Design Quality Assurance Engineer

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.

Barcelona, Spain

Design Quality Assurance Engineer

As a Design Quality Assurance Engineer, you’ll play a key role in ensuring our innovative medical device products are developed in compliance with global quality standards and regulatory requirements. Working closely with cross‑functional R&D teams, you’ll help drive robust design control, risk management, and quality processes throughout the product lifecycle. In return for your expertise and collaborative mindset, you’ll have the opportunity to influence product quality from concept through launch while developing your career in a global, innovation‑driven environment.

More about the role

• Ensure development activities comply with internal quality processes, regulatory requirements, and industry standards
• Review technical documentation, design changes, and engineering deliverables to support high‑quality product development
• Support Design Control, product risk management, and design verification activities throughout the development lifecycle
• Collaborate with cross‑functional project teams to identify quality risks early and drive continuous process improvements
• Contribute to root cause investigations, CAPAs, and design improvements to enhance product reliability and compliance
• Support process documentation, internal audits, and the successful delivery of projects in line with development plans

More about you

• Degree in Electronics, Software, Mechanical Engineering, or a related technical discipline
• 5+ years of experience in a quality‑related engineering role, ideally within the medical device industry
• Practical experience with Design Control, Product Risk Management, and technical documentation review
• Good knowledge of ISO 13485 and ISO 14971, with an understanding of medical device development processes
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to communicate quality and regulatory requirements to diverse stakeholders
• Fluent English, both written and spoken

More about 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.

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.