Meet Rutger Nijlunsing, Director System Engineering
“The good thing about a small company is that you can help shape it. You’re full in control, in good days and bad days.” - Rutger Nijlunsing, Director System Engineering
Once you start talking to Rutger, you’ll likely end up exploring topics from philosophy to technology - and walk away a little wiser.
Rutger can dazzle you with discourses on everything from his days of studying computer engineering to the psychology of choosing the startup world over corporate culture. He does this while quoting Mark Twain and observations such as “when you have a hammer, everything turns into a nail.”
As Director of System Engineering, Rutger is the spider in the web connecting people, processes and technology across Salvia. He operates at the intersection of engineering, strategic planning and program management, making sure that the technology - an implantable neuromodulation system - aligns seamlessly with Salvia’s broader goals. He helps turn ideas into systems that not only meet technical requirements but also remain as simple as possible, removing unnecessary complexity along the way. His ultimate goal is clear: to help patients through innovation that truly makes a difference.
Colleagues describe him as approachable and informal. In the early days of Salvia, when the team was still in another building, he even ‘hosted’ a daily coffee hour from 8-9 in the morning at the office benches. Anyone could drop by to talk about projects, problems or simply start the day with a nice conversation.
Rutger’s career began at Philips Healthcare, where he built his foundation in complex medical systems. Leaving Philips gave him the chance to join Hubert Martens, now CEO and co-founder of Salvia, at Sapiens - a remarkable spinoff from Philips that ventured boldly into the field of neuromodulation. At Sapiens, Rutger also met Wim Pollet, now co-founder and CMO of Salvia. After Sapiens, he followed Wim to Indigo in Ghent before returning to Eindhoven to help build Salvia from the ground up.
Outside work, Rutger enjoys camping and hiking with his family. His curious mind never really switches off, and everyday life often sparks new ideas for his work.
Spend an hour with him and you start to share his belief that it’s never about the money. “If you aim for success or money, that’s not going to work,” he says. “Find the joy in what you do, and the rest might work out. Luck and knowing the right people are also important.”
While you can’t divine the future, “what you can do is just buy more lottery tickets.”
Page Title (H1)
Header (H2)
A subheading or chapter heading (H3)
Introductory text or a first paragraph of information on this subject. Write as naturally as possible and be nice and specific. If necessary, use AI software to help you get started, but definitely don't use it one-on-one. Search engines can penalize AI content.
Subheading (H4)
Here too there is more than enough room for a good story, an interesting article or background information. If necessary, use a summary:
- a summary is clear
- one can see the benefits or features at a glance
- also use search terms if necessary
Another topic (H3)
Another subheading (H4)
Do not use a Title Header (H1), but use an H2 Header instead. An H1 is actually a title of the page and may only appear once on a web page. The H2 is a kind of chapter and the other headers (H3 to H6) are subheadings and subheadings within the chapter. The order is important for the readability of visitors and search engines.
- a summary is clear
- one can see the benefits or features at a glance
- also use search terms if necessary
This way everything remains easy to read and understandable for the reader. People can also scroll directly to the topic they are interested in.
Paragraph heading style (H5)
This is another example of a heading. The headings H5 and H6 are usually used as paragraph headings, each with their own style.
Paragraph heading style (H6)
In the editor you can really see a difference in font size of all headers, but on the live website they have their own style.
Other options
Use a "quote". That looks like this:
This is a quote!
You can also put texts in bold, italic, etc.
Of maak een link naar een andere pagina of website.
And finally, you can also create Superscript(1) and Subscript(2) text.
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Suspendisse varius enim in eros elementum tristique. Duis cursus, mi quis viverra ornare, eros dolor interdum nulla, ut commodo diam libero vitae erat. Aenean faucibus nibh et justo cursus id rutrum lorem imperdiet. Nunc ut sem vitae risus tristique posuere.
- Opsomming List Item
- Opsomming List Item
- Opsomming List Item
- Opsomming List Item
- Opsomming List Item
- Opsomming List Item
Block Quote
Other news items of interest...
Meet Eimear Campbell, Senior Quality Engineer
When I moved to Eindhoven from Ireland, I wanted it to be a complete switch up from my life at home. I wanted to experience a new culture and new people. A new work opportunity and to have a completely clean slate.” - Eimear Campbell, Senior Quality Engineer.
Meet Bhaskar Ravishankar, Senior Test and Verification Engineer
Bhaskar Ravishankar brings engineering brilliance with a rare ability to connect the dots between technical insight and real-world impact. With a PhD in electrical engineering and career stops across three continents, he is someone who not only thinks deeply but also sees broadly. “Perspective is what life gave me,” he says. “It helps me understand the role of engineering in the bigger picture.”
Meet Ger Kamminga, Vice President Quality
Ger brings a complex international background to Salvia… and a quirky American outlook. Though he’s Dutch, his 30+ years in medical device manufacturing, development and quality (including 17 years with Johnson & Johnson, the New Jersey-based pharma/medtech giant), took him to Belgium, Japan, India, China and Korea to see various approaches to quality.