R&D Engineer Medical Devices (m/f/d)

R&D Engineer Medical Devices (m/f/d)

Permanent

About Heraeus

Making displays foldable? Helping hearts beat with medical innovations? Or breathing new life into precious metals? As a family-owned global technology group we help our customers to always being one step ahead.

About Heraeus Medevio

Together we improve lives. At Heraeus Medevio, we bring lifesaving and life-changing medical devices to market through partnerships with medical device manufacturing companies. Backed by Heraeus Group, we are committed to the growth of our teams and organization by providing an open space for open minds.

To reach our vision of improving 100 million lives every year, we foster a culture of curiosity that thrives on challenge, continuous learning, growth, and the opportunity to try new things. With sites in the United States, European Union, and Asia, and over 2,200 employees worldwide, together, we will meet tomorrow's challenges today.

The following challenges await you:

In this role, you will contribute to the development of interventional medical devices that enhance patient safety and therapeutic outcomes worldwide. Your key responsibilities include:

• Contribute to customer‑specific product development projects from concept freeze through detailed design and transfer to manufacturing.
• Working in many areas of interventional devices, including access devices, advanced diagnostic and therapeutic catheters and complex delivery systems, applying state-of-the-art technology.
• Working collaboratively in cross‑functional and international teams including program managers, design and process engineers, prototyping specialists, and RA/QA representatives—as well as with external business partners and customers.
• Developing and building prototypes—both at the conceptual drafting stage and hands‑on—aligned with safety, usability, and clinical performance requirements.
• Developing test methods for design verification and simulated‑use validation, defining manufacturing processes, and documenting all work in our paperless PLM environment.
• Ensuring full and compliant documentation according to regulatory frameworks, standards, and industry best practices under our design control policies.

Your profile

• Bachelor’s degree in a scientific or engineering discipline with a focus on Mechanical, Plastics, or Biomedical Engineering; an advanced degree is preferred.
• Minimum of 3 years of experience in the interventional device industry.
• Strong technical expertise in medical devices, applied materials, functional product design, design‑for‑manufacturability, and prototyping.
• Excellent communication skills in English, both written and spoken.
• Familiarity with Good Documentation Practice, Design Control, and relevant standards such as ISO 13485 and FDA requirements.
• Willingness to travel occasionally to customers or clinical study locations worldwide.

Curious? Apply now!

We are interested in finding the best candidates, and they may come from a nontraditional background. So please don’t hesitate to apply, even if you aren’t an exact fit. We look forward to getting you started on your employment journey with Heraeus Medevio!

Our Recruiting Team, Heraeus Medevio, is happy to assist you by email: [email protected] . Or visit us at jobs.heraeus.com .