We are looking for a Hardware Engineer to join Ganymed Robotics’ hardware team and contribute to the design of parts and assemblies for our full robotic platform for orthopedic surgery. You will work on a meaningful medical robotics challenge in a technical environment combining collaborative robotics, a precision haptic end-effector, operating-room constraints, and computer vision.
You will own the mechanical design, integration, and qualification of our verification and validation test benches, translating the System team’s requirements into robust, well-documented test means — mechanical setups, sensors, and instrumentation — that combine engineering rigor with practical buildability.
You will also document test means in the technical file (DMR/DHF), contribute to risk management, and apply medical device design controls throughout your work.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
- Hardware and electronics design:
- Design parts, assemblies, and test benches in SolidWorks (CAD models, drawings, GD&T, configuration management) that meet functional requirements such as stiffness, backlash, vibration isolation, and modularity.
- Integrate sensors and measurement equipment (force/torque sensors, encoders, LVDTs, accelerometers, load cells) and electronic components (DAQ, signal conditioning, power, control electronics), ensuring proper mounting, alignment and signal integrity.
- Deliver complete technical specifications: 3D models, manufacturing drawings, assembly instructions, and bills of materials.
- Structural analysis, materials, and manufacturing:
- Apply analytical methods and FEA to dimension structural elements (beam deflection, joint stiffness, screw sizing, bearings, friction/preload) and produce documented calculation notes for the design file.
- Select materials, surface treatments, and manufacturing processes (CNC machining, sheet metal, 3D printing) suited to mechanical performance, corrosion resistance, biocompatibility, and cost; apply design-for-manufacturing principles.
- Manage procurement and production of parts with external suppliers, tracking lead times and validating conformance on reception.
- Assembly, integration, and bench operation:
- Oversee physical assembly of test benches in our fully-equiped fablab with the hardware technician; maintain assembly and mounting instructions. Take into account mounting and servicing feedback.
- Run integration checks to confirm benches are geometrically and functionally compliant before handover to the System team for V&V execution; resolve assembly issues and iterate on designs for reliability and servicing.
- Ensure ongoing bench availability through corrective and preventive maintenance, feeding lessons learned back into future designs.
- Design controls and regulatory compliance:
- Maintain test-bench documentation in DHF/DMR, ensuring traceability from System team specifications through design outputs to verification evidence.
- Contribute to design reviews, FMEA, and risk management activities, applying ISO 13485 / ISO 14971 design controls to test bench development.
- Collaborate with quality and regulatory affairs to ensure documentation supports regulatory submissions (CE/MDR, FDA 21 CFR 820.30) and audit readiness.
- Transversal skills and soft skills
- Passionate about meaningful robotics
- Strong problem-solving skills and a hands-on, fablab-comfortable mindset for building and iterating quickly.
- Effective collaborator across V&V, software, quality, and regulatory teams — proactive and constructive.
- Rigorous, data-driven approach with strong documentation discipline in a controlled environment.
- Proficient in English, written and oral.
