Senior Systems Engineer, Smart Implant Systems

Cochlear Limited; Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 140,000 - 175,000; Full time

Job summary

Cochlear Limited in New South Wales seeks a Senior Systems Engineer for Smart Implant Systems based at our Macquarie University, NSW office. You will lead system engineering activities, define architectures, and work with cross-functional teams to deliver innovative hearing solutions.

The role focuses on guiding product development, ensuring regulatory compliance and delivering high-quality devices that improve patients' lives. 5+ years in R&D and a medical device background are highly valued.

Qualifications

• Degree in Engineering or Science (Electrical, Software, Mechanical, Biomedical or Systems Engineering).
• Minimum 5 years' post-qualification engineering experience within an R&D environment.
• Understanding of systems engineering principles for medical devices.
• Ability to communicate effectively with cross-functional teams at various levels.
• Experience influencing stakeholders to deliver project outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Leading systems engineering activities for Smart Implant Systems product development projects.
• Define system architecture, product requirements and maintain requirement traceability.
• Drive system-level design decisions, issue resolution and cross-functional alignment.
• Lead feature development from requirements to design, verification and deployment.
• Support regulatory submissions through high-quality technical documentation.

Skills

Systems engineering

Cross-functional collaboration

Regulatory knowledge

Effective communication

Stakeholder influence

Education

Engineering or Science degree

Job description

Cochlear’s mission is to help people hear and be heard. As the global leader in implantable hearing solutions, Cochlear is dedicated to helping people with moderate to profound hearing loss experience a world full of sound. We aim to transform the way people understand and treat hearing loss and innovate to connect people with future technologies. Our employees tell us that the number one reason they enjoy working for Cochlear is the opportunity to make a difference to people’s lives. Learn and grow with us as we tackle the most complex challenges in helping more people to experience a lifetime of hearing.

The Opportunity

We have an opportunity for a full-time Senior Systems Engineer, Smart Implant Systems based in our Macquarie University, NSW office. In this role, the successful Senior Systems Engineer will lead systems engineering activities on Smart Implant Systems systems and products to design, develop and deliver new hearing solutions through the application of good engineering practices. Working closely with cross-functional teams, you will provide technical leadership, define system architectures and requirements, support product family engineering strategies, and ensure high-quality products are delivered to meet customer and business needs.

Responsibilities

• Leading systems engineering activities for Smart Implants Systems product development projects.
• Collaborate to define system architecture, product requirements and maintaining requirement traceability.
• Driving system-level design decisions, issue resolution and cross-functional technical alignment.
• Leading feature development, including requirements definition, design, verification and deployment.
• Supporting regulatory submissions through the creation of high-quality technical documentation.
• Contributing to product family engineering strategy, systems engineering best practices and continuous improvement initiatives.

What makes this opportunity unique?

This role offers the opportunity to influence the future of Cochlear’s implants technology while working across multiple engineering disciplines. You will have direct visibility of how your work improves the lives of Cochlear recipients, contribute to strategic product family planning and architecture decisions, and further develop your future expertise in systems engineering within a highly innovative and regulated medical device environment.

About You

As we grow our operations, we are looking for people who share our passion for delivering quality hearing solutions to our customers. To add value in this role, you'll use the following skills and experience:

Essential

• Degree in Engineering or Science, preferably in Electrical, Software, Mechanical, Biomedical or Systems Engineering.
• Minimum 5 years' post-qualification engineering experience within an R&D environment.
• Understanding of systems engineering principles, methods and tools that are appropriate for the development of medical devices.
• Ability to communicate effectively (and adjust communication style as needed) with cross-functional teams at various levels.
• Experience in influencing stakeholders to arrive at decisions and deliver project outcomes.
• Experience working in team-oriented, collaborative environment.

Ideal

• Understanding of the technical architecture and application of Cochlear products and systems.
• Experience with Product Family Engineering principles and reference design concepts.
• Experience in implant development or in a highly regulated industry, e.g., medical devices.
• Experience working in Agile product development environments.

How we recognise your contribution

At Cochlear we value and welcome the unique contributions, perspectives, experiences, and backgrounds of our employees and aim to build a culture that celebrates and leverages these differences, creating a sense of belonging and enabling our people to realise their full potential.

Through our internal programs and employee benefits, we aim to create an environment where our people will feel value and supported. Whether your focus is on continuous learning, professional development or simply finding an environment which enables you to thrive whilst balancing family or personal life commitments, then we have several programs in place to support you.

For more information about Life at Cochlear, visit www.cochlearcareers.com

Our growth is creating great opportunities! Our team is expanding and we want to hire the most talented people we can. Continued success depends on it.

We have provided more than 600,000 implantable devices, helping people of all ages to lead full and active lives. We help people hear and be heard. We empower people to connect with others and live a full life. We help transform the way people understand and treat hearing loss. We innovate and bring to market a range of implantable hearing solutions that deliver a lifetime of hearing outcomes.