Senior Hardware / Electrical Design Engineer– Medical scaleup

VIVOLTA; Best; On-site; EUR 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension

25+ days off

SARs (Stock Appreciation Rights)

Lease-a-bike

Job summary

Vivolta, a fast-growing MedTech company, seeks an experienced Senior Hardware / Electrical Design Engineer to translate customer and system requirements into robust electrical designs for industrial equipment and automation systems. You will own concepts through detailed engineering, manufacturing support, and commissioning, collaborating with R&D, manufacturing, QA, and external partners.

The role is based at the HQ in Waalre with potential on-site support at the High Tech Campus in Eindhoven;

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or HBO level in Electrical Engineering or related field.
• 5–10 years in hardware/electrical design or industrial automation.
• Experience with electrical schematics and control panels.
• Familiarity with machine safety standards and IEC/CE/UL.
• Experience with EPLAN Electric P8 is preferred.
• Ability to work across multidisciplinary teams.

Responsibilities

• Design electrical control systems and machine installations.
• Create wiring diagrams, BOMs, and panel layouts.
• Translate requirements into robust hardware designs.
• Select components, sensors, drives, and PLC hardware.
• Ensure compliance with relevant electrical standards.
• Collaborate with software, mechanical, QA, and manufacturing teams.
• Review and optimize existing designs.
• Support FAT/SAT, troubleshooting, and change control.
• Contribute to standardization and process improvements.
• Document engineering work and maintain traceability.

Skills

Electrical design

Mechatronics

Problem solving

Communication

Independent work

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor's in Electrical Engineering

Tools

EPLAN Electric P8

Job description

Senior Hardware / Electrical Design Engineer– Medical scaleup

Contract: 32–40 hours/week (0.8–1.0 FTE)

Position: Hardware Engineer

Vivolta is a fast-growing MedTech company specializing in the contract development and manufacturing of electrospun medical implants. Our manufacturing takes place in a validated cleanroom environment. We support our customers from advanced development up to manufacturing. While operating within a highly regulated environment where quality, compliance, and reliability are central to everything we do.

About the Role

We are looking for an experienced Hardware / Electrical Design Engineer who enjoys working at the interface of electrical and mechanical engineering. In this role, you will be responsible for translating customer and system requirements into robust electrical and electromechanical designs for industrial equipment, automation systems, machinery, and high-tech installations.

You will work in multidisciplinary project teams and take ownership from concept through detailed engineering, manufacturing support, integration, testing, and commissioning.

The position is in the Engineering department, you will collaborate closely with R&D, Manufacturing, Quality Assurance, and external partners to develop robust, manufacturing equipment and efficient and compliant manufacturing processes.

Key Responsibilities

• Design and develop electrical control systems, control cabinets, and machine installations.
• Create and maintain electrical schematics, single-line diagrams, panel layouts, terminal plans, cable schedules, and Bills of Materials (BOMs).
• Translate functional and system requirements into detailed hardware designs.
• Select and specify electrical components, sensors, actuators, drives, PLC-related hardware, and instrumentation.
• Ensure compliance with IEC, CE, UL, machine safety, and applicable industry standards.
• Collaborate with software, controls, mechanical, manufacturing, and project engineering teams.
• Review and optimize existing electrical designs and engineering standards.
• Participate in design reviews, FAT/SAT activities, validation, troubleshooting, and root-cause analysis.
• Manage engineering documentation and engineering change requests together with the System Architect.
• Contribute to standardization, automation, and continuous improvement of engineering processes

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor degree or HBO level in Electrical Engineering, Mechatronics, Industrial Automation, or a related technical discipline.
• 5-10 years of experience in hardware engineering, electrical design, machine building, industrial automation, mechatronics, or related industries.
• Proven experience designing electrical systems for machinery, industrial equipment, or automation projects.
• Experience supporting projects from concept through commissioning.
• Experience with EPLAN Electric P8 is a high preference.
• Experience creating electrical schematics and control panel designs.
• Knowledge of PLC systems, industrial automation, instrumentation, and power distribution within high tech machinery.
• Familiarity with machine safety requirements and electrical standards.
• Ability to create and maintain BOMs and technical documentation.
• Understanding of multidisciplinary system integration involving electrical, mechanical, and software domains.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to work independently and within multidisciplinary teams.
• Customer-focused mindset and ownership mentality.

Why Vivolta?

You will contribute to the development of products that improve and save lives. You will join an enthusiastic team of about 10 engineers that are committed to achieving series manufacturing for several new products. The working location will be the HQ in Waalre. As we are setting up a production facility on the High Tech Campus in Eindhoven, support can be requested on site there too. You will have a big influence on the manufacturing equipment, processes and company success. You will join a professional team where collaboration, ownership, diligence and quality are key.

We offer:

Excellent secondary benefits, such as pension, 25+ days off and 5 ADV days and a company lease-a-bike option. Development opportunities through training and/or courses, both in-house and external.

A professional yet fun workplace with passionate colleagues and innovative equipment.

Team-building activities that support both professional growth and workplace enjoyment

Unique perks such as Stock Appreciation Rights (SARs) upon transition to a permanent contract.

A long-term career perspective within a fast-growing company

Questions?

Feel free to contact us at [e-mail] or call [phone]. Please note: We are building our team directly and are not engaging with external recruitment agencies at this time.

Also, Vivolta is not a recognized sponsor for visa applications. This means we’re currently only able to consider candidates with a valid EU work permit.