Senior Biomedical R&D Engineer (90-100%)

machineMD AG seeks a Senior Biomedical R&D Engineer in Bern to develop and validate diagnostic tests for the neos™ device, aiming to bring specialist-level brain function measurement to primary care.

This position focuses on creating and verifying examination protocols for the neos™ device, with the goal of making advanced diagnostic tools accessible in primary and secondary healthcare settings. The role involves designing visual stimuli, developing algorithms, and ensuring medical-grade validation through collaboration with clinicians.

Responsibilities

• Design, document, and refine examination protocols and visual stimuli based on physiological principles.
• Specify and validate software for signal acquisition and interfaces used with medical instrumentation.
• Prototype and build new examination tests and algorithms for the neos™ device.
• Guide promising concepts through to medical-grade validation by working closely with clinicians.
• Utilize biomedical signal processing and reporting techniques to assess paradigm performance.
• Mentor junior engineers and serve as a senior technical resource for the team.

Requirements

• PhD or MSc in Biomedical Engineering or a closely related discipline.
• At least four years of professional experience in developing and validating biomedical applications.
• Practical experience handling physiological datasets, including eye-tracking, pupillometry, ECG, or imaging.
• Hands-on proficiency with real-time 3D or game engines for creating visual stimuli.
• Experience with software verification and validation within a medical device context.
• Ability and willingness to work on-site in Bern at least 80% of the time.
• Must hold at least a Swiss B work permit.

Nice to have

• Experience working in regulated environments such as medical devices or clinical research.
• Fluency in German and/or French.

What the company offers

• Opportunity to shape examination paradigms and grow alongside the team.
• Flexible work environment to do your best work.

About the company

machineMD AG is dedicated to improving brain function measurement through standardized, automated, and quantitative exams. The company operates with a flat, interdisciplinary structure where decision rights are distributed, fostering a culture of mindfulness and critical reflection on communication and performance.

• United by the Four Pillars of Integrity: Radical Responsibility, Feeling Our Feelings, Candor, and Clear Agreements.
• Flat and interdisciplinary team structure with distributed decision rights.
• Values mindfulness and critical reflection on communication and performance.

How to apply

Documents to submit:

• CV
• Project or research paper link

Application language: English