Senior Mechanical Engineer

NVision Quantum Technologies; Ulm; On-site; EUR 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock options

Relocation support if needed

Health budget

Job summary

NVision Quantum Technologies in Ulm, Germany, is seeking a senior mechanical engineer to conceptualize and define mechanical requirements for advanced research instruments. The role collaborates across disciplines to own trade-offs and drive detailed mechanical decisions, while designing parts and assemblies for proofs-of-concept and in-house instruments.

You will establish standards, guidelines and best practices, and coordinate with manufacturers for fabrication and component selection.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or relevant experience.
• At least 6 years of industry experience.
• Experience with materials for pharmaceutical or medical devices is a plus.
• Hands-on experience in design, fabrication, assembly and testing.
• Experience defining mechanical engineering standards, including design reviews, drawing and tolerancing conventions, revision control and verification practices.
• Solid CAD experience with Onshape is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Conceptual work in collaboration with systems, electrical, mechanical engineers; derive mechanical requirements.
• Collaborate across disciplines with scientists and engineers but own the trade-offs and detailed mechanical decisions.
• Design mechanical parts and subassemblies for research activities, proof-of-concept prototypes and in-house scientific instruments.
• Establish mechanical engineering design standards, documented workflows and guidelines and best practices.
• Work with manufacturers and suppliers to support fabrication and component selection.
• Assemble and test subassemblies and parts.

Skills

Mechanical design

CAD

Prototype testing

Design reviews

Education

Master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering

Tools

Onshape

Fabrication knowledge

Job description

• Conceptual work in collaboration with systems, electrical, mechanical engineers. You understand the device concept and are able to derive mechanical requirements.
• You collaborate across disciplines with scientists and engineers but own the trade-offs and detailed mechanical technical decisions.
• Design mechanical parts and subassemblies for research activities, proof-of-concept prototypes and in-house scientific instruments.
• Establish mechanical engineering design standards, documented workflows and guidelines and best practices.
• Work with manufacturers and suppliers to support fabrication and component selection.
• Assemble and test subassemblies and parts.

Your profile

• Master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or relevant experience.
• At least 6 years of industry experience
• Experience with materials for pharmaceutical or medical devices is a plus.
• Hands‑on experience in design, fabrication, assembly and testing.
• Experience defining mechanical engineering standard of work and internal best practices, including design reviews, drawing and tolerancing conventions, revision control and verification practices
• Solid CAD experience with experience with Onshape a plus.

Why us?

• Attractive compensation package, including a competitive base salary and stock options
• Key role in a highly advanced and fast‑growing startup company
• Impactful product promoting better understanding and treatment of cancer
• International team, from over 30 different nationalities
• Positive work environment with open communication and a collaborative mindset
• Onsite work at state‑of‑the‑art facilities with home‑office opportunities
• Annual health budget (Allianz bKV)
• EGYM Wellpass
• Relocation support if needed

About us

NVision is innovating quantum technology with a unique approach - leveraging organic molecules to change lives for the better. Our platform spans from quantum signal enhancement that enables metabolic imaging today to quantum computing that could transform drug discovery tomorrow. Headquartered in Ulm, Germany, and backed by leading investors from the United States and Europe, we are now entering a phase of global commercialization and expansion.

With our POLARIS product line, we are extending the capabilities of standard MRIs to enable real‑time metabolic imaging, transforming how diseases are detected, understood, and treated. Our work sits at the intersection of physics, engineering, chemistry, and medicine - translating cutting‑edge science into clinical reality. We collaborate with leading academic and clinical partners worldwide, including Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Technical University of Munich, and the University of Cambridge.

At NVision, we believe transformative innovation happens when talented people from different disciplines work together toward a shared, meaningful goal. We are a global, multidisciplinary team of nearly 160 employees from more than 30 nationalities, driven by curiosity, rigor, and a commitment to solving complex challenges. Here, ideas are valued, ownership is real, and collaboration spans functions, disciplines, and borders.

If you are motivated by impact, thrive in dynamic environments, and want to contribute to something fundamentally new, NVision offers the opportunity to grow while building technology that changes lives.