Director, Embedded Core & Architecture R&D
Description
Driven by the passion to improve quality of people’s lives, WSA continues to grow as a market leader in the hearing aid industry. With our commitment to increase penetration in an underserved hearing care market, we want to accelerate our business transformation in order to reach more people, more effectively.
We are looking for an experienced embedded software leader to head our global Embedded Core & Architecture function within R&D. In this role, you will own the end-to-end architecture and delivery of the Hearing Aid Embedded Platform Software. This role carries broad leadership scope and requires extensive travel across our global sites.
The position can be located in Denmark, Lynge or Germany, Erlangen.
What you will do
Lead the development of the embedded core, including RTOS, HAL, MCU abstraction, drivers, common services, secure boot infrastructure, memory and filesystem, and the interrupt and power management model
Build and mentor a global embedded software engineering organization of 30+ people across Erlangen, Hyderabad, and Lynge
Establish and champion industry-leading engineering practices, including lightweight, high-efficiency processes, structured requirement and architecture management, and rigorous code quality, safety, and security standards
Define and implement cost-efficient resource strategies, including team structure, outsourcing balance, and platform reuse to maximize scalability
Set the technical direction and long-term roadmap for embedded software platforms, aligning it with the broader product roadmap strategy
What you bring
Experience
10+ years of experience in embedded software engineering, including leading multi-disciplinary teams
Master’s degree or higher in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Software Engineering or a related technical field
Experience delivering embedded platform software at scale in a regulated or high-quality environment
Good knowledge of embedded systems, firmware architectures, real-time constraints, and device-level optimization
Experience driving innovation, agile transformation, or high-velocity development environments is advantageous
Familiar with DSP, low-power systems, Bluetooth LE/LE Audio, RTOS environments, and mixed-signal embedded design
Strong leadership presence, with solid communication and stakeholder management skills and a high-ownership, execution driven mindset
Who we are
At WSA, we provide innovative hearing aids and hearing health services.
Together with our 12,000 colleagues in 130 countries, we invite you to help unlock human potential by bringing back hearing for millions of people around the world.
With us, you will become part of a truly global company where we care for one another, welcome diversity and celebrate our successes.
Sounds wonderful? We can't wait to hear from you.
WSA is an equal-opportunity employer and committed to creating an inclusive employee experience for all. Regardless of race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, medical condition, ancestry, disability, military or veteran status we firmly believe that our work is at its best when everyone feels free to be their most authentic self.