Starkey Firmware Group Competency Model

Current Level:
Engineer II
Quality
* Good understanding of the Hearing Aid System
* Monitors and checks work to meet quality standards
* Demonstartes a high level of care and thoroughness (Completeness and Accuracy)
Teamwork
* Participates as an active and contributing member of a team to achieve team goals
* Works copperativley with other team members
Building Trust
* Interacts with others in a way that gives them confidence
* Is seen as direct and truthful
* Keeps confidences, promises, and commitments.
Work Ethics
* Sets high standards and well-defined, realistic goals
* Works with minimal supervision
* Fully motivated to achieve goals
Collabortion
* Builds constructive working relationships with memgbers of other groups to meet mutal goals and objectives.
Adaptability
* Adapts well to changes in assignments and priorities
Problem Solving and Analysis
* Tackles and resolves some of the most challenging technical problems
Organization Skill
Demonstrate organizational skills through effective time managment and focusing on priorities

Target Level (In first year)
Senior Engineer I 
* Work independently but have the maturity to involve others when needed or seek help from others
* They are very reliable in taking owner-ship of their work and present high-quality work while meeting the deadlines
* They find ways to do things that take the whole picture into acount and look along multiple dimensions of a problem.
* They are capable to professionally interact with other teams
* They not only apply engineering processes such as creating design and implementation documents, creating unit test, peer reviews, coding conventions, etc to their daily work,  but also actively contribute to and improve these processes.
Technical Knowledge
Widely recognized as the go-to person in several key technical areas. Technical experise is demonstarted through problem solving, applying professionaly judgement, and competent performance.
Breadth of Knowledge
Possess a wide breadth of knowledge encompassing technial areas realted to the Firmware, Software, Hardware, Audiology etc. This is demonstared through active participating cross functional meeintgs and proving solutions to problems extending multiple dsciplines.