Are you interested in working for a company that is passionate about its customers? That lives its values and nurtures its employees? Then Medela is the company for you.
We are seeking a R&D Test Engineer - Internship to join our team.
Your impact
* Lead and execute subsystem‑level and system‑level verification, testing, and acceptance activities to ensure medical devices meet all functional, performance, and safety requirements.
* Conduct software integration, reliability, and interoperability testing across components and complex system‑of‑systems environments.
* Develop, execute, and maintain Engineering Test, Verification, and Validation protocols, ensuring prototypes and final designs comply with defined specifications.
* Analyze and document verification results, prepare detailed reports for regulatory submissions, and maintain complete technical file documentation.
* Manage test environments, materials, logistics, and apply statistical methods to ensure robust verification data and efficient test execution.
Duration
The internship is offered for a duration of 9 months, start date June 1, 2026.
Location
This is a Zug-based hybrid role, with four in-office days each week to enable rapid collaboration.
Your Qualifications
* Bachelor’s degree or equivalent from a technical college or university of applied sciences, biomedical, mechanical or material engineering, physics, human health & science or electronics.
* Max 1 year working experience. First exposure to test environments and/or lab testing, ideally in an electrotechnical or mechanical environment or in the service area of hospital or medical technology.
* Knowledge of physics and medical technology and applicable standards in the field of medicine. Product familiarity and verification activities in the lab.
Your opportunity
At Medela, you will be joining a global community of colleagues, united by the purpose that drives our business: helping people. Medela exists to advance human health and wellbeing through knowledge-based and innovative human milk and medical vacuum solutions.
Our employees are empowered to serve this purpose in a family-owned company that is growing rapidly around the world. We value intensive exchanges, diverse perspectives, and unbureaucratic decisions. You will have the opportunity to develop at an international level, and witness the direct impact your work has on our company’s success.
If you are interested in this opportunity, we are looking forward to receiving your application.
Due to work permit restrictions, we can only consider applications from Swiss Nationals, UK, EU citizens as well as relevant work-permit holders for Switzerland.
For this position we only consider direct applications - thank you for your understanding.
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