Working Student (m/w/d) in Software Testing – Sports Medicine

What You Will Do

• Support Verification & Validation (V&V) Efforts – Assist with pre-V&V and V&V activities for Stryker Sports Medicine’s Enabling Technologies products, including understanding the software product, executing formal and informal tests, and comparing results to expected outcomes.
• Manual Test Case Development – Support the creation and updating of manual test cases (stretch goal).
• Automation Support – Contribute to automation efforts by developing scripts for automated testing.
• Team Collaboration – Work closely with internal teams to ensure testing aligns with product requirements and standards.
• Documentation & Reporting – Maintain accurate records of testing activities, results, and observations.
• Continuous Learning – Quickly learn new tools, technologies, and processes relevant to testing and product development.

What You Will Need

Required qualifications:

• Enrollment in a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Engineering.
• General interest in software and digital technologies.
• Basic software development knowledge, preferably in Python.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills in English (German is a plus).
• High reliability, attention to detail, and the ability to consistently execute repetitive tasks with precision.
• Critical and analytical thinking with the ability to learn quickly.
• Ability to work effectively in a team environment.

Preferred qualifications:

• Experience with Jira, Squish, and/or Git.
• Prior exposure to software testing or automation scripting is a plus.
• Proximity to Freiburg (role is primarily onsite, 80–100%).

Start asap

Location Freiburg

Duration 12 months

Weeky hours 20h

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

We’re excited to receive your application! Please include all relevant documents (cover letter, CV, and transcript of records) and upload them directly under the “CV” section of the application form.

Germany Pay Ranges:

• Freiburg 39Std: €3.053.- EUR Monthly

If you’d like to learn more about the compensation associated with this opportunity, your recruiter will be happy to walk you through the details as you progress through the hiring process.

Stryker is a global leader in medical technologies and, together with its customers, is driven to make healthcare better. The company offers innovative products and services in MedSurg, Neurotechnology, Orthopaedics and Spine that help improve patient and healthcare outcomes. Alongside its customers around the world, Stryker impacts more than 150 million patients annually.