Universitätsklinik Balgrist, Zürich
Microfabrication Specialist (w/m/d) 100 %
Your tasks
- Design & fabricate advanced ultrasound transducers: large-aperture, flexible, low-voltage devices optimized for high acoustic performance.
- Develop and microfabricate multi-element matrix arrays and integrate novel piezoelectric materials.
- Translate microfabrication advances into surgical robotic applications - embedding flexible ultrasound sensors for intraoperative imaging, navigation, and feedback.
- Collaborate closely with clinicians, roboticists, and materials scientists to ensure designs meet translational and surgical requirements.
Your profile
- MSc or PhD (or equivalent experience) in Electrical Engineering, Microsystems Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, or related field.
- Hands-on expertise in microfabrication (lithography, deposition, etching, wafer bonding, etc.) and MEMS technologies.
- (Bonus) Experience in microfluidic chip design
- Interest or experience in medical robotics, surgical guidance, or intraoperative imaging systems.
- A strong builder's mindset: creative, hands-on, and ready to solve high-complexity/high-reward challenges.
Our offer
- Shape cutting-edge ultrasound and sensing technologies with direct applications in surgical robotics and clinical translation.
- Be part of our multidisciplinary team spanning engineering, robotics, medicine, and materials science.
- Work in a startup-like academic environment where concepts rapidly move from design to prototype to clinic.
- Contribute to breakthrough innovations that could redefine portable monitoring and surgical precision.
Next steps
For further information please contact Mr. Benjamin Suter, E-Mail:
We are looking forward to your complete online application.
Please note that we are happy to process applications by mail/post, but for administrative reasons we do not return them.
We are looking forward to your complete online application.
Please note that we are happy to process applications by mail/post, but for administrative reasons we do not return them.