfortable in diverse, interdisciplinary, and distributed environments.

 

More about what we offer

 

As one of the world’s leading hearing care providers headquartered in Switzerland, we’re committed to building an inclusive culture. We want to create an environment where you can balance a successful career with your commitments and interests outside of work, through our flexible hybrid working model. We offer a wide range of training opportunities for both your professional and personal development, and there are exceptional growth opportunities with individual development plans.

We are a newly formed department with significant freedom to shape your work, explore ideas, and influence the direction of our charging solutions. You will join a team that values agility, quick decision-making, and close collaboration, within a company rich in expertise and technological know-how.

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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