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What You’ll Do At Elekta
Join our R&D Brachytherapy team in Veenendaal and play a key engineering role in the development and lifecycle of medical devices that support cancer treatment.
This position combines Systems Engineering with subject matter expertise in biocompatibility , with a primary focus on Brachytherapy applicators. You will work across the full product lifecycle, translating clinical and customer needs into robust engineering requirements and architectures while ensuring our products meet demanding safety, quality and regulatory standards.
You will collaborate closely with mechanical and development engineers, Product Management, Application Specialists, Service, Supply Chain, Project Management and RA/QA. As our Subject Matter Expert, you will also guide teams on biocompatibility, biological safety, sterilization and reprocessing.
This is an opportunity for an engineer who enjoys working at the intersection of mechanical systems, materials, chemistry and medical-device development , and who wants to see their engineering decisions translate into solutions used in cancer care.
Responsibilities
Translate user, customer and clinical needs into clear functional, system and technical requirements in collaboration with Product Management, Application Specialists, users, Service Engineers and other stakeholders.
Define, maintain and continuously improve system architectures and associated engineering documentation throughout the product lifecycle.
Drive systems engineering activities including requirements management, traceability, design reviews, risk management, verification, validation and change impact assessments.
Guide product development through feasibility studies, concept development, engineering analyses, testing strategies and implementation of new technologies.
Act as the Subject Matter Expert for biocompatibility, biological safety, sterilization and reprocessing, and coach development engineers on relevant engineering practices and standards.
Develop and maintain technical documentation including Design & Development Files, Biological Safety Evaluations, risk management documentation and technical evidence supporting regulatory submissions.
Coordinate product testing and analyses performed by external laboratories, including reviewing test protocols, monitoring progress and assessing final reports.
Support investigation of customer complaints and technical issues through root cause analysis, calculations, engineering rationales and improvement proposals.
Apply your knowledge of materials and manufacturing processes to the design and industrialization of medical devices and applicators.
Define engineering work packages, effort estimates, technical deliverables and timelines for development activities.
Contribute to technology roadmaps, innovation initiatives, concept explorations and evaluation of emerging technologies for Brachytherapy.
Provide technical guidance and coaching to engineering colleagues and contribute to knowledge sharing across Brachy Solutions.
Collaborate with Supply Chain,…