The Ingenuity Lab is a leading translational research environment developing breakthrough technologies at the interface of engineering, materials science, and medicine.

We are seeking a Versatile Microfabrication Specialist to develop the next generation microsystems that will play a pivotal role in portable monitoring and surgical robotics. The start date is flexible.

Microfabrication Specialist (w/m/d) 100 %
Research

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.

For further information, please visit our Website. We invite you to learn more about our work and mission.

Next steps

For further information please contact Mr. Benjamin Suter, E-Mail: besuter@ethz.ch

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.

The Balgrist as an Employer

The Balgrist offers its skilled and motivated specialist employees an innovative environment with a practical orientation. Trainees benefit from a broad range of training and intern positions, and from high-quality instruction. We form part of Zurich’s university medicine network, which also includes the University of Zurich, ETH Zurich and the other university hospitals in Zurich. That’s how we keep our finger on the pulse of the medicine of the future.

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