Development engineer for intravascular robotic controlled catheters & wires

The Wyss Zurich is a joint accelerator of the ETH Zurich and the University of Zurich, which was made possible by a generous donation from the Swiss entrepreneur and philanthropist Dr. hc. mult. Hansjörg Wyss. The mission of Wyss Zurich is to drive the clinical translation and technology transfer of outstanding scientific discoveries into new therapies for patients and breakthrough innovations in the emerging fields of Regenerative Medicine and Robotics, and to promote hybrid technologies in these fields. Wyss Zurich brings together some of the world’s leading experts to form multidisciplinary teams, pooling their knowledge and expertise.

Nanoflex robotics is now in the third year of its journey to enable remote, lifesaving medical treatments. As one of the early team, you have an important role in helping define the company culture. The role of development engineer is critical to the early success of the company. You will be part of the team developing guide wires and catheters that will be remotely and robotically controlled to move through a patient’s vascular system to remove blood clots from Stroke patients.  

Product development: In conjunction with the development team members and the CTO, work to ensure the devices meet the performance requirements for navigation through a human vascular system for both bed-side and remote in-patient procedures. Ensure devices are compliant with all necessary regulations and standards for medical products. Interact with specialist physicians to ensure the user requirements are well understood and design iterations are planned and executed based on expert feedback. There will also be interactions with technical experts, CMOs, CROs, and/or OEMs. 

We are looking for someone with 3+ years’ experience working as a development engineer in the med-tech industry (familiarity with FDA and MDR) and preferably on class II or III devices. The ideal candidate will have experience developing medical catheters, and an interest or experience in medical robotics. Specific experiance working with ISO 13485 & ISO 14971, CAD construction, DFM / DFA / DFC and prototyping experiance. 

General responsibilities: Be part of the team; help create the company and the company culture, build on your experience to help educate the team. Speak up when things are going wrong and speak up when things are going well. Be involved, be engaged, be respectful be proactive. Take ownership and deliver what you promise.

• Training opportunities
• Perspectives for career development
• Support programmes (e.g. mentoring) and networks
• Your (team) culture and team composition
• Working environment and employment conditions
• Your commitment to diversity (e.g. flexible working hours, possibility for part-time work, home office)