Senior Product Engineer (m/f/d)

Your mission

We are seeking a Senior Systems Engineer (m/f/d) for taking a key role in the development of our innovative products.

In your role, you take responsibility for all technical aspects of the product lifecycle of a first-of-it’s kind product. You’ll work closely with internal R&D, product management, quality, and test teams, while coordinating with external partners to shape a scalable, compliant, and reliable product.

Drive Product & Systems Engineering

• Define the work breakdown structure and scope of development efforts, including prioritization of work packages.
• Own and maintain specifications, requirements, and technical documentation, ensuring consistency throughout the development cycle.
• Support program management in planning, budgeting, and roadmap creation by defining technical priorities.
• Collaborate with test engineers to plan and coordinate integration and verification activities.
• Accompany and steer the technical development process at our external development partner.

Shape Feature Development & Market Adaptation

• Translate feedback from users, product teams, and service departments into design improvements and product features.
• Coordinate the integration of new features—developed in-house—into future hardware revisions and software updates.
• Support market expansion by addressing regulatory requirements in collaboration with the quality teams.

Transfer to Scalable Production

• Oversee the technology transfer of device production from the prototyping department to scaled manufacturing within the development partner’s facilities.
• Define and optimize batch sizes, production flows, and deployment strategies in line with scale-up needs.

Your profile

• A degree in Engineering, Physics, or a comparable technical discipline.
• 4+ years of experience as a product or systems engineer, ideally in medical devices, lab automation, or special machinery.
• Proven experience in bringing complex, interdisciplinary products from prototype to production.
• Strong ability to coordinate across teams and manage input from diverse stakeholders (engineering, quality, product, service, etc.).
• A structured, hands-on approach with strong documentation and analytical skills.
• Experienced in requirements management, change control, and documentation management.
• Familiarity with risk management, relevant regulatory requirements and standards (e.g. IEC 61010 or similar) is beneficial.
• Comfortable working in a dynamic and evolving environment, with a willingness to shape processes.
• Passion for innovative products and the work in an interdisciplinary team.

Why us?

• Competitive compensation, including base salary and stock options (virtual shares)
• Onsite work (Ulm) in a modern office/lab environment with home-office opportunities
• Attractive relocation package (if necessary)
• Annual health budget (Allianz bKV)
• 30 vacation days
• Flexible working hours
• Key role in a highly advanced and fast-growing startup company
• Ample opportunity for personal initiatives, openness to new ideas, and room for considerable personal impact
• Impactful product promoting better understanding and treatment of disease
• International and dynamic team, comprising over 20 different nationalities
• EGYM Wellpass membership
• Permanent employment contract, providing stability and long-term career growth opportunities
• Enjoyable work atmosphere with an open-door and open communication mentality

contact information

Any questions? Please contact:

Sandra Schärli
Senior Talent Acquisition Manager
mail:careers@nvision-imaging.com

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