Senior Engineer, Systems

Sonova USA, Inc.; California; Hybrid; USD 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental and vision coverage

401k match

Paid holidays and PTO

Job summary

Sonova USA, Inc. is seeking a Senior Engineer, Systems - Embedded Electronics in California. The role focuses on understanding system requirements, architecting solutions, and guiding feasibility studies through integration and verification for medical devices.

The ideal candidate brings strong experience in analog/digital circuits, FPGA platforms, embedded systems, DSP, RF, and hands-on hardware debugging with real-time embedded code. Collaboration with multiple teams is essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical, Electronics, or Biomedical Engineering required.
• Minimum 3–5 years of experience in analog and digital circuits, FPGA platforms, embedded systems, DSP, RF, control systems, or integrated circuits.
• Experience with Class III medical device standards (IEC 60801 and related requirements) is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Guide requirements with Marketing, PM and R&D to generate product specs.
• Drive system-level tradeoffs during development considering features, schedules, and cost.
• Perform feasibility studies and model/implement proposals with suitable techniques.
• Collaborate with Electrical, Firmware, Software and Mechanical teams during development and integration.
• Define architectures for future products with solid market understanding.
• Document work clearly to educate others and share knowledge.

Skills

Analog circuits

Digital circuits

FPGA

Embedded systems

DSP

C/C++

Python

LabVIEW

MATLAB

Testing/verification

Education

B.S. in Electrical/Electronics/Biomedical Eng

M.S./PhD preferred

Tools

Altium 365

SPICE

MATLAB

Vivado

Quartus

Keil Eclipse

Arduino

Job description

Who we are

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.

Guided by a culture of continuous improvement that fosters resilience and self-motivation, our team is united by a shared commitment to excellence and a deep sense of pride in our work, each of us playing a vital role in creating meaningful change.

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.

Senior Engineer, Systems - Embedded Electronics

The Senior Systems Engineer plays a critical role in understanding system level requirements, architecting, analyzing through suitable techniques, specifying, conducting feasibility studies and staying involved in the project through the course of integration. This involves participating in tasks such as functional specification, testing, formal verification, failure analysis, and sustaining engineering.

The position requires expertise, hands-on skills, and experience in areas such as digital logic, analog circuits, power subsystems, and hardware debugging with real-time embedded code. Systems engineering is a central role that spans the lifecycle of product development from requirements gathering to manufacturing transfer and post-market surveillance.

Responsibilities

• Working with Marketing, Project Management and other R&D groups to guide requirements and generate product specifications.
• Obtain a system level view to drive tradeoff analysis during product development while considering features, schedules, cost, complexity, evaluating how radical or incremental the change is, risk and usability.
• Conduct feasibility work on product / system components and features in area of technical expertise. Study and be able to propose suitable components, algorithms and solutions at the least in the area of expertise. Also be able model/implement the proposals using suitable techniques and tools.
• Work with Electrical (RF, Board & IC), Firmware, Software and Mechanical teams during the product development and system integration phase.
• Work with R&T and other R&D groups to define architectures for future products and systems with a solid understanding of market needs.
• Be willing and capable of developing a broad level of understanding of our products, their higher level architecture (hardware and software) and also specialize in certain technical segments.
• Be capable of investigating field product issues, or issues during product development, be able to conduct necessary experiments with suitable techniques to get to the root cause of the issues at the shortest possible time.
• Be willing and forthcoming in clearly documenting the work undertaken not only with a goal to document but also with a goal in mind to educate the newcomers and rest of the organization.
• Always be willing and effectively share to others in the organization knowledge that has been gained when asked, or as needed to improve the overall skills of the organization

More about you

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical, Electronics, or Biomedical Engineering required; Master's degree or PhD preferred.
• Minimum 3-5 years of experience in analog and digital circuits, FPGA platforms, embedded systems, DSP, RF, control systems, or integrated circuits, with 7+ years of experience and prior medical device industry experience considered a plus.
• Strong collaboration, communication, and leadership skills with the ability to work effectively across all organizational levels, mentor junior engineers, perform under pressure, and meet project deadlines in cross‑functional environments.
• Expertise in the design and development of complex electronic systems, including embedded development on ASICs, test automation using Python, datasheet interpretation, reliability and verification engineering, and Class III medical device standards (IEC 60801 and related requirements).
• Demonstrated analytical problem‑solving abilities, attention to detail, and the capability to develop practical solutions to complex technical challenges.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office, Altium 365, circuit simulation and modeling tools (e.g., SPICE), and coding/scripting tools such as C, C++, LabVIEW, and Python for automation, testing, and debugging.
• Experience with FPGA design tools (Xilinx Vivado, Altera Quartus), embedded software development environments (Arduino, MPLAB, Keil, Eclipse), and data analysis and visualization tools including MATLAB, Tableau, Python, and related engineering software; familiarity with MATLAB, Python Embedded Tools, pSPICE, VHDL/Verilog, System C, and C/C++ is highly desirable.

A minimum of 200Mb/sec download and 10Mb/sec upload speed internet connectivity is required to support any remote/hybrid employee functionality at Sonova

What we offer

• Medical, dental and vision coverage*
• Health Savings, Health Reimbursement, Flexible Spending/Dependent Care Accounts
• TeleHealth options
• 401k plan with company match*
• Company paid life/ad&d insurance
  • Additional supplemental life/ad&d coverage available
• Company paid Short/Long-Term Disability coverage (STD/LTD)
  • STD LTD Buy-ups available
• Accident/Hospital Indemnity coverage
• Legal/ID Theft Assistance
• PTO (or sick and vacation time), floating Diversity Day, & paid holidays*
• Paid parental bonding leave
• Employee Assistance Program (24/7 mental health support hotline, 5 company paid counseling sessions and more)
• Robust Internal Career Growth opportunities
• Hearing aid discount for employees and family
• Internal social recognition platform

This role's pay range is between: $100,320/yr -$150,480/yr. This role is also bonus eligible.

How we work

At Sonova, we prioritize the well-being of our employees and foster an inclusive environment that promotes engagement and collaboration. Our team-customized hybrid work model empowers teams to balance individual needs with business goals, offering flexibility and individualized time management. We recognize the importance of life outside of work and strive to create a supportive and motivating workplace where innovation thrives.

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.