Manager, Product Lifecycle Engineering

Cochlear’s mission is to help people hear and be heard. As the global leader in implantable hearing solutions, Cochlear is dedicated to helping people with moderate to profound hearing loss experience a world full of sound. We aim to transform the way people understand and treat hearing loss and innovate to connect people with future technologies. 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. Learn and grow with us as we tackle the most complex challenges in helping more people to experience a lifetime of hearing.

The Opportunity

Cochlear is looking for a Manager, Product Lifecycle Engineering (PLE) to lead, mentor and manage a team of engineers to sustain Cochlear as the leader in implantable hearing. The role will also manage PLE sustaining projects in collaboration with stakeholders across the organization, including Research & Development, Quality, Regulatory, Manufacturing, Process, Procurement and Product Management.

This is a permanent full-time role based in Cochlear’s Global Headquarters in Macquarie University.
- Your responsibilities will include _
- Lead and manage a team of Engineers and Project Managers
- Champion the continual development of functional capabilities within the team, including but not limited to, Electronics, Mechanical and Project Management,
- Manage stakeholders across the business to ensure prioritisation and project alignment
- Manage allocation of people to projects to optimally achieve PLE deliverables and meet business priorities
- Guide and mentor team members during execution of their projects and activities
- Attract, develop, and retain the best team to deliver Cochlear’s current and future business objectives
- Manage project budgets and resources to align with priorities and stakeholder/customer requirements.
- Establish and maintain processes within the PLE domain.
- Proactively identify and implement process improvements and new tools that can lead to more efficient delivery
- Develop and maintain strong working knowledge of Cochlear’s products including implants, sound processors, software, accessories, and service
- Collaborate cross functionally to ensure PLE developments integrate with other functions and projects.

About You:
**Required Skills**:

- Tertiary Qualifications - minimum bachelor’s degree in engineering or similar
- 10 years post-qualification experience in a R&D environment
- Experience in leading a team with diverse skills
- Leading, coaching and developing teams for growth
- Effective communicator in various settings

Desired Skills
- 5+ years team leadership experience
- Strong multi-discipline engineering knowledge; Mechanical, Electronics, Systems and Project Management
- Experience in a highly regulated industry, e.g. medical device, defence

Developmental Value of the role:

- Opportunity to grow your leadership and management skills
- Opportunity to work across organisation boundaries
- Opportunity to develop world leading medical devices using leading edge technologies
- Opportunity to influence the leadership of one of Cochlear’s R&D departments

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How we recognise your contribution

At Cochlear we value and welcome the unique contributions, perspectives, experiences, and backgrounds of our employees and aim to build a culture that celebrates and leverages these differences, creating a sense of belonging and enabling our people to realise their full potential. Through our internal programs and employee benefits, we aim to create an environment where our people will feel value and supported. Whether your focus is on continuous learning, professional development or simply finding an environment which enables you to thrive whilst balancing family or personal life commitments, then we have several programs in place to support you.