(Advanced) Project Engineer - Radiotherapy Positioning - Quality Assurance & Testing

At the forefront of health technology for over 35 years, Munich-based Brainlab digitizes medical workflows, from diagnosis to therapy, to offer clinicians and patients better treatment possibilities. Our innovative digital ecosystem forms the basis for modern healthcare technology in 4000 hospitals in 120 countries.

Our key to success is our creative, talented and hard-working team, which consists of around 2000 dedicated and inspiring individuals in 25 locations worldwide. To succeed in reaching our targets, we are seeking committed colleagues who can stand behind our core values curious, authentic and useful.

Job Description

Within our R&D RT Positioning division, several international software and hardware teams collaborate in an agile environment to develop innovative solutions for the accurate positioning of patients undergoing cancer radiotherapy. As part of a highly skilled, agile team, you will maintain and further develop one of Brainlab’s core products, ExacTrac Dynamic - an advanced in-room patient positioning and monitoring system designed for high-precision radiotherapy treatments. The system combines revolutionary thermal surface camera technology with X-ray tracking to ensure exceptional accuracy. Every day, thousands of patients worldwide are positioned and monitored using ExacTrac Dynamic and its predecessor systems, enabling safe, precise, and effective treatment.

We are looking for an (Advanced) Project Engineer with focus on quality assurance who combines hands on testing expertise, automation skills, and structured engineering thinking. If you enjoy working in a multidisciplinary team, ensuring product quality, and contributing to the delivery of medical products, we would love to hear from you. You will be part of a cross-functional team, bringing together software developers and project engineers to develop, verify and validate high quality medical software. 

You will manage multiple tasks:

Quality Assurance & Testing:

• Plan, design, and execute manual test cases for new features and improvements. 
• Identify, analyze, and document defects, working closely with developers to drive resolution. 
• Design, implement, and maintain automated test scripts (e.g., Cypress, Python). 
• Participate in verification and validation (V&V) activities following medical device standards. 
• Contribute to continuous improvement of test processes, workflows, and coverage. 

Project Engineering:

• Participate in specification and design discussions within the Scrum Team.
• Contribute to the creation of technical and medical documentation (e.g., risk analysis, feature documentation).
• Support estimation of effort, timelines, and risks for features and tasks.
• Evaluate usability and ensure user centered design principles are considered.
• Coordinate with other R&D departments (QM, QA, Usability, Product Management).
• Manage small subprojects or engineering tasks independently.
• Contribute to continuous improvement of system engineering tools and methods.

Qualifications

• University degree in computer science, engineering, physics, or related field.
• Practical experience with manual software testing and test case design.
• Experience with automated testing (e.g., Cypress, Python or similar frameworks).
• Strong analytical mindset to identify issues and propose reliable solutions.
• Structured, well organized working style with strong documentation standards.
• Comfortable working in an agile environment (Scrum).
• Strong team player with ability to collaborate effectively in cross-functional and international teams.
• Very good communication skills in English; German is a plus.
• Nice to have:
  • Experience with medical device development (MDR/FDA).
  • Experience with agile management tools (e.g., Azure DevOps, Gira).
  • Experience with Polarion, CI/CD pipelines.
  • Experience with Git, Perforce, or scripting.

Additional Information

• A mutually-supportive, international team
• Meaningful work with a lasting impact on medical technology
• 30 vacation days, plus December 24th and December 31st
• Flexible working hours as well as hybrid work model within Germany
• Bike leasing via cooperation partner "BikeLeasing"
• Parking garage and safe underground bike storage
• Award-winning subsidized company restaurant and in-house cafes
• Variety-rich fitness program in our ultra-modern 360m2 company gym
• Regular after work, team, and company events
• Comprehensive training and continuing education opportunities

Ready to apply? We look forward to receiving your online application including your first available start date and desired salary.

Contact person: Elisabeth Karro