Hybrid Sound Quality Engineer — Hearing Tech Innovator

Sonova Group; Zürich; Hybrid; CHF 95.000 - 125.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Sonova Group is seeking a Sound Quality Engineer to develop and optimize audiological features across hearing solutions. You will work with R&D teams and marketing to translate technologies into measurable end-user benefits and superior hearing experiences.

You will parameterize device functions using MATLAB, Simulink, or Python, optimize performance for speech and sound quality, and apply AI methods to enhance audiological features.

Qualifikationen

• Higher-level degree in science or engineering (Electrical Engineering, Physics, Acoustics, Biomedical Engineering, or comparable).
• Strong knowledge in sound engineering, signal processing, acoustics, audiology, or electro-acoustic.
• At least 3 years of professional experience in engineering, acoustics, signal processing, or related R&D.
• Proficient with MATLAB, Python, XML, and audio editing tools (e.g., Adobe Audition, ProTools, Reaper).
• Curious, proactive, and solution-oriented with strong analytical thinking and sound judgment.
• Collaborative, reliable, and able to build cross-team relationships.
• Professional working proficiency in English.

Aufgaben

• Develop and maintain hearing device features for user benefits and listening experiences.
• Parameterize functions using MATLAB, Simulink or Python; optimize for speech intelligibility and sound quality.
• Apply AI methods to develop audiological features and evaluate sound performance of DNN-based solutions.
• Build firmware and measure performance in acoustic labs and test setups; provide evidence-backed metrics.
• Define metrics and tests for sound quality and feature performance evaluation.
• Create audio recordings and stimuli for device testing.
• Conduct experiments with subjects to understand subjective performance in real-world scenarios.
• Contribute to feature integration and system verification; provide expert feedback on sound performance.
• Collaborate with audiological research, signal processing, AI, data insights, software engineering and other R&D teams.
• Support marketing with improvement ideas, claims metrics, competitive intelligence, and sound-demo setups.

Kenntnisse

Sound engineering

Signal processing

Acoustics

Audiology

Electro-acoustic

Ausbildung

Electrical Engineering

Physics

Acoustics

Biomedical Engineering

Tools

MATLAB

Python

XML

Adobe Audition

ProTools

Reaper

Jobbeschreibung

Sonova Group is seeking a Sound Quality Engineer to develop and optimize audiological features across hearing solutions. You will work with R&D teams and marketing to translate technologies into measurable end-user benefits and superior hearing experiences.

You will parameterize device functions using MATLAB, Simulink, or Python, optimize performance for speech and sound quality, and apply AI methods to enhance audiological features.