Usability & Industrial Designer – Medical Hardware Devices

X-Therma Inc.

Usability & Industrial Designer for medical hardware development at X-Therma in Innsbruck, Austria. Engaging in design and engineering collaboration for innovative medical solutions.

Posted 5/7/2026full-timeInnsbruck • 🇦🇹 AustriaMid-LevelSenior💰 €42,000 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

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 product system architecture visions that align with existing workflows and protocols, and develop these into tangible product concepts together with engineers and external partners.
Visualize ideas, concepts, storyboards, technical details, and instructions through sketches, drawings, and renderings (analog and digital), and co-create mock-ups, design models, and prototypes with the 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 proposed improvements to management and cross-functional stakeholders.

Requirements

What you’ll need

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 experience creating CAD files, visualizations, and videos
Willingness and ability to travel internationally for business (e.g., USA, China)
Excellent command of German and English, both written and spoken.

Benefits

Comp & perks

40 hours per week
Flexible working hours
Hybrid work model (home office and on-site workplace)
International team with frequent travel opportunities
An exciting and varied work environment within an innovative company
The opportunity to actively contribute to the development and production of highly innovative medical devices
Open and collegial working atmosphere with flat hierarchies

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Hard Skills & Tools

usability engineeringhuman factors engineeringrisk analysisdesign specificationsprototypingtask analysisusability validationmedical device designCAD file creationvisualization

Soft Skills

analytical skillsproblem-solvingcommunicationcollaborationproject management