Senior Research Engineer, Neural Sensing for CI

Sonova Group; California (MO); On-site; USD 100,000 - 144,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental and vision coverage

401k plan with company match

Paid parental bonding leave

PTO and paid holidays

Employee Assistance Program

Hearing aid discount for employees and

Hybrid work model

Job summary

Sonova is seeking a Senior Engineer, Research to support the design and development of in-situ neural measurement and brain health monitoring capabilities within cochlear implant systems.

This onsite role applies systems engineering across electronics, embedded firmware, signal acquisition, and hardware to support translational auditory neuroscience, cognitive health research, feasibility studies, prototype development, and future product innovation.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, Neuroscience, or a related field.
• Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, Neuroscience, or related field preferred.
• 5+ years of direct work experience in systems engineering, embedded systems, or neural signal research.
• Experience with analog and digital circuits, embedded firmware, feasibility studies, prototype development, or medical device development.
• Strong systems-thinking skills across hardware, firmware, and software boundaries.
• Experience with MATLAB, Python, embedded development tools, circuit modeling, C/C++, LabVIEW.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to systems architecture for in-situ neural measurement capabilities within cochlear implant platforms
• Design and implement real-time signal acquisition and processing algorithms on embedded CI platforms
• Apply system-level knowledge across electronics, firmware, IC, RF, power, and hardware interfaces to develop research solutions
• Execute feasibility studies for novel measurement modalities, including cortical evoked potentials, EEG measures, cognitive measures, and health biomarkers through CI telemetry
• Develop research prototypes and support projects from concept through clinical validation
• Collaborate with research scientists, engineers, academic partners, clinical collaborators, and cross-functional teams
• Serve as a technical mentor to lower-level engineers by providing guidance, training, and knowledge transfer

Skills

Systems engineering

Embedded systems

Neural signal research

Real-time signal processing

C/C++

MATLAB

Python

LabVIEW

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, Neuroscience, or related field

Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, Neuroscience, or related field

Tools

MATLAB

Python

LabVIEW

Embedded development tools

Job description

Sonova is seeking a Senior Engineer, Research to support the design and development of in-situ neural measurement and brain health monitoring capabilities within cochlear implant systems.

This onsite role applies systems engineering across electronics, embedded firmware, signal acquisition, and hardware to support translational auditory neuroscience, cognitive health research, feasibility studies, prototype development, and future product innovation.