Product Owner Embedded Software

As the Product Owner Embedded Software, you will own the firmware roadmap and drive delivery of cutting-edge software that powers life-changing hearing solutions. You'll partner closely with R&D engineers, Systems and Electrical teams, I&V testers, and Global Strategic Marketing to translate customer needs into high-quality embedded-software functionality. This role offers the chance to shape product vision in a regulated, mission-driven environment and see your work directly impact real users in the field., Team Leadership & Continuous Improvement Drive a culture of technical excellence by reducing technical debt, maintaining long-lived design documentation, and implementing in-field telemetry/diagnostic hooks Mentor other Associate Product Owners on Agile practices and best-in-class embedded-software processes

Product Vision & Backlog Ownership Write clear, technically detailed user stories and software specifications (e.g., performance budgets, memory constraints) Prioritise the embedded-software backlog-balancing new features, technical debt, and regulatory deliverables-to align with release milestones

Cross-Functional Collaboration Liaise with Marketing, Systems, Electrical, Clinical, Regulatory, and Quality teams to define requirements, manage dependencies, and drive alignment Represent embedded-software functionality in Clinical Trials and Customer Service interactions, ensuring all stakeholder considerations are captured

Integration & Verification (I&V) Coordination Partner with the I&V Manager to define test strategies (hardware-in-the-loop, automated regression) and plan verification milestones

Manage the European I&V team, giving guidance and developing the team to enable them to implement best practices in testing and ensure quality in the embedded software outputs Act as the I&V escalation point-tracking progress, identifying risks, and reporting status to R&D leadership

• Release & Quality Accountability Collaborate with Release Management to plan firmware builds, branching strategies, and regression cycles Review completed work for "fit & finish," ensuring compliance with ISO 13485/FDA traceability and that all acceptance criteria are met, Mission-Driven Impact: Contribute directly to firmware that powers hearing implants, helping users reconnect with the world and improving quality of life End-to-End Ownership: Shape every stage of the product lifecycle-from translating clinical needs into technical requirements to overseeing integration, verification, and field-telemetry analysis Regulated-Device Environment: Gain deep exposure to ISO 13485/FDA processes, traceability practices, and system-level I&V testing within a medical-device context-an opportunity rarely found in pure software roles Cross-Functional Collaboration: Work side-by-side with Global Strategic Marketing, Systems and Electrical Engineering, I&V, Quality, and Clinical teams, giving you a 360° view of product development in a high-performance R&D ecosystem Continuous Improvement Culture: Champion technical-debt reduction and introduce in-field telemetry for data-driven optimisations, empowering you to iterate and enhance both the product and the team's processes Innovation with Purpose: Propose and test novel embedded-software solutions (e.g., new telemetry hooks, hardware-in-the-loop verification methods) that directly address real-world hearing challenges

Do you have experience in Software testing?, As Cochlear continues to grow, we're looking for people who share our passion for delivering quality hearing solutions. To excel in this role, you will demonstrate: Technical Leadership Significant experience in embedded-software development environments, with proficiency in C/C++, RTOS concepts, MCUs, communication buses, and peripheral drivers Hands-on expertise with build systems (Make/CMake), Git branching/merge strategies, CI pipelines, and debugging tools (JTAG/SWD, logic analyzers) Experience in embedded software testing strategy development and execution People Leadership Proven ability to build and refine the Product Owner and I&V functions-mentoring Associate Product Owners, running Product Chapters, and driving Agile and embedded software testing best practices-while partnering with senior R&D leadership Regulated-Device & I&V Knowledge Familiarity with ISO 13485/FDA software requirements (SRS, HARA, traceability) and integration-level test planning Proven track record of defining and executing software-level and system-level verification tests in hardware-in-the-loop or bench-test setups Product Ownership & Agile Delivery Demonstrated experience as a Product Owner in a Scrum/Agile context-writing technically detailed user stories, prioritising backlogs, and driving sprint/release cadence Strong understanding of user-centred design principles at the firmware level, translating field data (error rates, battery telemetry) into actionable improvements Stakeholder Management & Decision Quality Proven ability to influence cross-functional leaders (Marketing, Systems, Clinical) and negotiate scope-versus-timeline trade-offs under ambiguity Experience making data-driven decisions-using in-field telemetry and analytics to inform backlog priorities and future sprints