Senior Electronics Engineer (female/male)

Brightflow is a growing medical device start-up, aiming to revolutionize the field of cardiac assist device. The goal is to develop a novel and unique device for long-term implantation. The company was founded in 2019 and raised already substantial seed funding.

To join the R&D team. Under the direction of the CTO, the Senior Electronics Engineer will be responsible for conducting and managing design and development activities of our implantable assist device.

Key responsibilities will include:

• Leading and driving R&D projects.
• Defining the design specifications and test strategies.
• Designing, building, testing and evaluating of prototypes.
• Setting up of internal prototyping facilities.
• Selecting vendors and external collaboration partners.

The role will substantially determine the technical strategy, but also the culture of the company.

The successful candidate must be comfortable in a fast-paced start-up environment with quick communication, rapid iterative design and prototyping work, and strong organizational skills. The ability to juggle multiple short and long-term deadlines is a must. Ability to prioritize is critical to the success of this role.

Desired Skills:

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• Experience with the development of class-III implants, or other highly regulated electronics products.
• Experience with Electronics CAD (Altium or similar), creation of Printed Circuit Boards.
• Experience with motor driving circuitry and digital control systems.
• Experience with Embedded Software (Firmware).
• Experience with electronics components selection and sourcing for high-reliability applications.
• Familiarity with standard project management tools and design controls for medical devices or a similarly regulated industry.
• Knowledge of medical devices standards and regulations in particular for Active Implantable Medical Devices.
• Experience with test method development, testing and validation of test methods.
• Knowledge of medical device standards and regulations in particular for Active Implantable Medical Devices.

Desired Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in technical education, or equivalent, with a focus on electrical, mechatronics or electronics engineering, control and automation or an equivalent field.
• Minimum of 5 years of product development and project management experience.
• Fluent command of English, French is a nice-to-have.

Personal Characteristics

• Strong ownership and self-drive to execution.
• Hands-on attitude with out-of-the-box thinking.
• Team player with cooperative attitude.
• Strong sense of urgency and problem-solving skills.
• Strong attention to detail, organizational and time management skills.
• Ability to see “the big picture” within the project in order to be a primary resource to others.
• Excellent communication skills in English, written and spoken (French is a nice-to-have).
• Ethics and personal values: the candidate is expected to operate with the highest levels of ethics and values and function in full trust from the team, the board and the investors.
• This is a full-time opportunity and requires willingness to relocate to Paris, France.

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