(Senior) R&D Systems Engineer - Life Sciences (m/f/d)

NVision Quantum Technologies; Ulm; Vor Ort; EUR 70.000 - 110.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Stock options

Indefinite employment contract

30 vacation days

Flexible working hours

Annual health budget (Allianz bKV)

EGYM Wellpass

Relocation support

Zusammenfassung

NVision Quantum Technologies is seeking a (Senior) R&D Systems Engineer to advance Polaris across engineering domains. You’ll work at the interface of process automation, mechatronics, and fluidics, driving cross‑functional projects to improve performance and reliability throughout the product lifecycle.

You will collaborate with internal stakeholders and external partners, leading design reviews, DHF maintenance, and verification planning to ensure compliance and production readiness.

Qualifikationen

• Degree in Engineering or a related technical field.
• 3+ years in an interdisciplinary R&D environment with a structured development process.
• Experience driving technical projects and managing product design documentation; regulatory navigation (IEC 61010).
• Strong multi-disciplinary engineering background: mechatronics, fluidics, thermodynamics, mechanical design.
• Hands-on lab experience in automated, multi-step chemical or fluidic processes.
• Demonstrated ability to analyze complex systems at a high level.
• Good communication skills and ability to coordinate cross-functional teams and external partners.
• Experience with development and manufacturing partners.
• Passion for innovative products and teamwork.
• Fluent in English.

Aufgaben

• Lead continuous engineering initiatives and design updates for Polaris lifecycle.
• Review critical design choices from external partners and provide structured feedback.
• Maintain the Design History File (DHF) ensuring consistency across specs, verification, risk, and changes.
• Oversee the engineering of the fluidic subsystem: dimensioning, sizing, and integration of thermal and fluidic processes.
• Develop and evaluate functional prototype assemblies to validate design changes and mitigate risks.
• Define and structure verification strategies for engineering requirements and tests.
• Coordinate hands-on lab testing on the Polaris system and assess results.
• Partner with service team to provide 3rd-level engineering support and feed field feedback into design.
• Collaborate with external contract development and manufacturing partners.

Kenntnisse

Mechatronics

Fluidics

Thermodynamics

Mechanical design

Lab experience

Regulatory awareness

Cross-functional teams

Analytical skills

Development partners

English fluency

Ausbildung

Engineering degree

Jobbeschreibung

Your mission

We are looking for a skilled (Senior) R&D Systems Engineer (m/f/d) to strengthen our team and help shape the next generation of our technology. In this role, you will be working at the interface of process automation, mechatronics and fluidics. You will take responsibility for cross‑functional engineering projects to enhance system performance and reliability during the product lifecycle while collaborating closely with internal stakeholders and external contract development and manufacturing partners.

Your mission

We are looking for a skilled (Senior) R&D Systems Engineer (m/f/d) to strengthen our team and help shape the next generation of our technology. In this role, you will be working at the interface of process automation, mechatronics and fluidics. You will take responsibility for cross‑functional engineering projects to enhance system performance and reliability during the product lifecycle while collaborating closely with internal stakeholders and external contract development and manufacturing partners.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead continuous engineering initiatives and design updates for our preclinical Polarizer Polaris throughout its lifecycle
• Review critical design and component choices from external partners and provide structured technical feedback
• Maintain and organize the Design History File (DHF) securing consistency between specifications, verification activities, risk management and design changes to guarantee product compliance and support efficient production
• Oversee the engineering of the fluidic subsystem: Technical dimensioning, sizing, and integration of complex thermal and fluidic processes to ensure optimized system performance
• Develop and evaluate functional prototype assemblies to validate design changes, mitigate technical risks, and prove out system improvements
• Define and structure comprehensive verification strategies of engineering requirements and ensure systematic test execution.
• Coordinate and execute hands‑on lab testing on the preclinical Polaris system, evaluate results, and provide technical feedback
• Partner with the service team to provide 3rd‑level engineering support, converting field feedback and root‑cause analyses into actionable inputs for the system design

Your profile

• Degree in Engineering or a related technical field
• 3+ years of professional experience in an interdisciplinary R&D environment following a structured development process
• Experience in driving technical project work, managing product design documentation and providing technical expertise to navigate regulatory compliance (e.g. IEC 61010)
• Strong background in multi‑disciplinary engineering principles with core expertise in mechatronics, complex fluidic architectures, thermodynamics and mechanical design
• Extensive hands‑on lab experience, ideally in the field of automated, multi‑step chemical or fluidic processes
• Demonstrated experience in analysing complex systems at a high level.
• Good communication skills and ability to coordinate cross‑functional teams and external partners
• Experience in working with development and manufacturing partners
• Passion for innovative products and the work in an interdisciplinary team
• Fluent in English

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
• Indefinite employment contract
• 30 vacation days
• Flexible working hours
• Annual health budget (Allianz bKV)
• EGYM Wellpass
• Relocation support

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.