Development Engineer – Medical Devices

Robert Half

Berlin

Description

Development Engineer – Medical Devices | Berlin

Your products treat cancer patients across 80+ countries. You own them from specification to production transfer — no hand-holding, no layers of approval. Just real engineering with direct impact.

Hands-on engineering with real ownership. Not coordination, not project management.

Why this role

▸ Profitable and stable company with multiple MDR and FDA approved products

▸ Real ownership – you drive your products end to end, visible from day one

▸ Three engineers plus technical lead — no matrix, no middlemen, short decision paths

▸ Brachytherapy and radiotherapy devices used in cancer treatment daily

Your responsibilities

▸ Own technical documentation – DHF, DMR, test plans – within MDR

▸ Drive the full lifecycle from specification through verification and validation

▸ Lead risk management activities in line with ISO 14971

▸ Communicate directly with suppliers on a technical level

▸ Coordinate testing with external laboratories

▸ Support design transfer into production including process qualification

Your profile

▸ Hands-on MDR CE experience – documentation ownership, not just exposure

▸ Full lifecycle experience from specification to validation

▸ Class IIa or higher devices, demonstrable on your own product

▸ 3 to 7 years in medical device development

▸ Team-oriented mindset

▸ Fluent English

▸ Based in Berlin or willing to relocate within 3 months

Nice to have

▸ ISO 14971 and IEC 60601 working knowledge

▸ Notified body audit experience (TÜV SÜD, DEKRA, BSI)

▸ Background in radiation therapy or active implants

▸ Process engineering background looking to broaden into development

Framework

▸ Location: Berlin, on-site

▸ Compensation: up to 80,000 € fixed + performance bonus

▸ Working language: English

▸ Start: as soon as possible

Interested?

Apply directly or reach out for a confidential conversation.