Team Lead Hardware (R&D)

Getinge; Netherlands; Hybrid; EUR 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Getinge seeks a Team Lead Hardware (R&D) in Delft, NL. You will lead and develop a multidisciplinary hardware engineering team spanning mechanical and electrical engineering to deliver integrated, high-quality bioprocessing solutions.

The role combines people leadership with hands-on engineering contributions, guiding projects from concept through lifecycle support. You will shape the Hardware Engineering function within R&D, foster ownership, drive collaboration, and ensure compliant,

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering.
• At least 5 years of hardware engineering experience, preferably in mechanical/electrical product development.
• At least 3 years of people leadership experience.
• Experience leading multidisciplinary engineering teams and delivering projects on time and to quality.
• Strong leadership, communication, and change management skills.
• Experience in regulated environments; CE marking is a plus; English proficiency required.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop a multidisciplinary hardware engineering team.
• Support project planning, prioritization, resource allocation, technical decision-making, risk management, and communication.
• Contribute hands-on to mechanical or electrical design work, prototypes, reviews, and problem solving.
• Ensure consistent engineering practices, tools, documentation, and regulatory compliance.
• Connect mechanical, electrical, quality, manufacturability, serviceability, cost, and customer needs in product development.
• Represent hardware engineering in cross-functional forums with Product Management, Quality, Operations, Service, suppliers and Getinge sites.
• Promote structured product development, robust design practices, and continuous improvement.

Skills

Leadership

Project planning

Communication

Change management

Hardware engineering

Education

Bachelors/Masters in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering

Job description

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Team Lead Hardware (R&D)

Date: Jul 30, 2026

Location: Delft, NL

Remote Work: 1-2 days at home (site based)

With a passion for life

Join our diverse teams of passionate people and a career that allows you to develop both personally and professionally. At Getinge we exist to make life-saving technology accessible for more people. To make a true difference for our customers – and to save more lives, we need team players, forward thinkers, and game changers.

Are you looking for an inspiring career? You just found it.

Become our new Team Lead Hardware (Research & Development)

As Team Lead Hardware (R&D), you lead and develop our multidisciplinary hardware engineering team, bringing together mechanical and electrical engineering expertise to create integrated, high-quality solutions for our bioprocessing products.

You combine people leadership with hands-on engineering contribution. Together with project teams, Product Management, Quality, Operations, Service, suppliers, and other Getinge sites, you help deliver robust, compliant, and customer-centric products from early concept through lifecycle support.

In this role, you help shape the future of Hardware Engineering within R&D. You create a team environment where engineers take ownership, collaborate across disciplines, make transparent technical decisions, and deliver predictable, high-quality outcomes.

You play a key role in strengthening the R&D organization for the future by developing people, improving ways of working, and helping the team deliver high-quality results in a structured and reliable way.

What will you do?

• Lead, coach, and develop a multidisciplinary hardware engineering team of mechanical and electrical engineers, including performance, development, onboarding, and capability building.
• Foster a collaborative, accountable, and performance-driven team environment where engineers take ownership of technical quality, engineering standards, and reliable delivery.
• Support project teams with planning, prioritization, resource allocation, technical decision‑making, risk management, and transparent communication on progress and capacity.
• Contribute hands‑on to mechanical or electrical design work, prototypes, design reviews, and complex technical problem solving.
• Ensure consistent engineering practices, tools, documentation, and compliance with applicable standards, regulations, and quality processes.
• Strengthen system‑level and lifecycle thinking by connecting mechanical, electrical, quality, manufacturability, serviceability, cost, and customer needs.
• Represent hardware engineering in cross‑functional forums and collaborate with Product Management, Quality, Operations, Service, suppliers, and other Getinge sites.
• Promote structured product development, robust design practices, technical reviews, and continuous improvement in the hardware engineering team.

Knowledge, skills and experience

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related technical field.
• Minimum 5 years of experience in hardware engineering, preferably within mechanical and/or electrical product development.
• Minimum 3 years of people leadership experience, with responsibility for coaching, performance management, talent development, and building high‑performing teams.
• Experience leading multidisciplinary engineering teams and delivering project objectives related to quality, timelines, and execution.
• Strong leadership, communication, and change management skills, with the ability to set clear expectations, foster accountability, and promote collaboration.
• Technical expertise in both mechanical and electrical engineering, with the ability to support integrated product solutions and contribute to system-level decision‑making.
• Solid understanding of product development processes, including design controls, technical documentation, design reviews, lifecycle management, and continuous improvement of engineering practices.
• Experience in a regulated environment and familiarity with applicable quality and compliance requirements (e.g., CE marking) is considered a plus. Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English are required.

About us

With a firm belief that every person and community should have access to the best possible care, Getinge provides hospitals and life science institutions with products and solutions aiming to improve clinical results and optimize workflows. The offering includes products and solutions for intensive care, cardiovascular procedures, operating rooms, sterile reprocessing and life science. Getinge employs over 12,000 people worldwide and the products are sold in more than 135 countries.

Reasonable accommodations are available upon request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process.