Electronical Engineer - R&D Biometry (2 Jahre befristet) (m/w/x)

Location: Jena

Time Type: Full time

Job Description

Seeing beyond - future of medical technology

Your Role

• You design and develop electronic and embedded system architectures in compliance with applicable regulatory and medical device standards, working in interdisciplinary teams (e.g., systems, mechanics, software)

• You develop, optimize, and maintain analog and digital circuits across the entire product lifecycle

• You evaluate and ensure the technical maturity, performance, and feasibility of electronic solutions and technologies

• You define, maintain, and manage system requirements as well as verification and validation (V&V) specifications

• You plan, execute, and document design verification & validation activities, including reliability and environmental testing

• You develop, commission, and qualify test equipment and fixtures, and coordinate external test laboratories (e.g., EMC, electrical safety)

• You ensure compliance by preparing and maintaining technical documentation in accordance with relevant standards and regulatory requirements (e.g., IEC 60601)

• You support product industrialization and transfer to manufacturing, including supplier coordination and technical oversight

• You collaborate closely with embedded software teams (e.g., microcontrollers, FPGAs) and support troubleshooting during commissioning and in production

Your Profile

• You hold a degree in Electrical Engineering, Electronics, Mechatronics, or a comparable field

• You bring in profound experience in electronics development for complex products, including schematics design, component selection, design reviews, and documentation

• You have a strong understanding of analog and digital circuit design, including basics in power electronics and signal integrity

• You possess hands-on laboratory experience with common measurement equipment (e.g., oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, power analyzers) and in debugging mixed-signal systems

• You are comfortable working in interdisciplinary teams and are able to communicate technical concepts and trade-offs clearly

• You have business fluent English skills (written and spoken) and good German language skills 

Ideally, you also have

• Experience in regulated product development (preferably medical devices), including design controls, risk management, and traceability

• Experience with high-precision measurement systems, optics-related electronics, low-noise analog design, or high-speed data acquisition

• Knowledge in areas such as motor control, LED/laser driver concepts, or precision timing and synchronization

• Familiarity with industrialization topics such as production testing, reliability engineering, and lifecycle management

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