Clinical Engineer

SonicPrecision; Eindhoven; Hybrid; EUR 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock Appreciation Rights

Flexible hours & work-from-home

Development budget for courses and培训

Job summary

SonicPrecision, based in Eindhoven, is seeking a Clinical Engineer / Clinical Scientist at junior to mid level to build our clinical evidence strategy. You will work with founders and R&D to collect high-quality data for regulatory approval, engage leading cardiology experts, and translate insights into product requirements.

The role offers freedom to build your own plan, mentoring, and ownership in a small team, with the chance to influence a device used in patients and participate in

Qualifications

• Master’s or PhD in biomedical engineering, clinical sciences, medicine, or related life sciences.
• 1–3 years of experience; recent graduates with strong clinical/MedTech project possible.
• Basic understanding of EU MDR, clinical evaluation processes, or GCP/ISO 14155 is beneficial; willingness to build expertise.

Responsibilities

• Build clinical evidence strategy and study design alongside founders and R&D.
• Engage with senior electrophysiologists and KOLs; represent the company at conferences.
• Translate clinical insights into product and regulatory requirements; support regulatory submissions.

Skills

Communication

Regulatory awareness

English proficiency

Mindset

Travel

Education

Master’s or PhD in biomedical engineering, clinical sciences, medicine, or related life sciences

Job description

Building the clinical evidence for a breakthrough in cardiac ablation

Eindhoven, Netherlands|Full-time|Junior / Mid-level|Start Q1 2027|Apply by 1 November 2026

THE PROBLEM WE ARE SOLVING

Every year, more than 100,000 patients in the US and Europe undergo catheter ablation for ventricular tachycardia — a heart rhythm disorder that can be fatal. Most procedures happen without real-time tissue feedback: the electrophysiologist burns the tissue, ends the procedure, and hopes that the created lesion has reached the source of the arrhythmia. Published one-year recurrence rates run as high as 50% — which is the clinical gap we are closing.

SonicPrecision is changing that. We built a near-field ultrasound sensor into the tip of the ablation catheter. The sensor shows the electrophysiologist what happens inside the tissue while the procedure is still running. For the first time, the physician can confirm that a lesion is deep enough before ending the procedure.

We are a Philips spin-out, based in Eindhoven. We hold an exclusive, worldwide licence to the relevant Philips patent families covering near-field ultrasound sensing in ablation catheters. Of our €4M seed round, €1.5M is confirmed as non-dilutive funding from OP Zuid, Eurostars, and Brabant Startup Fonds. Our pre-clinical programme runs in partnership with CARIM at Maastricht University. Our next inflection point is First-in-Human: the very first use of the device in patients.

We are looking for a Clinical Engineer / Clinical Scientist to build and execute our clinical evidence strategy: we have the technology and a pre-clinical programme, and you drive the collection and interpretation of high-quality data that is needed for approval to go into human subjects

ABOUT YOUR ROLE

This is a junior to mid-level role for someone with a clinical, biomedical, or life sciences background who wants to work across cardiology, medical device development, and regulatory science. You work directly with the founders and the R&D team: you build our clinical evidence, build relationships with leading electrophysiologists, and turn clinical insights into product and regulatory requirements.

There is freedom to build your own plan and mentoring to support you with it. That means real ownership, a lot to learn in a short time, and direct influence on a product that will be used in patients.

YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES

Clinical evidence and study design

• Execute and update the clinical evidence roadmap: prepare study design, determine publication strategy, document learnings and write reports — from pre-clinical validation through First-in-Human and approval
• Help design and run pre-clinical studies with CARIM / Maastricht University Medical Centre (MUMC+): protocols, data collection, and edpoints
• Contribute to the Clinical Evaluation Report (CER) and Clinical Investigation Plan (CIP) for FIH, working with our regulatory advisors on both regulatory routes for a Class III device: CE marking under the EU MDR, and FDA approval in the US
• Follow the literature on catheter ablation (VT, AF, PFA, RF, cryoablation and other sensing methodologies) and feed what matters into our product strategy and evidence plan
• Furtherbuild our clinical network: find and engage senior electrophysiologists (KOLs) who can act as trial investigators, advisory board members, and early adopters
• Represent SonicPrecision at scientific conferences (ESC, HRS, Europace, EHRA) and contribute to abstract submissions and poster presentations
• Bring unmet clinical needs from the EP community back to the R&D and product team, such that our system optimally matches the procedure and workflow in the clinic

Product and regulatory support

• Turn clinical insights and physician feedback into clear product requirements, together with the engineering team
• Support regulatory submissions by providing clinical input on intended use, indications, contraindications, and safety & efficacy data.
• Track new technologies and evidence in adjacent fields (PFA, contact force, mapping systems, biophysical lesion monitoring) so we know how we compare and where we can be better

WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR

• Education:Master’s or PhD in biomedical engineering, clinical sciences, medicine, or a related life sciences discipline; a background in (interventional) cardiology, electrophysiology, or medical devices is a strong advantage
• Experience:1–3 years; we do consider recent graduates with a strong clinical or MedTech graduation project; prior experience in clinical research, medical device development, or a cardiology research environment is a plus
• Clinical knowledge / familiarity:cardiac electrophysiology, catheter ablation, or interventional cardiology — whether from clinical research, an internship, or a graduation project in the field
• Regulatory awareness:Basic understanding of EU MDR, clinical evaluation processes, or GCP/ISO 14155 is beneficial; willingness to build expertise in this area is essential
• Communication:Able to write clearly and present confidently — to clinicians, regulators, and investors. Fluent in English.
• Mindset:structured, curious, and comfortable in a small team where not everything is organised yet. You take ownership of your work and keep it moving, and you ask for help early when you need it
• Travel:Able and willing to travel occasionally

OUR OFFER

• You define, execute and update the clinical strategy of a new medical device from day one, instead of inheriting someone else’s
• Stock Appreciation Rights — you share in the equity upside of the company you help build
• Direct collaboration with founders (CEO 24 years in ultrasound and medical devices at Philips and CPO 20 years in clinical research and product development at Philips and Medtronic) and System Engineer: you learn the technology, the regulatory route, and the commercial side at the same time
• Access to a strong clinical research environment through our CARIM / MUMC+ partnership and learning all about startups through the HighTechXL venture builder
• Involvement in every phase: pre-clinical, regulatory, FIH — you see the whole picture
• Competitive salary aligned with your experience level
• Participation in international scientific conferences and the broader EP community
• Room to grow: a yearly personal development budget for courses and training, weekly one-on-ones with the CPO, and a role that grows with the company

OUR CULTURE

• A flat working culture: no layers of management and no politics
• Direct, honest and respectful feedback is appreciated and in decisions the best argument wins
• A small international team where your work is visible from week one — and senior colleagues who make time to coach you
• A 40-hour week in which results count, not hours logged.
• Freedom in how you organise your work: flexible hours, and working from home on the days the lab and/or the clinic do not require your presence.
• Real ownership: you carry your own part of the programmeand fulfil your tasks with a high level of integrity

PRACTICAL DETAILS

• Location:Eindhoven — mostly on-site, because our clinical and pre-clinical work happens here in the local medtech ecosystem; on days when the lab and the clinic do not need you, working from home is fine — in practice about one day a week
• Contract:full-time; one-year contract to start, with the clear intention to extend
• Start date:Q1 2027, or sooner by mutual agreement
• Application deadline:1 November 2026; we review applications on a rolling basis
• Right to work:You must already have the right to work in the Netherlands; we are not able to act as a recognised sponsor at this stage