Senior Hardware Lead — MedTech Imaging (Ghent, On-site)

XEOS; Vlaanderen; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Meal vouchers

Eco vouchers

Hospitalization insurance

Group insurance

Bike leasing

Training budget

Work from home days

Job summary

XEOS is looking for a Senior Hardware Engineer / Hardware Lead in Ghent to own the complete hardware platform of our intraoperative imaging system. You’ll drive hardware architecture, DHF, and lifecycle from requirements through verification, working with partners and contract manufacturers.

This hands-on role values systems thinking, ownership, and the ability to push innovation while ensuring regulatory compliance. You’ll mentor the hardware team as we grow and help shape future AURA platforms.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in electrical engineering or equivalent.
• 5+ years hardware engineering in high-reliability environments.
• Experience in mixed-signal PCB design and signal integrity.
• Hardware-firmware interface design experience (embedded, FPGA, MCU).
• Systems engineering mindset with requirements, traceability and verification.
• Python for data analysis, hardware characterization or test automation.
• Excellent English communication skills.
• Based in Belgium and willing to work on-site in Ghent.

Responsibilities

• Own DHF for AURA 10 and future platforms, ensuring full traceability from requirements through V&V under ISO 13485 design controls.
• Lead electronics design and review (mixed-signal PCB, PET readout electronics, power, embedded hardware-firmware interface).
• Own hardware bring-up, developing Python-based test and characterization scripts to validate readout electronics and detector performance.
• Define and execute hardware verification and validation plans; coordinate with the QMS and regulatory affairs function.
• Own the technical relationship with our engineering partners and contract manufacturers, including supplier audits, design reviews, and continuous improvement.
• Support hardware-related quality processes, risk management and regulatory compliance, contribute to BSI audit readiness.
• Work closely with the CTO on the hardware architecture of future AURA platforms.
• Support technical due diligence, grant applications and strategic innovation projects.
• In the future: participate in hiring decisions and mentoring as the hardware team grow.

Skills

Python

Embedded systems

Signal integrity

Systems thinking

Documentation

Education

Master's degree in electrical engineering

Tools

PCB design tools

Schematic capture

FPGA/MCU interfaces

Job description

XEOS is looking for a Senior Hardware Engineer / Hardware Lead in Ghent to own the complete hardware platform of our intraoperative imaging system. You’ll drive hardware architecture, DHF, and lifecycle from requirements through verification, working with partners and contract manufacturers.

This hands-on role values systems thinking, ownership, and the ability to push innovation while ensuring regulatory compliance. You’ll mentor the hardware team as we grow and help shape future AURA platforms.