Reliability Test Engineer
About Vitestro
Founded in 2017 in Utrecht, Vitestro is pioneering the future of blood collection with the Aletta® Autonomous Robotic Phlebotomy Device™ (ARPD™). This groundbreaking medical device combines advanced multi-modal imaging (near-infrared, ultrasound, and Doppler ultrasound) with robotics and AI to perform the entire diagnostic blood draw procedure autonomously.
By addressing critical healthcare staffing shortages and improving patient experience, Vitestro is transforming one of the most common and essential medical procedures. With more than 90 team members and growing rapidly, we are scaling our impact. As we placed our first devices with customers, we are now expanding our team to ensure successful implementation and long-term reliability.
At Vitestro, we are committed to continuous innovation and improvement.
Join us as our new Reliability Test Engineer!
As our Reliability Test Engineer, you play a key role in ensuring the robustness and performance of our autonomous blood drawing system. You focus on understanding how critical device functions behave over time and under stress, and translate this into structured reliability testing.
You operate at the intersection of systems, software, and mechanical engineering, maintaining and improving reliability test setups for a complex medical device that includes a 6-DOF robotic positioning system. You coordinate test execution, analyze results, and work closely with engineering teams to resolve issues and improve system performance.
First months at Vitestro
In your first months, your focus will be on gaining a deep understanding of how key device functions are tested for reliability and how current test setups operate. You will take ownership of running reliability tests, ensuring setups remain operational, results are captured correctly, and issues are clearly documented.
You will analyze test data to identify failure modes and reliability risks, and collaborate with cluster representatives and R&D engineers to resolve them. At the same time, you will contribute to improving test methods and tooling, including Python-based support for the system release process.
This is what your success look like
After 12 months, reliability testing at Vitestro is structured, stable, and providing clear insights into system performance. Test setups run consistently, issues are resolved efficiently, and test results actively drive product improvements.
You have become a trusted partner for engineering teams when it comes to reliability insights, helping to identify risks early and improve system robustness. Your work directly contributes to the safe and reliable deployment of our system in clinical environments.
You bring a hands-on, pragmatic mindset and thrive in a multidisciplinary environment where hardware and software come together.
Requirements
Must-have’s:
Bachelor’s degree in engineering or applied science or higher
At least 3 years of experience in testing high-tech devices, including professional roles or relevant internships
Strong problem-solving skills with the ability to identify, document, and resolve technical issues
Experience in collecting, analyzing, and interpreting test data to support reliability assessments
Python experience (to support the system release process tooling)
Solid verbal and written communication skills
Nice to have’s:
Experience with the testing of robotic systems, mechatronics systems, and/or medical devices
Flexible and open mindset, with ‘I will make it work’ mentality
Eager to drive his/her own development.
Fluent in English
What we offer
Competitive salary including pension plan
25 days of annual leave based on a full-time position
Hybrid work model
Working together in a high-skilled team with our home base in Utrecht
Frequent out-of-work activities with our team, and annual company weekend away.
Training budget
Opportunity to be key shaper of a new global industry niche: autonomous medical robotics
We’re big fans of working from the office – this is where team spirit comes alive. At the same time, we offer flexibility, allowing up to two (out of 5) days of working from home for those who prefer it.
We offer an environment where you can make a lot of impact, as you are joining a growing scale-up in MedTech. Our team of driven and talented colleagues enjoys solving the challenges in developing, manufacturing, and completing our breakthrough medical device. While working in an open culture, we strive for excellence in all domains. We believe in taking courage and like to challenge each other. We learn and teach, regardless of age, nationality or gender.
Are you excited?
We totally understand that and so are we! By joining us, you can play an active role in changing the future of health care. Excited to join our revolution? Then we’d love to hear from you!
If you think you've got what it takes, but you don't meet all the requirements - we still recommend you apply. We would love to learn about your interest and experience, and consider if you can be a good fit for Vitestro. Nobody is a perfect fit, and we welcome applications with imperfections. We offer a learning environment where we grow together!
For recruitment agencies – we are currently happy with the way we manage our process and fill our vacancies with our own efforts. Consider this as an answer to your offering via email, call, LinkedIn, etc. – we do not require your support now! Thank you.