Cochlear Ltd Hiring for Software & Data Summer Student Program Job at Sydney Full Time

Job no: 614458
Work type: Hourly Temporary/Casual, Intern (Student)
Location: Sydney
Categories: Engineering, IT, Students & Graduates, Process Improvement, Oceania, Individual Contributor, Data Analytics

Change people’s lives and love what you do! Cochlear is a world-leading, cutting-edge, medical device company which develop products which gifts hearing to the world.

An ASX top 50 company, Cochlear offers an unmatched, global platform to launch your career. As an advanced Medical Device manufacturer and a market-leader in implantable hearing devices, more people choose a Cochlear branded implant than any other. While our operations are across the world, our global headquarters are right here in Sydney. This means that you will have access to, and work with significant stakeholders internationally.

Our Summer Student program operates from November each year for a total of 60 working days and empowers you to focus on your passions – from designing hardware products, developing and improving manufacturing processes, implementing test systems, or designing and testing firmware or software. The work at Cochlear is technically challenging and incredibly rewarding.

As a Summer Student in our Software and Data stream, you will be using your technical skills and abilities to solve unique challenges across our mobile applications and cloud solutions, or to help us identify new opportunities within our Research teams. Your projects will meaningfully contribute to Cochlear’s product development and research and provide you with unparalleled experience at the forefront of our innovation. You will have the opportunity to work alongside and collaborate with the best and brightest minds in Australia and across the world as they mentor and support you to develop your skills and follow your passions.

Every year our Summer Students work on a variety of essential projects that add real value to our core mission. Some examples are below:

• Designing, and implementing embedded software and tools for external components
• Deep dive into datasets by building statistical models and data algorithms
• Designing, developing, and verifying new products or components
• Contributing to product improvement projects
• Building critical research enabling software solutions
• Developing voice-controlled sound processor capabilities
• Developing automated test solutions for a clinical mobile app
• Evaluating and testing technologies critical to delivering a next-generation sound processor

At the conclusion of the Summer Student program, you will be eligible for exclusive graduate positions starting in February 2024 at Cochlear. Your performance during the Summer Student Program will contribute toward your suitability for a graduate role.

What makes Cochlear unique as a graduate employer in Australia?

• We are committed to our customers for a lifetime.
• We are passionate about our mission.
• We embrace quality in everything that we do.
• We are world-leaders in implantable hearing solutions.
• We design and manufacture high-quality, high-technology products right here in Australia.
• We have world-class R&D facilities in Sydney.
• We have highly experienced engineers who proudly mentor young engineers.
• We invest in growing engineering leaders of the future by providing our graduates with unmatched career development and learning.

Cochlear offer a highly competitive wage and the opportunity to learn and grow alongside a supportive community of innovators. To be eligible for our Software and Data stream:

• You need to study Software Engineering, Computer Science, Data Science, Statistics, or a related and similar degree.
• You need to be a penultimate student, completing your degree in calendar year 2023.
• You have achieved a credit average or higher.
• You are available to work full-time for 3 months from late November 2022 to mid-February 2023.
• You possess the right to work in Australia without sponsorship after graduation.
• You are seriously considering starting full-time work as a graduate engineer with Cochlear in February 2024.

Cochlear pride ourselves in fostering a collaborative culture for our community of innovators; to stand out as a Summer Student you will:

• Have a passion for Cochlear’s mission in making a difference to our customers’ lives.
• Be highly effective in working with other people to achieve shared goals.
• Be confident presenting in front of groups.
• Have a well-developed, analytical problem-solving ability.
• Have a responsible attitude to working safely.
• Be adaptive and a fast learner.
• Be committed to quality in everything you do.

Cochlear is an equal opportunity employer and encourage diversity in all areas of our business, applications for our Summer Student program close strictly at midnight April 30. Due to high volumes of interest, applications beyond this date will not be accepted.

It is important our Summer Students are not intending on pursing further studies immediately after graduation as Cochlear aims to foster our summer students into industry ready engineers. If you are considering further study following your graduation, you are welcome to apply in your penultimate year of your post-graduate degree.