Engineering Manager, ASIC

Title: Engineering Manager, ASIC Location: Mechelen, Belgium

Location: Mechelen, Belgium Employment: Full time

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.

At Cochlear, we're changing lives through innovative and implantable hearing solutions.

We're looking for an experienced Engineering Manager, ASIC to lead the development and delivery of the custom silicon technologies that power our hearing solutions. This is a unique opportunity to combine people leadership, technical influence, and strategic decision-making while working with talented teams and partners across the globe.

The Opportunity

As Engineering Manager, ASIC, you will lead a team responsible for delivering ASIC technologies that sit at the heart of Cochlear's future products. You will build team capability, guide technology direction, develop strategic partnerships, and ensure ASIC solutions are delivered to the highest standards of quality, reliability, and performance.

Working closely with Architecture, Hardware, Firmware, Software, Quality, and external development partners, you will play an important role in bringing innovative technologies from concept into real-world products that improve hearing outcomes for people around the world.

What You'll Do

• Lead, coach, and grow a high-performing ASIC engineering team.
• Shape and execute the ASIC technology roadmap aligned with Cochlear's platform strategy.
• Lead the successful delivery of ASIC solutions from concept through release and lifecycle support.
• Manage strategic ASIC design, verification, manufacturing, and technology partners.
• Drive technical decision-making and engineering excellence across ASIC development activities.
• Lead resource planning, budgeting, and forecasting activities.
• Champion quality, risk management, continuous improvement, and best engineering practices.
• Collaborate with global R&D teams to ensure successful platform delivery.
• Join our Cochlear Technology Centre in Belgium and work closely with colleagues and partners across the world.

About You

You are an experienced engineering leader who combines strong technical credibility with a passion for developing people and building high-performing teams.

You will bring:

• 10+ years of experience leading ASIC, semiconductor, or related engineering teams.
• Experience working with and managing external ASIC development partners and suppliers.
• Strong understanding of ASIC development, verification, manufacturing, and delivery processes.
• A proven track record of delivering complex engineering projects on time, within budget, and to quality expectations.
• Excellent stakeholder management, communication, and influencing skills.
• A passion for coaching, developing talent, and fostering a culture of collaboration and continuous learning.
• A Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Electronics Engineering, Software Engineering, or a related field.

For candidates with degrees obtained outside Belgium, a formal recognition process may be required as part of the hiring journey. Support will be provided.

Preferred Experience

• Medical device or other regulated industries.
• Digital, analogue, mixed-signal, or RF ASIC development.
• Wireless technologies and embedded hardware platforms.
• Cross-functional R&D environments involving hardware, firmware, software, and systems engineering.

Why Cochlear?

This role offers the opportunity to:

• Lead the development of advanced ASIC technologies used in life-changing hearing solutions.
• Influence important technology and engineering decisions.
• Work with highly skilled engineering experts and strategic partners around the world.
• Build, mentor, and inspire a talented technical team.
• Contribute to innovations that make a meaningful difference to people's lives.

Join us and help create technology that enables people to connect, communicate, and experience the world around them through better hearing.

What we offer

• An attractive remuneration package and flexible extra-legal benefits
• An extensive onboarding and training program
• An enjoyable work environment with attention to life-work balance and homeworking
• A stimulating environment with growth opportunities and opportunity to meet multi-disciplinary colleagues across the globe

This is your chance to be part of a premier organization with a great culture, working in a dynamic, growing and rapidly evolving environment to deliver outstanding results that benefit our customers every day. Be part of something purposeful and APPLY now by clicking on the link below and see your career grow!

Cochlear Summary

Cochlear’s mission is to help people hear and be heard. Around the world, more people chose a Cochlear-branded hearing 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. Learn and grow with us as we tackle the most complex challenges in helping people to Hear Now. And Always. Cochlear is the global market leader in implantable hearing solutions including cochlear implant systems (CI) and bone anchored hearing aids (Baha™).

Equal opportunities

Cochlear is committed to providing equal opportunities to avoid unlawful discrimination on the grounds of race, sex, disability, sexual orientation, religion/belief or age. In line with our corporate ethics and statutory obligations we strive to ensure that the work environment is free of harassment and bullying and that everyone is treated with dignity and respect - this is an important aspect of ensuring equal opportunities in employment.