Test Engineer II

KARL STORZ North America; Goleta (CA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

KARL STORZ North America is seeking a Design Verification Test Engineer to join our medical technology team. This role develops and executes design verification test plans and procedures, supports troubleshooting, and collaborates with engineering and manufacturing to ensure quality, performance, reliability, and regulatory compliance for our visualization products.

Ideal candidates have a strong engineering foundation, hands-on testing experience, and proven ability to document test results

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electronics Technology, Engineering, or a related field with 3-5 years of technical/test engineering experience; or Master’s degree with 0-3 years.
• Experience developing and executing engineering test plans and test procedures.
• Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and problem-solving skills.
• Strong technical documentation and report-writing skills.
• Effective written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Develop comprehensive design verification test plans and test procedures based on product requirements and specifications.
• Execute verification procedures developed by yourself and other engineers, accurately documenting and reporting results.
• Track, investigate, and communicate issues identified during testing to project and engineering teams.
• Review product specifications to ensure requirements are comprehensive, measurable, and testable.
• Partner with Project Engineers to develop and execute testing related to product quality, manufacturability, reliability, efficacy, and regulatory compliance.
• Provide input into the design and development of electrical, optical, and mechanical test fixtures.
• Troubleshoot product returns and field issues and recommend testing methods to verify corrective actions and design resolutions.
• Support environmental testing and the evaluation of test equipment required to perform quality and verification activities.
• Train other Test Engineers on verification procedures and Design Quality Assurance protocols.
• Collaborate with Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Engineering Technical Services, vendors, and application engineers to resolve technical issues.
• Perform additional related responsibilities as assigned.

Skills

Engineering fundamentals

Test engineering

Analytical troubleshooting

Technical documentation

Communication skills

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Electronics Technology, Engineering, or a related technical field

Master’s degree in Electronics Technology, Engineering, or a related field

Job description

About KARL STORZ

From the operating room to surgery centers, and everywhere in between, KARL STORZ North America is a global leader in medical technology and advanced visualization solutions. We design specialty innovations, smart instruments and devices, integrated ecosystems, and intelligent imaging, to build a more connected, software-enabled operating room.

As an independent, family-owned MedTech company, we ambitiously think in generations instead of quarters to improve patients’ lives around the world.

About The Role

The Design Verification Test Engineer supports the verification and validation of KARL STORZ products to ensure they meet established quality, performance, reliability, and regulatory requirements. Working with minimal supervision, this role develops and executes design verification test plans and procedures, supports engineering troubleshooting and design investigations, and collaborates closely with cross-functional engineering and manufacturing teams. The ideal candidate brings a strong technical engineering foundation, hands-on testing experience, and the ability to clearly document and communicate test results within a regulated medical device environment.

What You’ll Do

• Develop comprehensive design verification test plans and test procedures based on product requirements and specifications.
• Execute verification procedures developed by yourself and other engineers, accurately documenting and reporting results.
• Track, investigate, and communicate issues identified during testing to project and engineering teams.
• Review product specifications to ensure requirements are comprehensive, measurable, and testable.
• Partner with Project Engineers to develop and execute testing related to product quality, manufacturability, reliability, efficacy, and regulatory compliance.
• Provide input into the design and development of electrical, optical, and mechanical test fixtures.
• Troubleshoot product returns and field issues and recommend testing methods to verify corrective actions and design resolutions.
• Support environmental testing and the evaluation of test equipment required to perform quality and verification activities.
• Train other Test Engineers on verification procedures and Design Quality Assurance protocols.
• Collaborate with Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Engineering Technical Services, vendors, and application engineers to resolve technical issues.
• Perform additional related responsibilities as assigned.

What You’ll Need

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electronics Technology, Engineering, or a related technical field with 3-5 years of technical/test engineering experience; or
• Master’s degree in Electronics Technology, Engineering, or a related field with 0-3 years of technical/test engineering experience.
• Experience developing and executing engineering test plans and test procedures.
• Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and problem-solving skills.
• Strong technical documentation and report-writing skills.
• Effective written and verbal communication skills.