Change people’s lives and love what you do! Cochlear develops world-leading medical devices that help people hear. As a top 100 medical device company and market-leader in implantable hearing devices, more people choose a Cochlear-branded cochlear implant system than any other. Our employees tell us that the number one reason they enjoy working for Cochlear is the opportunity to make a difference to people’s lives. Job Overview & Purpose The role provides people leadership to the V&V and product lifecycle engineers within Sound Processor Systems department (including embedded software I&V, product and system V&V and product lifecycle), while partnering closely with local and global V&V, Systems Engineering, Lifecycle Engineering, Quality, Project Management and R&D stakeholders to ensure V&V activities are efficient, effective, compliant, and aligned to global processes and release priorities. This role has the responsibility of growing the technical expertise of V&V and lifecycle engineering within the Sound Processor Systems department for the Cochlear Malaysia site while championing V&V and lifecycle thinking and continuously improving the V&V and lifecycle discipline and processes across Cochlear's systems, products and platforms. Key Responsibilities 1. Lead, mentor and manage a local team of V&V and lifecycle engineers Drive the team to successfully deliver against functional priorities and project commitments. Build and develop a high-performing and inclusive team, including through the deployment of key Cochlear processes (e.g. My Performance Pathway) and ensuring a feedback rich environment is created through ongoing performance conversations. Guide, mentor and coach team members to identify career goals and plan development activities to achieve these, providing clear pathways for technical and leadership growth. Advocate for team needs to senior leadership and cross functional teams, ensuring the team has the resources, tools and support required for success. Build team morale and unity ensuring members are engaged, connected and adopt change. Partner with senior leadership to plan future capability and resourcing needs for the team, ensuring all capability gaps within the team are closed. Drive recruitment of new staff, including leading interviews and onboarding new team members. Manage team conflict and communication problems, fostering a collaborative environment. 2. Verification & Validation and Lifecycle Engineering Function Leader for High-Quality Releases Lead and govern V&V and Lifecycle Engineering delivery to enable high-quality releases, ensuring teams are effectively guided, resourced, and unblocked to execute compliant, efficient and effective V&V and lifecycle engineering activities. Set expectations for V&V and lifecycle engineering quality, coverage, and traceability, and hold teams accountable for delivering complete, fit-for-purpose evidence. Provide escalation leadership for complex V&V or lifecycle engineering challenges, driving timely resolution through guidance, prioritisation, and cross-functional alignment. Ensure platform and variant V&V strategies are applied consistently, balancing reuse, efficiency, and coverage. 3. Stakeholder Partnership and Global Alignment for Sound Processor Systems Build and maintain strong partnerships with local and global stakeholders across Verification & Validation, Lifecycle Engineering, Systems Engineering, Embedded Software, Quality, Project Management, and R&D, ensuring alignment on priorities, expectations, and delivery commitments. Act as the primary interface for V&V and lifecycle engineering in KL sound processor systems to local and global teams, providing clear, timely, and transparent communication on delivery status, risks, dependencies, and capacity to support informed decision-making. Ensure V&V and Lifecycle Engineering deliverables, mechanisms of operation, and long-term vision and strategy for sound processor systems V&V, embedded software I&V and lifecycle engineering in KL are aligned to global strategies, processes, and standards, contributing local insight while reinforcing consistency, quality, and scalability across regions. Proactively identify and manage cross-site dependencies and constraints, escalating issues early and working collaboratively to resolve conflicts and unblock delivery across time zones and organisational boundaries. Represent sound processor systems V&V, embedded software I&V and lifecycle engineering in KL in global planning for the product vertical and prioritisation forums, ensuring local capability, capacity, and risks are appropriately considered. Contribute to global continuous improvement initiatives, sharing lessons learned, best practices, and performance insights from KL to strengthen Cochlear’s overall V&V and Lifecycle Engineering capability. Manager of people: Demonstrate active involvement in the implementation and improvement of relevant quality procedures. Attract, develop, and retain the best team to deliver Cochlear’s current and future business objectives, for example, by: Ensuring clarity of expectations and outcomes for individuals and team. Providing regular feedback on performance and alignment with the HEAR behaviours Providing coaching for growth and success to build individual and team capability. Demonstrate due diligence commitment to workplace health and safety through active involvement and implementation of Cochlear’s WHS and injury management procedures including adherence to any local legislative requirements.                       Required Skills and Experience University degree in Engineering (Electrical or Electronics preferred), with Embedded Software elements. Minimum five years of experience in system, product, electrical or electronics design, firmware development or testing in R&D. Minimum five years of experience with people management and functional leadership. Understanding of verification and validation principles, methods and tools. Experience in cross-functional thinking, problem solving and continuous improvement activities. Experience in managing and delivering work packages directly and/or through team leadership roles. Good oral and written English communication skills. Desired Skills and Experience Understanding of technical architecture and application of Cochlear products and medical device technologies. Excellent influencing and leadership skills with proven ability to lead through influence and expertise. Experience in Product Lifecycle Engineering. Experience working in Agile product development environments 5+ years team leadership experience in technical engineering environments. Experience in implant development or in highly regulated industries (e.g., medical devices). Development Value of this Role Diverse interaction with people across the entire Cochlear organization and opportunity to build global networks. Visibility to the leadership team of the unit and opportunity to influence strategic direction. Opportunity to grow leadership, technical and strategic skills through management of a global team. Opportunity to work across organizational boundaries with people across various disciplines throughout the Cochlear organization. Opportunity to influence the leadership of Cochlear's V&V discipline and contribute to organizational capability building. Gain in-depth understanding of product family engineering and platform strategies that strengthen Cochlear's product leadership position. Cochlear Malaysia provides shared services to support Cochlear’s global operations. The growing team of professionals in Malaysia provides critical support in areas such as IT infrastructure and applications, development and testing, business intelligence development and support, procurement, customer service, service and repairs and returned device analysis engineering. If you feel that you have the skills and experience to be successful in this role and take on new challenges to build your career with Cochlear, please start your application by clicking the apply button below. #CochlearCareers Our growth is creating great opportunities! Our team is expanding and we want to hire the most talented people we can. Continued success depends on it. So once you've had a chance to explore our current open positions, apply to the ones you feel suit you best and keep track of both your progress in the selection process, and new postings that might interest you! We're the global leader in implantable hearing solutions. We have provided more than 600,000 implantable devices, helping people of all ages to lead full and active lives. We help people hear and be heard. We empower people to connect with others and live a full life. We help transform the way people understand and treat hearing loss. We innovate and bring to market a range of implantable hearing solutions that deliver a lifetime of hearing outcomes.

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