Machnet Medical Robotics (MMR), founded in 2020, is on a mission to revolutionise medical robotics. Our guiding principle is simple: innovation must improve patient outcomes, support clinicians without disrupting workflows, and empower healthcare staff rather than adding burden.
MMR is a well‑funded company with long‑term investors and a strong financial foundation. Our talented hardware and software team has successfully developed a fully functional prototype of our medical robotic platform, which has already undergone successful animal trials. With the prototype validated, we are now entering the next phase: maturing the architecture for production and scaling, ensuring safety, reliability, manufacturability, and regulatory readiness as we prepare to bring our technology to hospitals worldwide.
About the Role
We are looking for a Senior Human Factors Engineer to lead usability engineering activities for MMR’s medical robotic platform as we transition from prototype to regulated product. This role is central to ensuring the system is safe, intuitive, and effective for clinicians operating in demanding clinical environments.
You will drive the human factors strategy across the product lifecycle, translating user needs into actionable insights that inform system architecture, interaction design, and workflow integration. Working closely with engineering, clinical, quality, and regulatory teams, you will ensure usability and use‑related risk considerations are embedded into the product from early development through validation and regulatory submission.
You will plan and execute usability engineering activities, including formative and summative evaluations, user research, and use‑related risk analysis, ensuring compliance with medical device usability standards while enabling the development of a clinically meaningful and intuitive product.
Key Responsibilities
* Lead human factors and usability engineering activities across the product development lifecycle, from early concept exploration through validation and product release.
* Define and execute the usability engineering strategy in alignment with IEC 62366 and relevant FDA human factors guidance.
* Establish and maintain user needs, operational contexts, and workflow analyses for the robotic platform and associated clinical environment.
* Translate user needs and workflow insights into actionable system and user interface requirements.
* Plan, design, and conduct formative usability studies to inform design iterations for both hardware and software interfaces.
* Define and execute summative usability validation studies to demonstrate safe and effective use.
* Collaborate closely with systems, hardware, software, and robotics engineers to ensure user interaction, system behaviour, and clinical workflow considerations are integrated into product design.
* Work with risk management teams to identify, assess, and mitigate use‑related risks, ensuring appropriate risk controls are defined and verified.
* Develop and maintain usability engineering documentation including usability plans, use specifications, evaluation protocols, reports, and traceability to risk management activities.
* Support the design and evaluation of user interfaces for robotic systems including controls, displays, workflows, alarms, and training materials.
* Translate insights from clinical research, user studies, and usability testing into clear recommendations for product improvements.
* Participate in design reviews, system architecture discussions, and product trade‑off decisions from a usability and workflow perspective.
* Support clinical evaluation activities and ensure usability evidence is aligned with regulatory expectations for CE, UKCA, and FDA submissions.
* Contribute to the development of human‑centred design practices within the engineering organisation.
* Mentor engineers and designers on usability best practices and human‑centred product development.
Who We Are Looking For
* Degree in Human Factors Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, Industrial Design, Psychology, Engineering, or a related discipline.
* 7+ years of experience in human factors or usability engineering within the medical device industry.
* Strong experience applying IEC 62366 usability engineering processes within regulated product development environments.
* Demonstrated experience planning and executing usability research and testing for complex medical devices or clinical systems.
* Experience translating user research and workflow analysis into product requirements and design insights.
* Strong understanding of use‑related risk analysis and integration with ISO 14971 risk management processes.
* Experience working closely with multidisciplinary engineering teams including hardware, software, and systems engineering.
* Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to translate user insights into actionable engineering guidance.
* Ability to balance regulatory rigour with practical product development realities in a fast‑moving environment.
Experiences We Value
* Experience working on robotic medical devices, image‑guided interventions, or complex electromechanical systems.
* Knowledge of medical device regulatory standards including IEC 62366, ISO 14971, IEC 60601, and IEC 62304.
* Experience conducting usability studies in simulated or real clinical environments such as operating rooms or interventional suites.
* Familiarity with prototyping methods used in interaction design and usability testing.
* Experience collaborating with clinicians and clinical researchers during product development.
* Experience contributing to regulatory submissions involving usability engineering documentation.
* Comfort operating in a fast‑paced startup environment where priorities evolve and ownership is broad.
Why Join Us?
At MMR, you’ll work at the intersection of robotics, AI, and healthcare. Your work will directly shape how clinicians interact with advanced robotic systems and ensure our technology is intuitive, safe, and seamlessly integrated into clinical practice.
You’ll be part of a collaborative, mission‑driven team where human‑centred design is central to building technology that truly improve patient care. We believe technology must serve people responsibly. At MMR, we value human‑centred innovation, moral integrity, and long‑term responsibility, both in how we design our products and how we treat our employees.
What We Offer
* Join an international and interdisciplinary team based in the Netherlands (Zwolle) and Central London.
* Contribute to a rapidly growing medical device startup with ambitious global impact goals.
* A central London office with a hands‑on engineering culture and access to prototyping.
* Continuous learning and professional development through training, workshops, and conferences.
* An inclusive and diverse workplace that values every team member.
* A competitive salary package aligned with senior‑level responsibility.
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