Electronic Development Engineer Chargers

Who we are

In a life without sound, our work provides meaning. As a leading provider of innovative hearing care solutions, we are not just a company that makes products: we are a team on a mission to help people enjoy the delight of hearing. To enable a life without limitations, we - through our core business brands Phonak, Unitron, Sennheiser, Advanced Bionics and AudioNova - develop, manufacture and distribute solutions that push the limits of technology and redefine the future of our industry.

Research & Development delivers hearing solutions and services for hearing impaired people, hearing care professionals, and further related people, in the form of hearing devices, accessories, web services, mobile applications, and PC software.

Developing and testing microelectronics is your passion. Your 3+ years of experience in development, testing, verification and maintaining of SoC/ASICs will build further on our success. Embedded in an international research and development team, you will support product creations by taking over responsibility for the electronics development of our hearing instrument chargers. You will use state of the art technology and software to develop the best in class products.

Your tasks

• Define HW/SW microsystem architecture for hearing instrument LiIon battery charger platform circuit based on the stakeholders needs
• Specify electrical requirements and specification of the active electronic components of the charger circuit based on the charger platform architecture (focus on off-the-shelf components)
• Develop the verification and validation plan of the charger platform circuit based on BOM definition
• Support the manufacturing concept of the charger platform circuit and the in-house related production processes
• Customize the necessary customization of the charger circuit for the hearing instruments form factors based on the stakeholder needs
• Support the on-the-go charger LiIon battery definition and related requirements
• Contribute to the charger circuit integration, verification and validation 
• Support SW components development required by the charger platform circuit 

Your profile

• University degree in microelectronic engineering or equivalent
• 3+ years experience in electronic design
• Familiar with PDN, SI and Spice simulators 
• Proficient in microsystem architecture design
• Familiarity with power management techniques for low-power electronic devices 
• Experience with electronic test equipment 
• Skilled in HW/SW setups and tools for electronic verification and validation
• Good know-how in Phyton scripting and Microcontroller programming
• Able to structure tasks, solution-oriented and quality aware
• Willing to work in a distributed, diverse collaboration environment (working with different architects / experts)
• Fluent in both written and spoken English
• As a plus
  • Experience with PCB design is a plus
  • Knowledge of electric safety standards for medical devices (such as IEC 6061-1)
  • Understanding the manufacturing processes and related requirements 

Our offer
We can offer you a new challenge, with interesting tasks and much more - including an open corporate culture, flat hierarchies, support for further training and development, opportunities to take on responsibility, an excellent range of foods, sports and cultural facilities, attractive employment conditions, and flexible working time models in various roles. 
Employment level 80-100%.

Pascal Spycher, Talent Acquisition Manager, is looking forward to receiving your complete application (cover letter, CV, references and certificates) via our online job application platform.

For this vacancy only direct applications will be considered. 

Sonova AG
Laubisrütistrasse 28
CH-8712 Stäfa 
+41 58 928 01 01