Internship (w/m/d) Usability / Human Factors Engineer

You are an important part of our future. Hopefully we are also a part of yours! At B. Braun, we protect and improve the health of people worldwide. This is also our vision for students. You surprise us with great ideas, bring fresh and innovative knowledge, and share efficiency and sustainability as values. That’s why we would like to keep developing our company with you. To this end, we enable students to gain practical experience in various areas. With appreciation, drive and team spirit, we ensure your and our progress and develop healthcare together. This is Sharing Expertise.

Reference Code DE-13P-91969At our German locations in Melsungen (B. Braun SE), Tuttlingen (Aesculap AG) or Freiburg (B. Braun New Ventures) we are looking for interns to support the team for the summer semester of 2025.

Duties and responsibilities

• You support the creation, evaluation, and validation of complex medical device systems (hardware and software) for safety and effectiveness from early research until product launch
• You support the development of multi-modal cross-device workflows and Task Analysis
• You support planning, execution, analyzing, and documentation of formative and summative usability evaluations and recommend optimizations.
• You support the development of all necessary usability-related documents according to IEC 62366-1 and FDA Guidance Documents
• You support the usability-related risk analysis according to ISO 14971.
• You collaborate with clinical advisors, healthcare professionals, risk managers, quality managers, UX|UI designers, UX researchers, and developers

Professional competencies

• Currently enrolled and successfully completed at least 2 years of study, preferably in Human Factors Engineering, Psychology Engineering, Product Design, UX|UI Design, or Medical Engineering
• Initial experience (e.g., via internships) in the corporate world, tech industry, or medical device industry
• You are interested in clinical workflows and want to actively contribute to the development of innovative and user-friendly medical devices and software
• You are interested in a highly regulated development environment including intense documentation, requirement management, and validation processes.
• You have excellent written and verbal communication skills in English and German
• You're proactive with the ability to work well in a supporting role and contribute positively to team processes

Personal competencies

• You have a proactive, results-oriented and customer-centric personality with analytical and problem-solving skills
• You work effectively in multidisciplinary teams, encourage collaboration, also virtual one and mutual support
• You are self-motivated and you have a hands-on mentality.
• You understand the users and their needs and are able to translate these into requirements
• You have a human-centered mindset and are interested in collaborating with the user

What we offer

• Variety of opportunities to develop your skills
• Collegial working atmosphere and a personal mentor (f/m/d) are waiting for you
• Welcome event and meet-ups to make new contacts
• Attractive additional benefits such as numerous sports activities and a company restaurant that cooks fresh food every day
• Fair remuneration and flexible working hours with a 35-hour week
• Support in finding accommodation
Work with us to protect and improve the health of people worldwide!
We look forward to receiving your complete application (cover letter, CV, proof of performance/certificates) specifying the desired start date and duration of the internship.

Closing date

08.12.2024