Senior Embedded Wireless & Audio DSP Engineer

Cochlear Limited; Antwerpen; Hybride; EUR 65 000 - 90 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Remuneration package

Onboarding program

Homeworking flexibility

Growth opportunities

Résumé du poste

Cochlear Limited in Mechelen, Belgium, is seeking a Senior Embedded Wireless Software Engineer for a fixed-term role until Oct 2027 to join the Advanced System Prototyping team. You will work on wireless, embedded AI, and audio processing for hearing implant technologies.

The role involves developing firmware in C for ARM MCUs, BLE and 2.4 GHz wireless systems, LE Audio/Auracast, DSP with real-time ML, and collaboration with researchers across Europe.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Embedded Systems, Computer Science.
• Master’s or PhD in a relevant scientific/engineering discipline; recognition may be required for degrees from outside Belgium.
• Strong experience developing embedded software in C on ARM-based microcontrollers.
• Experience working with RTOS-based systems.
• Solid understanding of Bluetooth Low Energy technologies and protocol stacks.
• Experience implementing firmware for embedded systems.
• Good understanding of digital signal processing fundamentals.
• Ability to work effectively within multidisciplinary research and engineering teams.
• Strong problem-solving and communication skills.

Responsabilités

• Develop Next-Generation Wireless Firmware Design and implement embedded C firmware for ARM-based microcontrollers.
• Develop and optimise BLE and 2.4 GHz wireless communication systems.
• Configure and integrate LE Audio and Auracast technologies.
• Prototype and validate wireless communication solutions, including RF performance testing and antenna characterisation.
• Define wireless subsystem architectures and perform design trade-off analyses.
• Explore next-generation localization technologies including BLE direction finding, AOA/AOD, and channel sounding.
• Drive Audio Processing & Embedded AI Innovation
• Implement real-time DSP and machine learning algorithms on resource-constrained embedded platforms.
• Develop advanced audio features including: Audio scene classification, Noise reduction, Beamforming, Spatial audio processing, Packet loss concealment
• Optimise algorithms for power efficiency, latency, memory footprint, and audio quality.
• Collaborate on Research & Innovation; Partner with universities, research institutes, and industry consortia across Europe.
• Contribute to research publications, technical reports, patents, and intellectual property generation.
• Support technology transfer from prototype to product development teams.
• Stay current with emerging wireless, embedded AI, and audio technologies to help shape Cochlear's innovation roadmap.

Connaissances

Embedded C

ARM microcontrollers

RTOS

BLE

2.4 GHz wireless

DSP

Machine learning on embedded

Audio processing

Python

Git

RF measurement

Android app development

Formation

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Embedded Systems, Computer Science

Master’s or PhD degree in a relevant scientific or engineering discipline (or equivalent)

Outils

Zephyr RTOS

Description du poste

Cochlear Limited in Mechelen, Belgium, is seeking a Senior Embedded Wireless Software Engineer for a fixed-term role until Oct 2027 to join the Advanced System Prototyping team. You will work on wireless, embedded AI, and audio processing for hearing implant technologies.

The role involves developing firmware in C for ARM MCUs, BLE and 2.4 GHz wireless systems, LE Audio/Auracast, DSP with real-time ML, and collaboration with researchers across Europe.