Senior Engineer, Product Cybersecurity Systems

 

Who we are

In a life without sound, our work provides meaning. As a leading provider of innovative hearing care solutions, we are not just a company that makes products: we are a team on a mission to help people enjoy the delight of hearing. To enable a life without limitations, through our core business brands – Advanced Bionics, Audiological Care, Phonak, Sennheiser (under license) and Unitron – we develop, manufacture and distribute solutions that push the limits of technology and redefine the future of our industry.

 

Valencia, CA – Hybrid

Senior Engineer, Product Cyber Security Systems

 

The Senior Product Cyber Security Systems Engineer role focuses on supporting the cyber security efforts for products and end-consumer services brought to the market by Advanced Bionics. In collaboration with Sonova’s Product Cyber Security Center of Expertise, this position helps maintain robust product security practices, ensuring that products are protected against cyber security threats and compliant with regulatory requirements. 

 

 

Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with product development, quality, and maintenance teams to integrate cyber security into the secure product development lifecycle.
• Support the implementation of Sonova’s cross-divisional product cyber security strategy, roadmap, and security capabilities.
• Monitor cyber threats, regulatory changes, and industry trends; conduct security assessments and ensure compliance with relevant standards.
• Define and maintain product security policies, requirements, standards, and processes to mitigate risks and ensure confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
• Perform security verification activities, including design/code reviews, vulnerability scanning, and penetration testing, and manage vulnerability remediation.
• Contribute to DevSecOps automation and maintain security documentation, KPIs, and quality deliverables.
• Support incident response, investigations, and security awareness initiatives across the organization.
• Collaborate with internal teams, external partners, and customers on product security matters.
• Participate in R&D activities, agile planning, and interdisciplinary team collaboration; support knowledge sharing, hiring, and onboarding.
• Other duties as assigned. 

 

 

Travelling Requirement: Travel to other Sonova group-companies may be needed up to twice per year. 

 

 

 

More about you:

 

 

 

Education

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or equivalent work experience

Nice to Have

• Master’s degree in engineering

 

 

 

Further Education

• Further education and specialization in cybersecurity

Nice to Have

• Professional security certifications 

 

 

Work Experience

• At least 5 years of practical  experience in the following areas: 
  • Software engineering 
  • Software Development Life 
  • Cycle (SDLC) 
  • System design / architecture 
  • Project management   
• With a minimum of 3 years in cyber security related roles 

Nice to Have

• Data privacy 
• CI/CD, DevSecOps 
• Experience in regulated industry, preferably medical devices
• Class II/II+/III medical device experience 
• Data privacy experience 

 

 

Professional Competencies

• Ability to explain complex 
• security topics to people without security background 
• Ability to effectively integrate