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  • 1,000 - 50,000 employees

Cochlear Graduate Programs & Internships

  • R&D and Manufacturing

What we do: We are the global leader in implantable hearing solutions
No. of employees: 4,000+ globally, headquartered in Sydney 
The good bit: Innovative technologies that change peoples’ lives
The challenge: Learning curve to understand the complex products and nuances
Hiring grads with degrees in Engineering, Sciences, and Commerce. 

The Cochlear story

A blade of grass that sparked an innovation 

For 40 years Cochlear has been bringing people all over the globe into the world of sound. Professor Graeme Clark, an ear surgeon, saw firsthand the isolation and frustration that comes from living in a world of silence as his father struggled with hearing difficulties. 

On holiday in 1977, inspired by a shell and a blade of grass, Graeme realised there was a safe way to insert electrodes into the inner ear. It was his determination to help others that realised the first implantable solution reconnecting his patient Rod Saunders to hearing and bringing music back into his life. 

Today, Cochlear is the global leader in implantable hearing solutions, connecting hundreds of thousands of people all over the world to a full life of hearing. When others said that it couldn’t be done, Graeme Clark collaborated to create a breakthrough solution; when there was a rush to scale, he put people first; and when there was hesitation, he persisted, inspiring others to follow. His pioneering spirit to improve people’s lives, which started all those years ago, keeps driving us forward today. 

We help people hear and be heard. We empower people to connect with others and live a full life. We help transform the way people understand and treat hearing loss. We innovate and bring to market a range of implantable hearing solutions that deliver a lifetime of hearing outcomes. 

Culture

Despite being an ASX50 company, Cochlear stays true to its mission and remains driven to empower, transform, and innovate all over the world in the science of hearing loss. Our employees are experts in the field and are some of the smartest people you will meet and work with. Alongside this, our operations are global with direct operations in Europe, US and Canada, Latin and South America, the Middle East and Africa, and the Asia Pacific. Our products are also available in more than 180+ countries. 

All of this global presence is headquartered right here in Sydney, and that means you will have the opportunity to work with diverse individuals and stakeholders from all over the world and have the chance to make a difference in our operations everywhere. 

Our work isn’t only about bringing our current solutions to as many people as we can, but it is also about continuously re-investing into our people and the future solutions and possibilities. In 2021 we invested $195 million into research and development, with more than $2 billion invested in the past 40+ years. 

Recruitment Process

Cochlear's Summer Student Program places students into a stream for the entire period of time. Your performance as an intern will determine your suitability as a permanent, graduate employee.

This year, our Summer Student Program involves more teams than ever before and we were therefore looking for the best of the best students.

The recruitment process includes:

  1. Resume application
  2. Secondary application form and stream preferences
  3. Group Assessments
  4. Psychometric Assessments and Final Interview

At this stage, we do not intend to complete Technical assessments. However, this may change due to the competitive nature of our candidates.

Like our experienced hires, we are looking for students who demonstrate our key HEAR behaviours:

  • Hear the Customer
  • Embrace Change & Innovate
  • Aspire to Win
  • Remove Boundaries

Remuneration & Career Growth

Graduates form a critical backbone to the success of Cochlear as an organisation. Our employees respect interns and graduates as important people to our mission, as a result, we invest heavily into our students and junior talent especially if you stay with us as graduate engineers. 

We don’t just say this – we can prove it.

Some of the students who started with us in the past are now important members of Cochlear. Some of our Senior, and Principal Engineers started as students, as well as managers of various key teams and projects. Even some of our directors and global managers started as students over 10 years ago – and they’ve stayed with us the whole time. 

Your manager could have been an intern themselves. 

Our remuneration for interns is competitive with the market and streamlined across all business units involved

Graduate Reviews

Overall Score
4.5
Overall score based on 9 reviews
They Score Best in…
8.9
Culture
8.9
Satisfaction
8.7
Office Work Environment
8.9
Culture
8.9
Satisfaction
8.7
Office Work Environment
What Graduates Say About Them
  • The culture. I absolutely love how kind and caring everyone is. Everyone is so supportive. It's amazing. I feel so loved, welcome, and happy to come to work.
  • Really interesting R&D work, very supportive teams, flexible work, great graduate culture.
  • The work is really cool, and the people you work with are an endless source of learning.
  • Positive workplace culture and environment, and a supportive team.
  • Hard to name just one! I love that I get to learn something new each day, work across different teams, and contribute to our shared mission of helping people hear and be heard.
  • Workloads can be high when teams become underresourced or deadlines are approaching. Benefits and perks are not very extensive.
  • There aren't as many company-based events compared to other businesses, which makes it difficult to network with individuals outside of your department.
  • Salary and minimal benefits
  • High performance, high expectations and not necessarily proportional rewards
  • Attending early morning or late evening meetings with colleagues in other time zones across the globe

Jobs & Opportunities

Locations With Jobs & Opportunities
  • Macquarie University, Sydney, Lane Cove, NSW & Newstead, QLD
Hiring candidates with qualifications in
B
Business & Management
C
Creative Arts
E
Engineering & Mathematics
H
Humanities, Arts & Social Sciences
I
IT & Computer Science
L
Law, Legal Studies & Justice
M
Medical & Health Sciences
P
Property & Built Environment
S
Sciences
T
Teaching & Education
Current Jobs & Opportunities

Internship, Clerkship or Placement

Macquarie Park
Design and test mobile apps and cloud solutions!
Applications Close
31 Mar 2024
Start Date
25 Nov 2024
Salary
AUD 38 / Hour

plus super

Internship, Clerkship or Placement

Macquarie Park
Discover how our products work together and interact as a system!
Applications Close
31 Mar 2024
Start Date
25 Nov 2024
Salary
AUD 38 / Hour

plus Super


Graduate Success Stories


  • Graduate stories
Cochlear builds devices that help people to hear and I am responsible for developing some of the code that lives on those devices.

Matthew Lim

  • Graduate stories
Cochlear builds devices that help people to hear and I am responsible for developing some of the code that lives on those devices.

Matthew Lim

  • Graduate stories
I felt drawn towards a job where I could both make something physical, as well as use my skills to help people in a more direct way.

Harry Kreicers

  • Graduate stories
I felt drawn towards a job where I could both make something physical, as well as use my skills to help people in a more direct way.

Harry Kreicers

  • Graduate stories
Cochlear builds devices that help people to hear and I am responsible for developing some of the code that lives on those devices.

Matthew Lim

  • Graduate stories
Cochlear builds devices that help people to hear and I am responsible for developing some of the code that lives on those devices.

Matthew Lim

  • Graduate stories
I felt drawn towards a job where I could both make something physical, as well as use my skills to help people in a more direct way.

Harry Kreicers

  • Graduate stories
I felt drawn towards a job where I could both make something physical, as well as use my skills to help people in a more direct way.

Harry Kreicers


A Day In The Life Of


  • Day in the life

Maddy McEniery

3D printing is a great method for rapid prototyping... Today, I’m using the Instron machine to measure the force required to push a PCB into a 3D-printed coil shell.
  • Day in the life

Maddy McEniery

3D printing is a great method for rapid prototyping... Today, I’m using the Instron machine to measure the force required to push a PCB into a 3D-printed coil shell.
  • Day in the life

Mukund Ghantala

I’ve been developing scripts to automate the testing, making it quicker and more streamlined while also freeing up resources.
  • Day in the life

Mukund Ghantala

I’ve been developing scripts to automate the testing, making it quicker and more streamlined while also freeing up resources.
  • Day in the life

Maddy McEniery

3D printing is a great method for rapid prototyping... Today, I’m using the Instron machine to measure the force required to push a PCB into a 3D-printed coil shell.
  • Day in the life

Maddy McEniery

3D printing is a great method for rapid prototyping... Today, I’m using the Instron machine to measure the force required to push a PCB into a 3D-printed coil shell.
  • Day in the life

Mukund Ghantala

I’ve been developing scripts to automate the testing, making it quicker and more streamlined while also freeing up resources.
  • Day in the life

Mukund Ghantala

I’ve been developing scripts to automate the testing, making it quicker and more streamlined while also freeing up resources.

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Cochlear's award winning graduate engineering program in Australia

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Cochlear's award winning graduate engineering program in Australia

Check out this video to learn more about Cochlear's award winning graduate engineering program in Australia.