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At Sonova, we envision a world where everyone can enjoy the delight of hearing. This vision inspires us and fuels our commitment to developing innovative solutions that improve hearing health and human connection - from personal audio devices and wireless communication systems to hearing aids and cochlear implants. We're dedicated to providing outstanding customer experiences through our global audiological care services, ensuring that everyone has the opportunity to engage fully with the world around them.

Guided by a culture of continuous improvement that fosters resilience and self-motivation, our team is united by a shared commitment to excellence and a deep sense of pride in our work, each of us playing a vital role in creating meaningful change, 

Here you’ll find a diverse range of opportunities that span both consumer and medical solutions and the freedom to shape your career while making an impact on the lives of others. Join us in our mission to create a more connected world, where every voice is heard and every story matters.

Staefa, Switzerland

Sound Quality Engineer (m/f/d)

 

 

As a Sound Quality Engineer, you will be developing audiological features, evaluating, optimizing, and verifying the sound quality and performance of Sonova's hearing solutions.

 

Working closely with experts across R&D teams and the marketing department, you will translate innovative technologies into measurable end-user benefits and excellent hearing experiences that improve the lives of millions.

 

 

More about the role:

 

  • Develop and maintain hearing device features to deliver exceptional user benefits and outstanding listening experiences.
  • Parameterize hearing device functions using MATLAB, Simulink or Python and optimize performance to meet speech intelligibility and sound quality requirements.
  • Use AI methods and tools to develop and optimize audiological features and evaluate sound performance of DNN-based solutions.
  • Build firmware images and measure performance of hearing devices in an acoustic test box, a fully equipped acoustic lab (with KEMAR), or a dedicated electrical audio setup and provide evidence-backed performance metrics.
  • Define the metrics and evaluation methods and develop tests for sound quality and feature performance evaluation.
  • Create audio recordings with hearing devices and dedicated equipment to prepare stimuli for device testing.
  • Conduct experiments with subjects to understand subjective performance in real-world scenarios.
  • Contribute to feature integration and system verification activities, conduct tests and provide expert feedback on device sound performance.
  • Closely collaborate with audiological research, signal processing, AI, data insights, software engineering, and other R&D teams.
  • Support the marketing department by providing improvement ideas, claims metrics, conducting competitive intelligence studies and preparing technical setups for sound demos.

 

 

More about you:

 

 

Must-have:

 

  • Higher-level degree in science or engineering (Electrical Engineering, Physics, Acoustics, Biomedical Engineering, or a comparable technical or scientific discipline).
  • Strong knowledge in one or more of the following areas: sound engineering, signal processing, acoustics, audiology, or electro-acoustic.
  • At least 3 years of professional experience in engineering, acoustics, signal processing, or a comparable R&D environment.
  • Skilled in one or more of the following tools: MATLAB, Python, XML, Audio editing tools (e.g. Adobe Audition, ProTools, Reaper or similar).
  • Intellectually curious, proactive, and solution-oriented, with strong analytical thinking and sound judgment.
  • Collaborative, reliable, and fun to work with, building trust and strong relationships across teams.
  • Professional working proficiency in English.

 

Nice to have:

 

  • Experience within the medical device industry or other regulated development environments.
  • Experience in hearing technology or audiology-related products.
  • Skilled in AI tool for sound engineering or signal processing

 

 

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. 

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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