Usability & Industrial Designer for Medical Hardware Devices (m/f/d)

Job description

X-Therma is a fast-moving and innovative startup from San Francisco with an office and hardware R&D branch in Innsbruck, Austria. We are developing breakthrough technology to improve modern medicine and save billions of lives. With our subzero storage and transport solutions, we are enabling global access to organ transplants as well as cell and gene therapy, longevity and fertility products and engineered tissues. To strengthen our growing team in Innsbruck, we are looking for an Usability and Industrial Designer (m/f/d). In this role, you will become part of our development projects, which are at various stages of maturity, acting as an advocate for the intended users and create the perfect interfaces between our technology and health care professionals. Tasks Translate user needs, workflow insights, and risk controls into clear design requirements and contribute to the creation and review of design specifications, prototypes, and interface concepts. Plan, design, and execute usability engineering activities for new and existing medical hardware devices in accordance with regulatory requirements (e.g., MDR, FDA, IEC 62366-1, IEC 60601-1-6). Develop and maintain usability engineering files, including user research plans, use specifications, user interface descriptions, task analyses, risk-related use scenarios, and usability validation protocols. Create visions for product system architectures which meet existing workflows and protocols and develop them into tangable product concepts together with our engineers and external partners. Visualize ideas, concepts, storyboards, technical details and instructions in terms of scetches, drawings and renderings (analogue and digital) and co-create mock-ups, design models and prototypes with our R&D Team. Provide guidance on human factors considerations during verification and validation activities and support internal and external audits related to usability engineering. Communicate project status, identified usability risks, user feedback, and improvement measures to management and cross-functional stakeholders. Requirements Degree in human factors engineering, usability engineering, industrial design or a comparable qualification. Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, particularly in identifying and mitigating use-related risks. Professional experience in the design and development of medical devices or a similar function. Advanced knowledge of SolidWorks, Keyshot, and the Adobe Creative Suite including for creating CAD-files, visualizations and videos. Willingness and general requirements for international business trips (e.g. USA, China) Excellent command of German and English, both written and spoken. Benefits 40 hrs per week, flexible working hours. Minimum salary 42.000,00 p.a. depending on qualifications and work experience on a negotiable basis. Home office and on-site workplace. International team with the opportunity to travel frequently. An exciting and varied work environment in an innovative company. The opportunity to actively contribute to the development and production of highly innovative medical devices. An open and collegial work atmosphere with flat hierarchies. We look forward to receiving your detailed applications with work samples/portfolio, resume, and references!