Sr. Research Engineer
Sonova AG•Santa Clarita, CA
•$100,320 - $144,210•Hybrid
About The Position
Advanced Bionics 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 expertise across electronics, embedded firmware, signal acquisition, and hardware design to support translational auditory neuroscience, cognitive health research, feasibility studies, prototype development, and future product innovation.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, Neuroscience, or a related field required
- 5+ years of direct work experience with a Bachelor’s degree, or at least 3 years with a Master’s degree, 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 with the ability to work across hardware, firmware, and software boundaries
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills for scientific and technical audiences
Nice To Haves
- Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, Neuroscience, or a related field preferred
- Experience with MATLAB, Python, embedded development tools, circuit modeling, C/C++, LabVIEW, or related technical tools preferred
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
Benefits
- 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
- Tuition reimbursement
- Hearing aid discount for employees and family
- Internal social recognition platform
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
