• Temporary
• Full Time

As an Advanced Quality Engineer (m/f/d), you’ll report to the Quality Manager and work cross-functionally with R&D, Manufacturing, and Supplier Quality teams. You'll be responsible for ensuring design and process excellence from concept to market launch, applying quality engineering expertise to deliver safe and effective medical devices. This is an independent role requiring sound judgment and practical problem-solving.

What will you do:

• Lead DFMEA activities and identify potential design risks early in development.

• Conduct prototype testing, analyze issues, and recommend improvements.

• Define critical quality attributes and translate them into inspection criteria.

• Support internal and supplier-related component and process validation.

• Ensure completeness of user needs, design inputs, and DHF documentation.

• Support verification and validation planning and execution.

• Organize health risk reviews and customer preference tests.

• Analyze test data, identify trends, and drive corrective actions with suppliers.

What will you need:

Required:

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related field

• 0-2 years of experience in a regulated industry (medical devices preferred)

• Knowledge of DFMEA, risk analysis, and V&V practices

• Strong data analysis and problem-solving skills

• Excellent communication skills in English and German

Preferred:

• Experience in supplier quality collaboration

• Familiarity with statistical process control

• Knowledge of medical device regulations

Diversity is important to us. We welcome applications from people regardless of their ethnic, national or social origin, gender, disability, age or sexual identity.

Additional information

The position is initially limited to 12 months. Due to the large number of different positions and areas of responsibility, Stryker often offers the options of being taken on in a permanent position.

Thanks to our flexible working hours model, you will have the opportunity to work partially from the home office. However, a regular presence of 3 days a week on site at our location in Tuttlingen should be always given to build sustainable relationships and maintain personal contact with colleagues as well as the departments.

Please note that the internal job title may differ from the ad title.