Senior Manager - Manufacturing Engineering

Sonova Group; Kitchener; Hybrid; CAD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Sonova Group is seeking a Senior Manager in Manufacturing Engineering to lead a multi-disciplinary team in optimizing manufacturing technologies for custom products. This role involves collaboration with various departments to enhance processes and ensure product quality. The ideal candidate will possess an engineering degree and extensive experience in manufacturing, along with strong leadership and project management skills.

Benefits

Flexible hybrid work environment

Rich benefits plan including wellness and paramedical services

Mentorship and career development programs

Collaborative culture

Opportunities for continuous self-improvement

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience in additive manufacturing and manufacturing process development.
• Proven track record in project and team leadership.
• Familiarity with Six Sigma and SPC methodologies.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop a team of engineering professionals.
• Oversee development of manufacturing software and systems.
• Collaborate with R&D and Manufacturing Engineering teams.

Skills

Leadership

Project Management

Process Development

Additive Manufacturing

Quality Control

Education

Degree in Engineering

Additional training in project management or lean management

Tools

MS Office 365

SAP

Minitab

Comsol

Magics

Job description

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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, with 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 to make a positive impact on people's lives through your work, this is the place for you.

Join Sonova. Create sense.

Senior Manager - Manufacturing Engineering

Senior Manager, Manufacturing Engineering

We’re seeking a Senior Manager, Manufacturing Engineering, to lead a multi-disciplinary team in developing, implementing, and optimizing manufacturing technologies, equipment, and processes for Sonova’s Custom products. This includes support for both New Product Introduction (NPI) and sustaining initiatives. You’ll collaborate closely with R&D, Quality, Manufacturing sites, Supply Chain, and NPI project leaders to deliver outstanding process, product, and service solutions.

Responsibilities :

• Lead and develop a team of engineering professionals aligned with our mission and strategic pillars:
• Environment, Health & Safety (EH&S): Enhance safety and support sustainability initiatives.
• Process Excellence: Reduce risk and variation; improve first and last pass yields.
• Delivery: Ensure reliable and continuous supply.
• Financials: Drive efficiency and effectiveness in engineering processes.
• Innovation: Implement automation, digitalization, and capability improvements.
• People: Build a high performing, engaged, and diverse team; develop internal talent.
• Oversee development of manufacturing software and systems.
• Lead pre- and post-launch activities including the development of:
• Test systems
• Manufacturing equipment and tools
• Production processes
• Manage team and project budgets; provide regular updates to senior leadership.
• Collaborate with Corporate and Custom Products Manufacturing Engineering teams on cross-functional initiatives.
• Maintain and update operational SOPs; represent ME in audits.
• Support Mass and Custom Manufacturing, Post-Launch Engineering, and Service functions.
• Promote Design for Manufacturing (DFM) and Design for Quality (DFQ) principles across teams.
• Align closely with R&D, Marketing, and Reliability on long-term strategy.

More about you:

• Degree in Engineering (e.g., Materials Science, Process Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Microtechnology, Mechanical Engineering, Chemistry).
• Additional training in technical/functional leadership, project management, business administration, or lean management preferred.
• Professional Experience:
• Hands-on experience in additive manufacturing, microelectronics, and manufacturing process development.
• Proven track record in project and team leadership.
• Familiarity with Six Sigma, SPC, and related process control methodologies.

Technical & Professional:

• Strong business acumen in technical environments.
• Deep understanding of additive manufacturing and related process chains.
• High attention to quality and detail.
• Proficiency in tools like MS Office 365, SAP, Minitab, Comsol, Magics (or similar STL file handling software).

Leadership:

• Ability to coach, guide, and mentor technical teams.

Interpersonal:

• Communicative and team-oriented with a high degree of integrity.
• Effective in cross-cultural and interdisciplinary environments.

Personal:

• Analytical, hands-on, structured, and conceptually strong.
• Proactive and independent with a flair for experimental design.

A minimum of 200Mb/sec download and 10Mb/sec upload speed internet connectivity is required to support 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 look forward to receiving your application via our online platform. Note: Only direct applications will be considered. Sonova does not recruit via apps, telegram, carrier pigeon, or other formats without human interaction. If offered a job without speaking to someone, please contact us.

Benefits include:

• Exciting and challenging work environment
• Collaborative culture
• Opportunities for continuous self-improvement
• Flexible hybrid work environment
• Valuing diversity and inclusion
• Rich benefits plan including wellness, paramedical services, and competitive compensation with variable components and pension employer match
• Mentorship and career development programs

Sonova Canada is a certified Great Place to Work (May 2024 - May 2025).

How we work:

• Prioritizing employee well-being and fostering inclusivity.
• Hybrid work model supporting flexibility and individual needs.
• Creating a supportive, innovative, and motivating workplace.

Sonova is an equal opportunity employer.

We team up, grow talent, and celebrate diversity. We ensure equal treatment and opportunity for all candidates regardless of background or identity.