Senior Additive Manufacturing Engineer

BellaSeno is a clinical-stage medical device company focusing on regenerative implants produced by Additive Manufacturing across multiple structural tissue reconstruction applications. These implants are designed to support the growth of natural tissue and fully absorb over time. BellaSeno's innovative technology platform provides broad-spectrum design & manufacturing possibilities to provide a step change in multiple healthcare segments.
BellaSeno is seeking an experienced Additive Manufacturing biomedical engineer with in-depth proficiency in research and development activities with a focus on biomedical implants for orthopaedic applications.
Responsibilities

• Leading R&D projects for the development of medical implants with a focus on applications for bone healing
• Designing implants for various regenerative applications
• Conducting pre-clinical research studies on new medical implants
• Generation of intellectual property, writing and publishing scientific papers and presenting research results at conferences
• Collaborate with internal teams and external parties, including surgeons, to identify new opportunities and develop new and improved products

Requirements (qualifications, skills, experience)

• The position requires a biomedical engineering degree in addition to a PhD degree in biomedical engineering
• Minimum of 7 years experience in a research environment, with a focus on the development of absorbable implants for bone healing
• Excellent understanding and practical experience with Additive Manufacturing technologies for the printing of absorbable polymers
• Proficiency with the design and development of new Additive Manufacturing technologies and processes
• Experienced in implantable medical device design, including developing concepts, CAD models, prototypes, and optimising designs for Additive Manufacturing
• Experience with CAD software for the design of engineering components (including generation of working drawings)
• Experience with calcium phosphate coatings and surface functionalisation methods for biomedical implants for bone repair
• Proven experience with leading and conducting pre-clinical studies for absorbable biomedical implants for bone healing applications, including experience with in vitro and in vivo testing for this application
• Experience with conducting and interpreting histological techniques and biochemical assays on cell seeded polymeric scaffolds and implanted polymeric scaffolds from in vivo studies investigating bone healing
• Experience with imaging techniques such as scanning electron microscopy, Micro-CT and confocal microscopy is advantageous
• Experience with writing and publishing research papers, and presenting research findings at conferences