Job Description
About Vitestro
Founded in 2017 in Utrecht, Vitestro is pioneering the future of blood collection with the Aletta® Autonomous Robotic Phlebotomy Device™ (ARPD™). This groundbreaking medical device combines advanced multi-modal imaging (near-infrared, ultrasound, and Doppler ultrasound) with robotics and AI to perform the entire diagnostic blood draw procedure autonomously.
By addressing critical healthcare staffing shortages and improving patient experience, Vitestro is transforming one of the most common and essential medical procedures. With more than 90 team members and growing rapidly, we are scaling our impact. As we placed our first devices with customers, we are now expanding our team to ensure successful implementation and long-term reliability.
At Vitestro, we are committed to continuous innovation and improvement.
Join us as our new Manufacturing Engineer and let's shape the future of healthcare together!
About the role
As our Manufacturing Engineer, you play a key role in translating our innovative medical device designs into a stable, scalable, and high-performing manufacturing process. You operate at the intersection of Engineering, Quality, and Operations, ensuring our product can be built reliably and efficiently while meeting strict regulatory requirements.
You work hands-on on the production floor while also driving structural improvements. You take ownership of manufacturing challenges, resolve issues at their core, and continuously improve processes to support Vitestro’s growth from pilot builds to series production.
First months at Vitestro
In your first months, your focus is on bringing structure, ownership, and operational quality into a fast-evolving production environment. You establish an embedded operational quality system by translating existing frameworks into practical, day-to-day processes across assembly, testing, traceability, and documentation. You act as the voice of operations and manufacturability within the design process, ensuring that engineering decisions translate into robust and scalable production.
At the same time, you improve production structure and traceability, ensuring that processes, documentation, and test results are compliant with ISO 13485 and ready for scale. You work closely with Engineering, QA, and Supply Chain to resolve issues, implement improvements, and ensure manufacturing becomes a reliable backbone for our product.
This is what your success looks like
After 12 months, manufacturing processes are stable, well-structured, and fully embedded in daily operations. Production documentation and traceability are robust, consistent, and audit-ready. Manufacturing issues are resolved structurally, and improvements are implemented and sustained. You have successfully contributed to scaling production from pilot builds towards larger volumes, while ensuring quality, efficiency, and reliability are maintained. You are seen as a key partner for Engineering and Operations when it comes to manufacturability, process optimization, and execution.