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.
Define and deliver end‑to‑end architectures for complex medical device systems
Act as senior technical authority across cross‑functional R&D teams
Drive architectural reuse, scalability and compliance across product families
The Opportunity
The Senior Systems Architect plays a key role in defining, realising and evolving Cochlear’s system architectures across complex medical device platforms. Working at the intersection of systems engineering, product development and future technology, you will lead architectural definition activities that span multiple components, products and engineering disciplines.
In this role, you will partner closely with system architects, product development teams, platform groups and research functions to ensure architectural decisions are integrated, scalable and aligned with Cochlear’s strategic direction. You will balance forward‑looking architectural vision with practical delivery and regulatory compliance.
Responsibilities include:
Lead end‑to‑end system architecture definition and realisation across complex, multi‑component medical devices
Contribute to L1/L2 architecture definition, ensuring alignment across product families and platforms
Define and communicate architectural roadmaps, objectives and milestones in collaboration with cross‑functional stakeholders
Resolve complex architectural challenges spanning multiple engineering domains, making sound decisions in ambiguous environments
Ensure architectures meet regulatory, safety and quality requirements throughout definition and delivery
Promote systems thinking and architectural best practices across R&D organisations
Apply product family engineering principles to maximise reuse, reduce complexity and improve scalability
Use MBSE techniques (e.g. SysML) to document, model and communicate architectural intent
Mentor and guide engineers, architects and SMEs through technical leadership and work‑package ownership
About You.
As we grow our operations, we are looking for people who share our passion delivering safe, effective, and high-quality hearing solutions. To add value to Cochlear in this role, you'll be able to demonstrate the following skills and experience:
Proven experience defining and delivering system architectures for complex products, ideally in regulated environments
Strong grounding in systems engineering and architectural principles including decomposition, interfaces and integration
Experience working within medical device regulatory and standards frameworks
Understanding of Product Family Engineering principles and architectural reuse strategies
Experience applying or contributing to model‑based systems engineering approaches (MBSE, SysML or similar)
Strong technical judgement, with the ability to make decisions across domains in ambiguous situations
Clear and effective communication skills, able to influence diverse technical and senior stakeholders
What Would Make You Stand Out
Experience advancing architectural practices or global consistency across multiple product lines or contributing to IP development through innovative system concepts and architectural solutions.
Why this role is for you?
This role offers the opportunity to operate as a senior technical influencer without stepping away from hands‑on architectural impact. You’ll help shape how complex systems come together, strengthen architectural maturity across the organisation, and contribute directly to technologies that improve hearing outcomes worldwide.
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.
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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.
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