Become a Junior Electrical Engineer

Job description

About Vitestro

Founded in 2017 in Utrecht, Vitestro is pioneering the future of blood collection with the Aletta® Autonomous Robotic Phlebotomy Device™ (ARPD™). This groundbreaking medical device combines advanced multi-modal imaging (near-infrared, ultrasound, and Doppler ultrasound) with robotics and AI to perform the entire diagnostic blood draw procedure autonomously.

By addressing critical healthcare staffing shortages and improving patient experience, Vitestro is transforming one of the most common and essential medical procedures. With more than 90 team members and growing rapidly, we are scaling our impact. As we placed our first devices with customers, we are now expanding our team to ensure successful implementation and long-term reliability.

At Vitestro, we are committed to continuous innovation and improvement.

Join us as our new Electrical Engineer!

About the role

We are looking for a junior electrical engineer to join us on this journey and help us build the electronics backbone of our device. You will work closely with our electrical systems engineer and freelance electrical engineers and collaborate cross-functionally with mechanical and software engineers.

We provide you with plenty of on-the-job learning experiences.

What you are going to do

• Build broad expertise across the device’s electronic systems, growing into an all-round electrical engineer.
• Contribute to the design, development, and validation of PCB test systems.
• Support production and customer-facing teams with electrical troubleshooting and improvements.
• Own cable harness documentation, including updates and ongoing development.
• Execute electronics changes, upgrades, and optimizations in line with project needs.

Job requirements

What you bring:

• Degree in electrical engineering HBO starter or MBO+ ( MBO with at least 2 years of relevant work experience).
• Strong communication skills in English, Dutch is a plus.
• Familiarity with basic electronics (LDOs, switching regulators) and analog electronics (opamps, transistors).
• Schematic design experience & PCB layout experience.
• Experience with Altium or comparable software.
• Familiarity with communication electronics (CAN, Ethernet, USB, I2C, SPI etc.).
• Affinity with highly-regulated medical device industry.
• Bench level (practical) electronics debug experience:
• Practical electronics trouble-shooting experience
• Familiarity with using electronics lab equipment – ammeter, voltmeter, oscilloscope, power supplies, signal generators, etc.
• Familiarity with selecting / ordering electronics components (resistors, capacitors, fuses, ferrite beads) from Digikey, Farnell, etc.
• Familiarity with different PCB level component sizes (1206, 0805, 0402, etc).

Nice to have:

• Schematic design experience & PCB layout experience.
• Experience with Altium.
• Experience with LTSpice for circuit simulations.
• EMC knowledge.
• Medical electronics regulation (IEC 60601) knowledge.

What we offer

• Competitive salary including pension plan.
• 25 days of annual leave based on a full-time position.
• Hybrid work model.
• Working together in a high-skilled team with our home base in Utrecht.
• Frequent out-of-work activities with our team, and annual company weekend away.
• Annual training budget of €2000,-
• Opportunity to be key shaper of a new global industry niche: autonomous medical robotics.

We offer an environment where you can make a lot of impact, as you are joining a growing scale-up in MedTech. Our team of driven and talented colleagues enjoys solving the challenges in developing, manufacturing, and completing our breakthrough medical device. While working in an open culture, we strive for excellence in all domains. We believe in taking courage and like to challenge each other. We learn and teach, regardless of age, nationality or gender.