Senior MedTech Design Engineer — Lead Concept to Launch

Kaleido; Utrecht; Hybrid; EUR 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

ViCentra in Utrecht is seeking a Senior Design Engineer to lead design and development of medical devices from concept to manufacture, owning multiple projects and ensuring safety, efficacy, and regulatory alignment. You will set technical direction, guide production readiness, mentor colleagues, and collaborate with management and vendors in a fast-paced, startup-like MedTech environment.

This is a senior role where your experience drives deadlines and quality, with opportunities to influence

Qualifications

• A Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, or equivalent hands-on experience.
• 7+ years designing and developing medical devices — or products in a similarly regulated industry, with a proven track record of carrying projects end to end.
• Deep, hands-on knowledge of designing and manufacturing small parts (fine mechanical engineering).
• Strong SolidWorks skills, paired with clear and confident technical writing.
• A self-starter who thrives on juggling multiple projects, and rolling up their sleeves to solve problems in a fast, timeline-driven environment.
• Fluency in English, written and spoken.
• A Master's degree in Mechanical Engineering is a strong plus.
• Injection moulding design and processing experience, plus time in a start-up or scale-up, are both a real bonus.

Responsibilities

• Own multiple design projects from first concept through to production, driving each one to launch on time and on budget.
• Prototype, test, and refine across the full product development life cycle, learning fast and iterating with intent.
• Invent and optimise new manufacturing methods and techniques that bring ambitious designs to life at scale.
• Set the requirements and specifications that ground your ideas in reality, and build the mechanical testing, derisking plans, and protocols that prove them out.
• Run GMP process validations and complete the quality system documentation that lets new processes go live with confidence.
• Guide, mentor, and inspire colleagues, sharing your craft to lift the whole design team.
• Partner closely with management, peers, and vendors; articulating your thinking clearly to specialists and non-specialists alike.
• Champion compliance with every approved quality process and regulatory, legal, and company standard; because the people who depend on our devices are counting on it.
• Bring curiosity, energy, and a keen eye for detail to everything you touch — always hunting for better ways to solve the problems that matter to the people who use our devices.

Skills

SolidWorks

Mechanical design

Technical writing

English fluency

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering

Master's degree in Mechanical Engineering

Tools

Injection moulding

Job description

ViCentra in Utrecht is seeking a Senior Design Engineer to lead design and development of medical devices from concept to manufacture, owning multiple projects and ensuring safety, efficacy, and regulatory alignment. You will set technical direction, guide production readiness, mentor colleagues, and collaborate with management and vendors in a fast-paced, startup-like MedTech environment.

This is a senior role where your experience drives deadlines and quality, with opportunities to influence