Lead Engineer, Hardware Design
WS Audiology · Lynge, DK ·
- Seniority
- Lead
- Category
- Hardware
- Experience
- 5+ years
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.
As a Hardware Lead Engineer, you will play a key role in defining, developing, and validating hardware solutions for next-generation hearing aid products. You will work closely with cross-functional teams to translate business and system needs into robust hardware requirements and innovative electronic solutions.
Working in an international R&D environment, you will be involved from concept development through implementation and verification, collaborating with experts across Hardware, Acoustics, Software, Mechanical Engineering, and Product Architecture teams.
What You Will Do
Define and develop hardware requirements from system level down to product level.
Design and specify electronic circuits and hardware solutions.
Translate stakeholder inputs into structured, traceable, and documented requirements.
Drive requirement discovery through workshops and cross-functional discussions.
Perform electronic circuit debugging and root cause analysis of complex technical issues.
Propose and implement robust technical solutions.
Conduct electronic design verification and validation activities.
Support hardware development projects from concept to implementation.
Prepare and maintain high-quality technical documentation.
Collaborate closely with Product Architecture, Acoustics, Mechanical Engineering, Software, and Product Management teams.
Contribute to future hardware concepts, technology platforms, and portfolio planning.
Drive continuous improvement and process optimization initiatives.
What you bring
Experience
Minimum 5 years of experience within Hardware Engineering, Electronics Engineering, Systems Engineering, or related fields.
Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Electronics Engineering, Systems Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related engineering discipline.
Strong background in electronic design, electronic components, and applied electromagnetics.
Experience with PCB design, circuit development, and electronic simulation.
Knowledge of chip design and hardware verification activities.
Experience in requirements engineering and technical documentation.
Proven ability to solve complex hardware and system-level technical challenges through structured root cause analysis.
Personal competencies
Strong stakeholder management skills.
Excellent communication and facilitation abilities.
Structured, analytical, and detail-oriented mindset.
Ability to influence and align cross-functional teams.
Proactive approach to solving complex engineering challenges.
Comfortable working in ambiguity and early-stage product development.
Collaborative mindset with a strong focus on quality and delivery.
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.