The R&D Engineer will be responsible for a significant part of the design and development of the future DIXI products and will help bring them through to FDA-cleared and CE-approved manufacturing. The device is highly integrated and very demanding in terms of micromechanics and must satisfy new clinical requirements. In addition, the R&D Engineer will participate in the improvement of the existing range of electrodes, surgical tools and accessories. This position works independently and with the teams to design new, best-in-class miniaturized medical devices. In this role, the R&D Engineer will support project execution by coordinating external partners, managing technical interfaces, and contributing hands-on expertise to internal design and development activities. The R&D Engineer will contribute to project portfolio and the strategic technology plans thanks to his technical expertise.

Work relationships

Reports to R&D Director; interacts with cross-functional internal teams including R&D, Production, Methods, Regulatory Affairs (RA), Quality Assurance (QA) and Purchasing; interacts also with suppliers and outsourced national and international R&D services companies. This role requires the ability to communicate technical information effectively. On-site work at Dixi medical in Chaudefontaine (up to 20% home office work possible).

Significant activities and responsibilities

- Design and develop highly integrated micromechanical systems and subsystems, either internally by performing modeling, simulation, and calculations, or externally by collaborating and supervising outsourced R&D and engineering services company

- Assemble or supervise assembly of prototypes for development, verification, and validation testing

- Conduct testing and characterization of prototypes to define and refine the final product specifications

- Optimize system design for safety, performance,and manufacturability

- Define system requirements and develop associated testing plans

- Draft technical specifications for componentsand create detailed engineering drawings

- Lead risk analysis (Design FMEA and ProcessFMEA) for micromechanical systems

- Support EU and FDA compliance by validating manufacturing processes in collaboration with the industrialization department and ensuring adherence to regulatory standards and Medical Device GMP

- Collaborate with industrialization and test teams to define and implement production and testing processes and instructions

- Collaborate with the purchasing department to manage material sourcing, parts procurement, and inventory management

- Partner with cross-functional internal or external teams to bring medical device to the market for clinical use or for clinical studies.

- Contribute to other tasks as needed to support company operations and project success

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