Validation & Verification Engineer

UltiMaker - Verification and Validation Engineer

Location: Geldermalsen, Netherlands (3-4 days on-site per week)

Hours: Full-time

Hey Quality Engineering Wizards! 🔍🖨️ Are you ready to ensure our 3D printing innovations meet the highest standards? UltiMaker is seeking a passionate Verification and Validation Engineer to join our R&D team and help shape the future of digital distributed manufacturing. If you have a keen eye for detail and a drive for excellence, this is your chance to make a significant impact! 🚀🔬

About the role:

As our Verification and Validation Engineer, you'll play a crucial role in maintaining UltiMaker's reputation for high-quality, reliable products. You'll work closely with cross-functional teams throughout the product development lifecycle, ensuring that our 3D printing solutions meet and exceed customer expectations.

What you'll do:

- Develop and execute comprehensive test plans for complex products combining hardware, embedded software, and front-end software components

- Utilize data-driven approaches and statistical analysis to validate product quality and reliability

- Collaborate with project teams to identify and address high-risk issues early in the development process

- Implement and improve automated testing frameworks to enhance efficiency and coverage

- Provide independent quality assessments at key project milestones and integration points

- Contribute to continuous improvement of verification and validation processes and methodologies, together with your teammates

- Maintain and optimize test configurations in our printer lab for consistent, reliable results

- Analyze and interpret test data, including log files and measurements, to drive product improvements

What you bring:

- Technical University Bachelor's or Master's degree in a relevant field (e.g., Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Mechatronics)

- 5+ years of experience in system-level validation and verification in a multidisciplinary product development environment

- Strong understanding of quality assurance methodologies and tools (e.g., FMEA, Six Sigma, statistical engineering)

- Proficiency in Python programming and comfort with command-line interfaces (CLI)

- Experience with automated testing frameworks and continuous integration/continuous deployment (CI/CD) practices

- EU passport or Dutch work permit

Traits that make you successful in this role:

- Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills

- Strong communication skills in English, with the ability to convey complex information clearly

- You are confident, assertive, and not afraid to speak up and provide constructive feedback when necessary

- Adaptability and comfort in a fast-paced, agile work environment

Bonus points:

- Experience in the 3D printing industry

- Knowledge of reliability engineering and requirement management

- Familiarity with data visualization tools and techniques

- ISTQB Foundation level or higher

Why UltiMaker?

- Competitive salary and pension contributions

- 27 days of paid leave per year

- Hybrid work model with work-from-home allowance

- Use of UltiMaker 3D printers for personal projects

- Daily free lunch and snacks at the office

- Monthly social events and team-building activities

- Continuous learning opportunities through courses and industry meetups

- Be part of a passionate team driving innovation in 3D printing technology

Are you ready to be part of the future of 3D printing? Join UltiMaker and help us push the boundaries of quality and reliability! Apply now by sending your CV and motivation letter to diego.diazmendoza@ultimaker.com. Let's create something extraordinary together!

MORE ABOUT ULTIMAKER

In 2022, UltiMaker and MakerBot, two well established leaders in desktop 3D printing joined forces to form a leading provider of desktop 3D printing hardware, software, and materials. Under the new brand UltiMaker, the new company is on a mission to offer easy-to-use and accessible 3D printing solutions for any application while inspiring the industry to a future state of responsible and sustainable manufacturing.

We are ordinary people with extraordinary plans. Creating high-quality products is our motivation. Our passion and creativity help us make the unbelievable happen. Together we make a great team.

UltiMaker will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities. UltiMaker is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against for their race, color, religion, sex, age, disability, military status, or national origin or any other characteristic protected under federal, state, or applicable local law.