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Our corporate research team @ZEISS
We invite you to join our research team that works on surgical assistance functions as an expert for modeling & biomechanical simulations to shape the future of microsurgery. Together with surgeons, our medical business unit, academic partners, and students we are exploring assistance functions for microsurgery which make surgery more reliable, increase reproducibility, and improve surgical outcomes. At the ZEISS Innovation Hub @ KIT where we are turning today's research into tomorrow's applications in close cooperation with our partners. Located at the north campus of the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), you will work in close vicinity to world-leading research institutes and with many startups co-located in the brand-new building.
Your Role
- In collaboration with internal and external cooperation partners, projects dealing with the modeling and simulation of anatomical tissues (biomechanical, physiological, geometrical) will be planned, initiated, and executed.
- Contribute to the iterative design of new medical devices, the study of new surgical approaches, and the development of innovative surgical assistance functions, based on tissue simulations
- Evolve our biomechanical and physiological simulation tool ecosystem and the corresponding interfaces
- Coordinate experiments which demonstrate the agreement between your simulations and real tissue behavior
- Manage a network of internal and external partners who bring technological expertise and application know-how
- Give technical direction to students and colleagues
- A Master's degree or PhD in engineering, applied mathematics, natural sciences, or medicine, ideally with 3-5 years work experience in academia or in high-tech industry
- Broad experience in biomechanical simulations, with a focus on the finite element method
- Ansys and/or SOFA experience is a positive.
- Expertise in Python and/or C++ programming
- Experience in modeling the geometry and physiology of anatomical tissues is preferred.
- Ideally first experience in project management and coordination of external networks and partners
- Being self-sufficient and methodical in work, as well as possessing excellent organizational skills
- Passion for innovation and enthusiasm for new technologies as well as fun working in agile, interdisciplinary teams
- Young, motivated team with close links to academia and a large and active student community
- Agile work environment with the possibility to work on various tasks for innovative medical applications
- Modern office culture with flexible working hours
- Benefits and security of a strong and growing corporation