Do you enjoy working in a position where you will have the freedom to propose and build prototypes of the hearing solutions of the future? Then we have a unique possibility for you in the early innovation team – the Discovery Team at Demant.  You will be joining a team of 10 people who have different engineering backgrounds such as HW and SW. Our mission is to build the most innovative hearing solutions in the industry using state of the art technologies.

Create the future

In your new role you will participate in developing the hearing aid solutions of the future. You will work with emerging technologies, ideas and concepts that have the potential to significantly impact the hearing healthcare industry. You will work within your own area of expertise but also look across the technology area and see how the technologies can fit together. You will transform these insights into product innovations that will provide radical value to our customers & users.
You will join us as developer in our Discovery team, a part of R&D in the Hearing Instrument Group. Here, you will develop new products and features in cross functional innovation projects involving participants from all over R&D as well as Sales & Marketing, Operations, Quality, and our sister companies. 
 

What the job is about…

We welcome and expect you to come up with all your good ideas and execute them within a big, international company. You can look forward to a visible role with a lot of possibility to shape the future solutions. As well as the possibility to inspire us and build upon our innovation culture here at Demant.
Your main responsibilities will be:

• Scouting and assessing emerging technologies and their relevance for the future of hearing healthcare, particularly within the focus of Generative AI, General AI, and Machine Learning. 
• Building, releasing, and testing applications on various platforms.
• Participate in bringing forward the best ideas for the future hearing solutions
• Participate in Discovery projects, where we will build concepts & prototypes of hearing aid solutions of the future
• Evaluate new ideas and product concepts technically, by building rapid prototypes and testing these in collaboration with other engineering profiles
• Collaborating with a network of external partners including vendors, technology partners, audiologists, and end-users 
• Collaborate with R&D to transfer knowledge from Discovery projects into Roadmap projects

There will be up to 5-10 travel days a year.

A creative doer, who can transform radical ideas into tangible product innovations

We expect you to hold a relevant degree including the relevant disciplines of the job.
Your qualifications:

• Strong expertise in generative AI and machine learning, with hands-on experience using tools like:
  • TensorFlow and PyTorch
  • OpenAI API (e.g., ChatGPT, DALL-E)
  • Hugging Face Transformers
  • Google Vertex AI and Microsoft Azure AI
• Proficiency in desktop, app and/or cloud development, with experience in programming languages and frameworks such as:
  • C# (e.g., Xamarin, .NET MAUI)
  • Swift (iOS development)
  • Kotlin (Android development)
• Proven ability to work effectively in cross-functional teams with diverse engineering competencies.
• A passion for exploring and developing new ideas with an innovative mindset.
• Good communication skills to articulate technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.

Nice-to-Have:

• Experience with audio signal processing and hearing technologies.
• Familiarity with agile methodologies in a research and development environment.
• Experience with Matlab

You probably have an educational background in Software Engineering. Maybe your education has had an AI and Machine Learning aspect as well. Having worked for some years in the industry will be an advantage in this position.
You have good knowledge and interest in emerging technologies, preferably in hearing healthcare, medical sector, audio, and consumer electronics. More than that – you also bring along a good understanding of the development of technological solutions. Your key competency is within AI and Machine Learning, but maybe you also have experience within sensor technology, Health Technology, DSP and Acoustics. You understand how these different engineering disciplines work together to define the optimal solution.

Want to join us?

We are looking forward to receiving your application until latest January 5th, 2025. Please apply via our online recruitment system and not by regular email.
If you would like to know more about the position, you are welcome to contact Thor Højlund Olsen, Director, Discovery at +45 6140 5115 or on tols@demant.com.

We will begin to invite candidates for interviews after the application deadline. The first-round interviews are scheduled for the 13th and 14th of January. You can expect the final round of interviews to be held on the 20th and 21st of January. 
We look forward to hearing from you.

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At Demant we value diversity, equity and inclusion (DE&I) and we are committed to creating an inclusive working environment. We welcome applications from all qualified candidates regardless of ethnic background, personality, age, gender, and education. Diversity is part of our cultural DNA. Women in STEM areas are particularly encouraged to apply, as Demant supports United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 5 on gender equality.