(Advanced) Design Engineer R&D Snke Edge
Posted on October 24, 2025 (about 3 hours ago)
Founded in 2020 and headquartered in Munich, Snke is transforming healthtech with scalable, data-driven innovation powered by AI and big data analytics. We're experts specializing in large platforms, digital health and software-driven medical technology. By delivering a trusted orchestration layer, Snke empowers healthcare providers, societies, registries, agencies and all partners to deploy cutting-edge solutions for safe and efficient interventions and enhances patient outcomes. Beyond our Munich headquarters, we have core teams in Chicago, Heidelberg, San Diego and Tel Aviv. Snke fosters global collaboration to create technologies that are smart, enabling and holistic—helping healthcare providers deliver meaningful change.
Job Description
Our R&D Snke Edge team develops the hardware for our future Digital O.R. and Image Guided Surgery portfolio. These state-of-the-art medical systems offer our customers easy access to the Snke OS software capabilities of today and tomorrow.
The R&D Snke Edge team consists of highly skilled engineers. The cross functional team consists of experts in every field of engineering: project, mechanical, hardware, PCB, FPGA, bare metal software, Linux kernel, user space, micro services, system integration, CI and verification.
We are looking for a (Advanced) Design Engineer who shares our passion and is willing to tackle our challenges with us. If you are hands-on, curious, and want to actively work with the project team to deliver medical products, we would love to hear from you. This role is suited for a versatile engineer with broad technical interests.
As a Design Engineer, your responsibilities would be to:
- Design components for our medical devices (Electronic, embedded electronics, mechanics)
- Write requirements and specifications for medical device components
- Coordinate activities with development partners and suppliers
- Support certification activities, e.g. EMC testing, feasibility studies, pre-tests, test automation
- Ensure designs complies with relevant industrial and medical standards
- Keep our device record up to date (create parts and documents in the document management system)
- Support risk identification and mitigation strategies
- Plan, define, and perform design verification activities
- Transfer knowledge towards production teams
- Optional: Create and maintain CAD drawings and models
- Optional: Help in review of schematics (electronic circuits)
Qualifications
- Degree in Electrical, Electronics, Mechatronics, Mechanical, Medical Engineering or similar education
- At least 1-2 years of hands-on experience in:
- Electronics, embedded devices, Linux, scripting
- Integration, testing, and verification of complex electrical/electronic systems
- Using test equipment like oscilloscopes or spectrum analyzers
- Writing and executing test plans and reports
- Fluency in English is essential; proficiency in German is a valuable asset
- Experience reviewing electronic circuit schematics is a welcome asset
- Familiarity with medical device development processes would be beneficial
- Understanding of the V-model for design and verification is considered a plus
Additional Information
- A mutually-supportive, international team
- Opportunity to build career experience in an exciting international company with a lasting impact on medical technology based in Munich
- Flexible working hours
- Secure bicycle storage room
- Subsidized catering service
- Subsidized Gold Gym membership
- Centrally located, modern work spaces with a great 212m² roof terrace
Ready to apply? We look forward to receiving your online application including your first available start date.
Ready to apply? We look forward to receiving your online application including your first available start date.
Your HR Contact Person
Elisabeth Karro
Senior Recruiter