Software Automation Engineer for Medical Devices

Role description

You will play a key role in developing scalable automation software and data pipelines for advanced diagnostic platforms, automated lab devices, test setups, and hardware control systems. You will be responsible for turning lab diagnostic protocols into an industry-grade software product with a scalable architecture and UI.

This position is in a startup environment. You should be ready for ambiguity, tight schedules, shifting priorities, rapid iteration, and wider responsibility for decisions that shape the final product-market fit.

Visa: Work authorization in the EU is preferred. Visa sponsorship will be offered only to exceptional candidates.

Equity: ESOP is available for new employees

Work arrangement: hybrid with a minimum of 3 days on-site. Ghent or Liege.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to continuously maintaining and upgrading software controlling R&D instruments, automated test setups, and automation workflows.

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• Implement software development processes aligned with regulatory requirements (IEC 62304, ISO 13485)
• Design and optimize algorithms used for data processing, instrument control, and automation logic.
• Collaborate with researchers and engineers to design and implement new features.
• Contribute to maintaining and evolving the internal database to ensure data integrity and accessibility.
• Write technical documentation, including update logs, architecture overviews, and configuration instructions
• Participate in code reviews and testing to meet ISO compliance

Main requirements

• Familiarity with IEC 62304 and ISO 13485 medical device software standards, or willingness to work in a regulated medical device environment and learn these standards (training will be provided at the job).
• Strong experience with Python, related to hardware control, automation, instrumentation, and embedded systems.

Other requirements

• Hands-on experience working with control systems for hardware such as sensors, actuators, laboratory instruments, or automated test setups.
• Experience writing software technical documentation that meets quality and regulatory standards.

Nice to have, but not mandatory

• Knowledge of databases (SQL).
• Knowledge of Django framework.
• Knowledge of containerization (Docker).
• Knowledge of Git.
• Knowledge of collaborative development workflows like Jira.