Project Engineer (MedTech)

Who are we?

COVARTIM is an engineering company. Our mission is to help the MedTech industry foster medical innovation and improve health care.

More concrete we support any kind of organisation (practitioners, startups, SMEs, big companies) in the development and the certification of their medical technologies.

In a nutshell:

• Launched in 2016 by Kyun, Founder and Director, passionate about medical technologies and working in the field for more than 15 years;

• A (small) team of 15 people (24-52 years old) always ready to help each other (and play table football);

• 6 managers leading the team but also working on the projects: Emilie, Aurore, Eléonore, Arnaud, Laurent and Kyun;

• 40+ projects in parallel every month;

• 100+ clients in BeNeLux, France, USA, Japan, Finland, …

In order to answer the constantly growing demand from current and future clients, we are looking for a Project Engineer.

The job is located in Brussels or in Liège for an open-ended period, to be filled immediately.

Practically, what will you do?

Your mission will be to:

• Support the development team in the design and prototyping of new products;

• Manage tests campaigns;

• Prepare technical documentation for notified bodies, FDA, competent authorities;

• Coordinate projects for our clients;

• Support the QA/RA team in the set up of quality management systems and regulatory watch.

How ?

We perform projects for our clients in our office in Brussels. We go to our clients’ premises for kick-off and follow-up meetings and for audits. Some clients want to see us once a week, others are located at thousands km from Brussels and only see us on Teams. This means that we spend most of our time at the office, together with the team. 

What about the team ?

Our members are gathered in two teams : the Development team and the Quality Assurance & Regulatory Affairs (QA/RA) team. The Project Engineer can be part of both teams, depending on the on-going projects. As such, it guarantees a great overview of different types of projects and nature of activities.

Examples of projects:

• Design and development of interventional cardiology therapy platform and realization of in vivo testing;

• Establishment of development plans for software with therapeutic purposes;

• Support for competent authority inspection at our client;

• Process validation for cleaning and packaging;

• Preparation of technical document for CE mark and FDA clearance.

In order to be ready for this new adventure, you will need:

• A background or education in medical devices or IVD design and development;

• Good acquaintances with the medtech regulatory framework in EU and US;

• Strong communication skills;

• Strong organization skills to be able to run multiple projects in parallel and switch from one to another rapidly;

• To speak French/Dutch and English to communicate with our clients and our cosmopolitan team;

• To make clients’ satisfaction a priority by combining quality and professionalism.

Every seniority level is welcome!

• You start your career? Our team will be there to guide you! You will collaborate on several projects and you will quickly have an overview of what can be done here. Cherry on top: you will learn and discover a lot in a short time!

• You have got a first experience already? We will support you in the development and the enhancement of your knowledge and know-how. You will become more and more autonomous, take the lead on your projects and coordinate team work.

• You have got a proven experience? We will be happy to make our clients and colleagues benefit from your expertise! You will get introduced to our methods then you will take the full lead on challenging projects.

Visit our website to learn more about our activities, our approach and our recruitment process.

Send your application today! We are looking forward to discussing your career in MedTech!