JOB OFFER

Lead Robotics Engineer (80~100%)

[Latest update: 13 December 2024. Status: Closed]

COMPANY DESCRIPTION

Emovo Care (www.emovocare.com) is a medical device company developing robotic systems to support people with motor impairments. We are a spin-off from EPFL Switzerland, composed of a small team passionate about leaving a dent. In addition to restoring function, our purpose is driven by promoting inclusion of people with disabilities, through employment, community and co-creation.

Our first product is a hand exoskeleton for people with limited functions due to e.g. stroke.

JOB DESCRIPTION

We’re looking for a motivated Lead Robotics Engineer to join our dynamic and hard-working team. The ideal candidate has a strong engineering experience in mechanics, electronics, software, and within regulated environments (e.g. medical, automotive, aerospace).

The candidate will lead 1st-hand design+development, verification+validation, production and documentation for our 1st medical device, and for our next hardware and software products.

JOB REQUIREMENTS

●     Must have:

o  Master Degree or Ph.D. in Robotics, Mechatronics Engineering, or related

o  Experience with building real-world robots and mechatronics systems:

▪      CAD: Mechanical (Solidworks, Inventor, similar), and Electronics (Eagle, Altium, similar)

▪      Software: Python, C++, similar

▪      Hands-on: prototyping, manufacturing (3D printing, soldering), assembly, debugging

o  Experience in regulated environments - ideally medical (technical documentation, risk management, etc.), and with quality systems (ISO 13485, 9001)

o  Permit to work within European Union/Schengen

o  Excellent communication skills in English (French, German are a plus)

●     Great to have (big plus to application!):

o  Experience in developing and testing electromechanical medical devices within applicable regulations and standards (e.g. EU MDR, ISO 60601, etc.)

o  Experience in managing commercial hardware products, including DFMA, production, supplier handling, repairs, support

o  Experience with wearable systems, soft robotics, ergonomics, human factors

o  Experience in project management (e.g. track record and/or certificates)

o  A sincere wish to work with real users, and to help build a company culture around inclusion

OUR OFFER

●     80~100% contract in scenic Lausanne, Switzerland (1 day/week remote possible)

●     Office space at the dynamic Biopole campus (metro, groceries, parking, pharmacy, restaurants)

●     Options to get shares according to company's vesting schedule

●     Once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to develop products, strategy, and team in early-stage start-up

INTERESTED?

Send the following to jobs@emovocare.com:

  1. Portfolio* of professional, personal, academic projects

  2. CV

  3. Recommendation letters

(*): Nothing too fancy or elaborated. Ideally, 1 pdf file containing short projects descriptions, videos, images, and/or links to related repositories, projects reports, presentations, etc.
In general, we’d like to get a sense of your skills in designing integrated robotic systems, mechanics / electronics / software components, and experience within quality systems/regulated environments. For example, we’d be very happy to see examples of your previous:

  • Mechatronics/Robotics designs (e.g. parts, assemblies, software modules, architectures), and understand what was your specific contribution

  • (Extracts of-, summaries of-) Technical documents authored / reviewed within quality systems

We understand some of this work could be confidential. Let us know if so, and we’d be happy to identify together ways to move on nonetheless.


NOTE: Applications missing any of the above will not be considered!