Requirements Engineer

Sonova AG; Warszawa; Hybrid; PLN 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working model

Job summary

Sonova in Warsaw seeks a Requirements Engineer to translate stakeholder needs into clear product requirements for hearing solutions. You will work with R&D teams in Stäfa and cross-functional partners, maintaining traceability and documentation throughout the development lifecycle.

You will collaborate across hardware and software domains, ensure compliance with medical device regulations, and contribute to continuous improvements of requirements practices in a global environment.

Qualifications

• Engineering degree or comparable higher technical education.
• 5+ years of relevant engineering experience and hands-on requirements engineering or systems engineering responsibilities is preferred.
• Experience with requirements elicitation, analysis, documentation, maintenance, and traceability.

Responsibilities

• Elicit, analyze, document, and maintain product requirements and specifications for hearing solutions throughout the development lifecycle.
• Facilitate understanding and agreement between stakeholders across product management, engineering, verification, quality, and other functions.
• Contribute to planning and development of new functionalities and features across hearing devices and related solutions.
• Ensure requirements comply with medical device regulations and internal procedures, collaborating with other engineers and quality stakeholders.
• Create and maintain end-to-end traceability between user needs, requirements, test cases, and risks.
• Collaborate with interdisciplinary teams across hardware and software domains and promote cross-functional ways of working.
• Contribute to the definition, improvement, and documentation of Requirements Engineering practices and tools.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Communication skills

Collaboration skills

English fluency (B2+)

Education

Engineering degree or comparable higher technical education

Tools

Polarion

Confluence

Jira

Job description

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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.

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.

Requirements Engineer

As a Requirements Engineer, you will join our international Requirements Engineering organization and help shape the next generation of hearing solutions. Based in Warsaw and working closely with our R&D teams in Stäfa, you will translate diverse stakeholder needs into clear, high-quality product requirements and contribute to products that make a meaningful difference in people's lives.

More about the role

In this role, you will act as a bridge between business, engineering, verification, quality, and other R&D stakeholders, facilitating alignment on what our products need to deliver. You will take ownership of requirements throughout the product development lifecycle, from elicitation and analysis through documentation, traceability, and maintenance, while contributing to the continuous improvement of our Requirements Engineering practices.

Tasks & Responsibilities

• Elicit, analyze, document, and maintain product requirements and specifications for hearing solutions throughout the development lifecycle.
• Facilitate understanding and agreement between stakeholders across product management, engineering, verification, quality, and other relevant functions, adapting your communication to different audiences.
• Contribute to the planning and development of new functionalities and product features across hearing devices, charging solutions, and the broader hearing solutions ecosystem.
• Ensure requirements comply with applicable medical device regulations and internal procedures, working closely with Requirements Engineers, Requirements Managers, and Quality stakeholders.
• Create and maintain end-to-end traceability between user needs, product requirements, test cases, and risks.
• Collaborate within interdisciplinary product development teams across hardware and software domains and contribute to effective cross-functional ways of working.
• Contribute to the definition, improvement, and documentation of Requirements Engineering practices, processes, and tools.

More about you

We're looking for a person who enjoys connecting people, technology, and different perspectives. Person who brings strong analytical and communication skills, feel comfortable working independently in an international environment, and know how to turn complex technical discussions into clear, pragmatic solutions.

• Engineering degree or comparable higher technical education.
• 5+ years of relevant engineering experience, preferably including hands-on Requirements Engineering or Systems Engineering responsibilities.
• Practical knowledge of requirements elicitation, analysis, documentation, maintenance, and traceability.
• Experience with product development processes and collaboration with stakeholders across hardware, software, verification, and quality disciplines.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and conceptual-thinking skills, with the ability to navigate change, uncertainty, and technical complexity.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills.
• Fluency in English (minimum B2 level).

Good to have qualifications:

• Experience in the medical device industry or another regulated product development environment.
• IREB Foundation Level certification and/or INCOSE certification.
• Previous experience in system verification or close collaboration with verification teams.
• Understanding of regulatory affairs, risk management, and risk mitigation in medical device development.
• Experience with tools such as Polarion, Confluence, Jira etc.

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.

Why Join Sonova?

At Sonova, we offer more than just a job — we offer a chance to make an impact. You’ll join a collaborative, inclusive environment where your ideas matter and your leadership shapes how we serve our customers. With our modern office spaces, focus on employee development, and strong company values, you’ll be empowered to grow both personally and professionally.

Make an impact that resonates.

Join Sonova and help us bring the world closer through better hearing.

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.