mentechinnovation – Mentech Innovation

Are you passionate about technology and want to contribute to innovative healthcare products that truly make a difference? Then apply at Mentech for the position of Backend Developer!

About Mentech
We are transforming healthcare with innovative technology and believe that innovation is key to ensuring high-quality care for vulnerable people in the long term. People with intellectual disabilities or dementia often struggle to express their emotions, pain, or discomfort, leading to misunderstanding and unnecessary stress. This makes it difficult for healthcare professionals to provide the right care. We develop technology that makes it easier for caregivers to truly address the needs of these vulnerable individuals. Our products and services improve their quality of life and reduce the burden on the healthcare system. We are developing Hume (an emotion recognition platform based on sensors, behavioral models, and machine learning), Noa (a conversational interface that offers proximity and support), and also undertake development projects for healthcare related customers on request.

Job Description
As a Backend Software Engineer at Mentech, you will play a key role in developing new features for our products. Your experience with Java and cloud-based systems like AWS will help us build reliable and efficient platforms. In this role, you will work closely with a team of professionals to turn technical challenges into practical solutions.

What you will do:

Develop and improve the Java back-end of our product systems, focusing on performance, scalability, and security.
Actively participate in all stages of the application lifecycle, with an emphasis on coding, debugging, and integration.
Collaborate with front-end developers, data scientists, and healthcare professionals to deliver seamless solutions that truly make a difference.
Use cloud-based technologies, specifically AWS, to implement and manage solutions effectively.
Contribute to code reviews, continuous integration, testing, and deployment processes to maintain high quality and efficiency standards.

What we’re looking for in you:

Must-have:

A bachelor’s or master’s degree in Software Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field.
At least 2 years of proven experience in backend development, preferably in Java.
Proficiency in cloud services, especially AWS, and experience implementing and managing cloud-based solutions.
Experience in developing REST APIs and working with relational databases in enterprise software.
Familiarity with containerization tools such as Docker.
Experience with Git, CI/CD pipelines, and agile development methodologies.
Interest in the medical domain, particularly in projects related to health technology or care.

Nice-to-have:

Experience with WebSockets for developing APIs.
Knowledge of infrastructure as code (Terraform, Serverless).
Knowledge of non-relational databases and their application in scalable projects.
Familiarity with MQTT or other messaging protocols suitable for real-time communication.
Understanding of edge computing concepts and experience in developing solutions for edge devices.
Experience with other back-end languages such as Go.
Proficiency in Dutch.

Why Mentech?
At Mentech, you’ll have the opportunity to combine technology and healthcare to truly make a difference. We work on innovative projects that improve the lives of people with intellectual disabilities or dementia. Your personal and professional growth is important to us. At Mentech, you’ll have the chance to contribute to these impactful projects, with good working conditions and room for development. Here’s what we offer:

Work in a dynamic, fast-growing environment within a scale-up.
Contribute to innovative products that make a real impact in healthcare.
Be part of a culture that values collaboration, diversity, and smart, empathetic solutions.
A competitive salary, hybrid work options, excellent benefits, and opportunities for professional development.

Are you passionate about technology and want to make a real difference with us? Do you have the skills we’re looking for? We’d love to hear from you and look forward to collaborating on innovative solutions!

Do you want to use state-of-the-art techniques to develop software for our innovative healthcare products? Then please apply at Mentech for the position of Front-end Developer.

About Mentech

People with an intellectual disability or dementia are often insufficiently able to express their emotions, pain or discomfort and experience unnecessary stress. As a result, their behavior is not always understood, and care professionals cannot always provide the necessary attention and meaningful care.

The solution we are developing is Hume, an emotion recognition platform based on sensors, behavioral models, and machine learning. The sensors record physiological characteristics such as heart rate, skin conductance, and activity. This information is converted into meaningful information in the Hume database through behavioral models. In this way, we can help caregivers better understand clients and thus increase the quality of life for clients.

Job description

Are you a Software Developer at heart? A professional looking for a challenge and a place to develop yourself as a front-end developer? Do you like responsibility, working in a team, and a flat corporate culture? Then join our team and help vulnerable people have a better quality of life! As a Front-end Developer, you will join a close-knit and specialized team that works on improving our Hume system on a daily basis. You will mainly work with tools like Vue.js and Flutter. You will deliver new features for our Hume system based on continuous integration.

Your main activities include

· Contribute to the Agile development and improvement of the existing HUME software platform;

· Work collaboratively with multidisciplinary software, design, and customer teams Building (web) applications and APIs for advanced analytics dashboards and a variety of other internal and external projects

· Collaborate with our Ux/Ui team in measuring and validating the app’s user experience in close consultation with customers;

· Writing end-to-end tests for the apps and master CI/CD;

You preferably have the following profile

· You have obtained a bachelor’s or master’s in software engineering;

· Preferably have 1-3 years of experience working as a front-end developer

· You preferably have programming experience in Java, typescript, and JavaScript;

· You preferably have some experience with Git;

· You have experience with agile working in cross-disciplinary projects;

· You optionally have experience in Flutter, Vue.js, SQL, Docker, and AWS;

· You are a problem solver;

· You are a real team player with good communication skills;

· You like to work in a multidisciplinary team with different backgrounds and nationalities.

Who are we?

Mentech is a high-tech and innovative company based in Eindhoven, the Netherlands. Every day we work with more than 25 driven data scientists, software developers, behavioral experts, and implementation consultants on our mission to improve the quality of life of vulnerable people. Our company has a hands-on mentality, we switch quickly and work on what has the highest priority at that moment.

What do we offer?

· An attractive salary and good fringe benefits;

· A lot of responsibility as a professional;

· Lots of growth opportunities within the company;

· All room for own ideas and personal development;

· Motivated colleagues with a diversity of backgrounds and nationalities;

Want to join our team?
Would you like to work within a healthcare company that is steadily growing at a fast pace? Do you want to contribute to our mission to increase the happiness and quality of life of vulnerable people? Then please apply now for the position of Frontend Developer!

In 2023, our partners, including Lunet zorg, ORO, and Ipse de Brugge, achieved a milestone by integrating HUME into their care offerings. This initiative, aimed at the care paths for EVB, LVB, and Child, Youth and Family, started with four HUME kits and has been successfully expanded to ten systems in 2024 due to its success.

The implementation of HUME within this consortium has led to remarkable results, including a significant reduction in signaling behavior among clients. This success underscores the value of HUME in providing personalized care by enabling early stress detection and facilitating adjustments in care provision based on objective data.

Practical applications and changes

Thanks to the insights gained from HUME, our partners have been able to make significant adjustments to the daily routines of clients. These include reorganizing meal times, providing individual attention at critical moments, and using tools such as timers to improve day structure. All these measures aim to reduce stress and enhance the quality of life.

The consortium plans to continue and further expand the use of HUME within different care paths. There are plans to structurally integrate HUME into the care offerings, with new initiatives such as a pilot with Psychomotor Therapy (PMT) being explored in 2024.

Giving clients a voice

HUME has played a crucial role in giving a voice to clients who are unable to express their well-being and stress levels themselves. By detecting subtle physical changes, HUME enables care providers to intervene proactively and optimize care provision.

We look forward to continuing our collaboration with care providers and further supporting the implementation of HUME, to continuously improve and innovate care for people with disabilities.

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Severinus offers daily treatment and guidance for children aged 0 to 18 with developmental delays, intellectual disabilities, or severe multiple disabilities through its Children’s Day Center (KDC). Children can be themselves up to five days a week, under the care of a multidisciplinary team. Lieke enjoys attending. Lieke has a very rare chromosomal abnormality, trisomy 9 in mosaic form. Lieke is extremely active, and her behavior isn’t always clear to her caregiver Francy from Severinus and her parents. Sometimes it seems like restlessness or dissatisfaction, but sometimes it also appears to be enthusiasm. Together, Francy and mother Linda wanted to use HUME to investigate the meaning of Lieke’s restlessness and discover whether this behavior was a stress response or a form of processing. In addition, they used HUME to investigate which adjustments contribute to reducing her restlessness.

HUME is an intelligent sensor system from Mentech. HUME determines a person’s stress level based on measured heart rate, sweat production, and movement. This is measured using sensors such as a chest strap, patch, or smart sock. The stress indicator is displayed as a traffic light on a tablet or smartphone. This provides the client or healthcare worker with an early warning of tension buildup. HUME is part of the treatment for clients with difficult-to-understand behavior at the Severinus care institution.

In the beginning, Francy had to figure out how to interpret HUME’s tension notifications, as they indicated both low and high tension. Francy also observed when HUME gave relaxation notifications in the app. This way, she could clearly see the effect of interventions in HUME’s stress notifications. She discovered that walking sometimes caused restlessness for Lieke. On the other hand, the standing table (a construction that allows Lieke to stand independently) visibly provided relaxation, as it gave her an overview of the group. Lieke prefers to maintain closeness or connection with Francy; she is calm and explores her surroundings. Francy is enthusiastic about using HUME: “I am surprised that I have received so much new information, which allows me to form a much more conscious view of the behavior of clients like Lieke.”

The HUME results confirmed mother Linda’s insights. “I can trust myself because what I see is accurate thanks to HUME,” says Linda. As an example, she mentions music as an intervention for restlessness. Music has always been a means to relax Lieke. Linda took Lieke to listen to live music while wearing HUME. The whole time, Lieke was “green” and relaxed. On Saturday, while playing at XieJe and during Lieke’s stay at the sleepover farm, Linda and Francy received tension notifications. Lieke became very excited by all the children and activities around her. Many enjoyable stimuli, which Lieke cannot regulate herself. By using music and watching Juf Roos, Linda and Francy saw the tension notifications significantly decrease. The music intervention was successful, making Lieke more relaxed.

Read the full article here (in Dutch)

New client onboarding

Humanitas DMH provides sheltered care and support for people with intellectual or multiple disabilities. Mentech supports various Humanitas DMH care locations with the intelligent sensor system HUME to address complex care issues in clients with misunderstood behavior. For example, personal support worker Matthijs Batenburg employed HUME to onboard a client with a severe intellectual disability who had lived with his parents for 30 years.

Innovative sock

HUME is an intelligent sensor system developed by Mentech. The system measures stress and stress buildup using advanced wearables, such as a sock, and visualizes this data on a clear dashboard. This provides insight into a client’s stress level. Thanks to timely warnings, support workers can intervene more quickly and prevent escalations. Understanding stress buildup also helps employees better cope with stressful situations, ultimately preventing burnout.

Lack of daily structure causes stress

Under Mentech’s guidance, the support group’s caregivers started working with HUME. By using the system daily, it quickly became clear when the client was experiencing stress. The client remained calm during weekdays, but stress increased during weekends. Matthijs suspected that the lack of a fixed daily structure and clarity during weekends led to stress. During weekdays, he was able to provide a daily structure and clarity. As a result, Matthijs introduced a fixed weekend day program to offer more structure.

New insights thanks to HUME

The fixed weekend day program demonstrably led to less stress. HUME showed a significant decrease in tension. Matthijs confirms: “The client is noticeably less tense during weekends due to the provided clarity and structure. With these new insights, we can guide and support the client even better in their daily needs.” Less tension also means fewer escalations, which is a significant gain for both the client and the support worker. This creates more room to further tailor care to the client’s needs. Matthijs: “I recommend my colleagues also start working with HUME, and that’s possible!” Humanitas DMH invests in a long-term collaboration with Mentech to structurally improve the quality of care.

Are you a student pursuing a degree in audiovisual specialization or another program focused on image and sound, and would you like to contribute to our company’s exposure? If so, please contact us!

About Mentech

People with intellectual disabilities or dementia often struggle to express their emotions, pain, or discomfort, leading to unnecessary stress. As a result, their behavior may not always be understood, and healthcare professionals may not always provide the necessary attention and meaningful care.

Mentech has developed HUME to address this issue. HUME is an emotion recognition platform based on sensors, behavioral models, and machine learning. The sensors record physiological characteristics such as heart rate, skin conductance, and activity. This data is then converted into stress information through behavioral models. In this way, we can help caregivers better understand their clients and improve their quality of life.

Internship Description

Are you the visual creator who can capture our product in image and sound? If so, we are looking for you! Mentech offers various products. We want to present these products professionally in image and sound, while maintaining our vision and mission. Customer experience is vital to us. The internship assignment offers ample room for personal input and creativity. Additionally, the assignment provides an opportunity to contribute to the well-being of vulnerable target groups.

Your main tasks include:

Developing promotional material, including a corporate film.
Developing various case videos/video testimonials.
Developing various instructional videos.
Creating a header/cover/tradeshow video.

Your preferred profile

Currently pursuing a degree in audiovisual specialization or a related field.
A true team player with strong communication skills.
Enjoys working in a multidisciplinary team with diverse backgrounds and nationalities.
Able to quickly capture and convey a vision and mission through visual material.

Who are we?

Mentech is a high-tech and innovative company based in Eindhoven. Every day, over 25 dedicated hardware designers, data scientists, software developers, behavioral experts, and implementation consultants work on our mission to improve the quality of life for vulnerable individuals.

What do we offer?

An engaging internship assignment;
Plenty of room for personal ideas and development;
Motivated colleagues with a diversity of backgrounds and nationalities;

Would you like to join our team? Do you want to work within a fast-growing startup? Do you want to contribute to our mission of increasing happiness and quality of life for vulnerable individuals? Apply now for the position of audiovisual specialist!

Since July 2022, HUME has been used at a residential location of the care institution Esdégé-Reigersdaal. This innovative technology reduces tension for client Terry and contributes to a more stable, safe, and creative living environment.

At a residential location of Esdégé-Reigersdaal, HUME has been in use since July 2022. Cluster manager Mireille van der Gaag and behavioral expert Irene Hoogervorst were immediately curious when they heard about this aid. After consulting with the caregivers at the location and the relatives, it was decided to start a pilot with client Terry.

“Thanks to this aid, Terry experiences much less tension, and we can better connect with him,” says client caregiver Liza enthusiastically. Terry’s behavior has been better understood since using HUME. Cluster manager Mireille van der Gaag: “Thanks to the implementation of this care technology, our location is more stable, safer, and more creative.”

Read the full story at: https://www.esdege-reigersdaal.nl/tiz-nieuws/beter-begrijpen-hume/ (in Dutch)

The HUME, an innovative technology consisting of a smart sock and an app, offers healthcare professionals at Philadelphia insight into the tension buildup in residents. This helps staff better understand residents’ behavior and prevent escalation.

At the Philadelphia care institution, caregiver Eline and her colleagues were looking for a solution for a resident who sometimes exhibited unexpected biting behavior. Their manager suggested using HUME technology. This technology uses a smart sock and an app to gain insight into tension buildup in residents, allowing their behavior to be better understood and potential escalations to be prevented.

Following a pilot with HUME, Eline and her colleagues are now able to detect when the resident is tense earlier and respond more effectively. They discovered that leafing through a magazine is an effective way for this resident to reduce stress during the bus ride to and from day-care activities. Eline enthusiastically shares, “We see in the app that she is much less tense. The day-care staff also report that she arrives differently.”

The HUME technology not only has a positive effect on the resident but also contributes to the well-being of caregivers and other stakeholders. By gaining insight into residents’ tension buildup, caregivers can better anticipate situations and prevent escalations.

Read the full story here

Are you a student studying for a bachelor or master’s in electrical engineering, and do you want to develop hardware for our stress recognition platform HUME using state-of-the-art techniques? Then please apply at Mentech for the position of intern electrical engineer.

About Mentech

People with an intellectual disability or dementia are often insufficiently able to express their emotions, pain or discomfort and experience unnecessary stress. As a result, their behavior is not always understood, and care professionals cannot always provide the necessary attention and meaningful care.

The solution we are developing is HUME, an emotion recognition platform based on sensors, behavioral models, and machine learning. The sensors record physiological characteristics such as heart rate, skin conductance and activity. This information is converted into meaningful information in the HUME database through behavioral models. In this way, we can help caregivers better understand clients and thus increase the quality of life for clients.

Internship description

Are you an electrical engineer at heart? Do you like to contribute to products that improve the quality of life of other people? Are you passionate about analog design and would you like to learn more about the world of wearable devices and printed electronics? Then join our team and help vulnerable people with technology! We have multiple internship assignments available. We believe in tailored assignments, fitting to your personal interest within the field of electrical engineering.

Your main activities include

Research on sensors and supporting circuity to measure body parameters in wearable devices;
Research on garment-integrated printed electronics;
Design and build prototypes based on research outcomes;
Work collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team;
Measure and validate the systems user experience in close consultation with customers;
Writing and conducting tests to validate the performance of the system.

You preferably have the following profile

You are currently studying for a bachelor or master’s in electrical engineering;
You preferably have some experience with simulation tools like LTspice and MatLab;
You preferably have some experience with PCB design tools Altium designer or Eagle;
You are a customer focused problem solver;
You are a real team player with good communication skills;
You like to work in a multidisciplinary team with different backgrounds and nationalities.

Who are we?

Mentech is a high-tech and innovative company based in Eindhoven. Every day we work with more than 25 driven hardware designers, data scientists, software developers, behavioral experts, and implementation consultants on our mission to improve the quality of life of vulnerable people. Our company has a hands-on mentality, we switch quickly and work on what has the highest priority at that moment.

What do we offer?

An attractive internship assignment which is also important for the company;
All room for own ideas and personal development;
Motivated colleagues with a diversity of backgrounds and nationalities;
Future growth opportunities within the company.

Want to join our team?
Would you like to work within a startup that is steadily growing at a fast pace? And do you want to contribute to our mission to increase the happiness and quality of life of vulnerable people? Then please apply now for the position of Intern Electrical Engineer!

Are you a student studying for a bachelor or master’s in mechanical engineering or industrial product design, and do you want to develop hardware for our stress recognition platform HUME using state-of-the-art techniques? Then please apply at Mentech for the position of intern hardware engineer.

About Mentech

People with an intellectual disability or dementia are often insufficiently able to express their emotions, pain or discomfort and experience unnecessary stress. As a result, their behavior is not always understood, and care professionals cannot always provide the necessary attention and meaningful care.

The solution we are developing is the HUME, an emotion recognition platform based on sensors, behavioral models, and machine learning. The sensors record physiological characteristics such as heart rate, skin conductance and activity. This information is converted into meaningful information in the HUME database through behavioral models. In this way, we can help caregivers better understand clients and thus increase the quality of life for clients.

Internship description

Are you a mechanical engineer at heart? Do you like to contribute to products that improve the quality of life of other people? Are you a king in computer-aided design and would you like to learn more about the world of wearable devices and printed electronics? Then join our team and help vulnerable people with technology! We have multiple internship assignments available. We believe in tailored assignments, fitting to your personal interest within the field of mechanical engineering or product design.

Your main activities include

Research on medical grade materials for wearables;
Research on garment-integrated printed electronics;
Design prototypes based on research outcomes;
Work collaboratively with a multidisciplinary team;
Measure and validate the systems user experience in close consultation with customers;
Write and conduct tests to validate the performance of the device.

You preferably have the following profile

You are currently studying for a bachelor or master’s in mechanical engineering or product design;
You have some experience with CAD tools like SolidWorks and Adobe Illustrator;
You are a customer focused problem solver;
You are a real team player with good communication skills;
You like to work in a multidisciplinary team with different backgrounds and nationalities.

Who are we?

Mentech is a high-tech and innovative company based in Eindhoven. Every day we work with more than 25 driven hardware designers, data scientists, software developers, behavioral experts, and implementation consultants on our mission to improve the quality of life of vulnerable people. Our company has a hands-on mentality, we switch quickly and work on what has the highest priority at that moment.

What do we offer?

An attractive internship assignment which is also important for the company;
Room for your own ideas and personal development;
Motivated colleagues with a diversity of backgrounds and nationalities;
Future growth opportunities within the company.

Want to join our team?
Would you like to work within a startup that is steadily growing at a fast pace? And do you want to contribute to our mission to increase the happiness and quality of life of vulnerable people? Then please apply now for the position of Intern Hardware Engineer!

Back-end software developer

Front-end Software Engineer

Successful implementation and expansion of HUME by our partners

Improved relaxation at Severinus Children’s Day Center thanks to HUME

Humanitas employs HUME to quickly get to know client after 30 years living at home

Internship for audiovisual specialist

Implementation of the HUME at Esdégé-Reigersdaal leads to increased stability and understanding

The HUME provides insight into tension buildup and prevents escalations at Philadelphia

Intern Electrical Engineer

Intern Hardware Engineer

+31 402 094 110

info@mentechinnovation.eu

Boschdijk 766, 5624 CL
Eindhoven, Nederland

+31 402 094 110

info@mentechinnovation.eu

Boschdijk 766, 5624 CL Eindhoven, Nederland

Boschdijk 766, 5624 CL
Eindhoven, Nederland