WS Audiology

Formed in 2019 through the merger of Sivantos and Widex, WS Audiology combines over 140 years of experience in pioneering better solutions to help people with hearing loss. With a passion for impact, our 11.000 employees are committed to achieving our purpose: wonderful sound for all. 

With brands like Signia, Widex, Audio Service, Rexton and Vibe, and with diverse assets across wholesale retail, online, managed care and diagnostic solutions, we are active in over 125 markets. Going beyond together, we achieve annual revenues of around EUR 2 billion.

As a global leader, our ambition is to unlock human potential by making wonderful sound part of everyone’s life.

Learn about us on www.wsa.com and take a look at why you will love working here:

The Team

The eSW team is responsible for the software infrastructure of the hearing aid and for the streaming to external devices, e.g. iPhone and Android phones. eSW is working in a scaled agile development environment with scrum teams across multiple international sites and we are using contemporary technologies, including C/C++/Python and we have a DevOps culture in the DNA of our teams.

The Role

Become part of our team in Erlangen and join our Embedded Software development team as a Requirements Engineer. We are more than 40 people including eSW developers, architects, requirement engineers and project managers, organized in SCRUM teams.

We develop under challenging, but exciting conditions. Our system is tiny, has strict battery constraints, as well as resource limitations. On the other hand, the feature set and system complexity are steadily growing.

You will report to our Head of Firmware ERL.

In this role you will have the following responsibilities:

• Define the requirements for the firmware components of a hearing aid system based on system requirements and technical dependencies
• Release and maintain requirement specifications for multiple projects and multiple product versions
• Support test engineers in deriving test specifications based on requirement specifications
• Create traceability from system requirements to firmware requirements and link requirements to test cases
• Review and clarify firmware requirements with stakeholders and teams of experts
• Active communication with multiple development teams
• Team up with other requirement engineers and developers to define the eSW requirements strategy of the future
• Capture and maintain requirements in tools like Azure DevOps Server and Polarion

Requirements

You most likely fit the following profile:    

• Bachelor / Master / PhD in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering / Electronics or any other relevant discipline
• At least 3 years proven experience and skills in writing and maintaining technical requirements
• Experience in at least one requirements management tool (e.g. Polarion, Doors, Azure DevOps Server)
• Good communication, conflict resolution and moderation skills
• Good understanding of MS Office Applications (e.g. handling of templates)
• Open to working in an international team
• Basic understanding of software or embedded systems is an advantage
• Experience in the development of software for regulated environments (e.g. medical devices developed according to IEC 62304) is an advantage
• Certification according to IREB (International Requirements Engineering Board) or similar is an advantage
• Knowledge about engineering tools and scripting languages (e.g. Python, Matlab) is an advantage
• Experience in agile software development is a plus
• Very good command of spoken and written English. German would be an added advantage

What we offer 

We are driven by innovation and development so working with us is a constant learning curve. You will be located in our site in Erlangen with dynamic and progressive colleagues, who are highly skilled and empathetic. 

We offer flexible working times & opportunities for working from home. You can always get free coffee at the office. We are part of the IG Metall tariff agreement offering attractive compensation and futher benefits like contributions to the company pension plan or child-care.

Join WS Audiology

If this opportunity sounds interesting to you, please submit your application stating your earliest starting date and your salary expectations and we will get back to you as soon as possible.