FREELANCE - System Verification Engineer (ZZP)

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.

The Assignment

As a Freelance System Verification Engineer, you will support the verification and release activities of Vitestro's robotic medical device platform.

You will work closely with systems, software and mechanical engineers to verify a highly integrated mechatronic system combining robotics, motion control, sensors, hardware and software. You will ensure system requirements are adequately verified and released in a controlled and efficient manner.

The assignment combines hands-on testing, verification planning, automation, and release support within a complex robotic and mechatronic environment.

Key deliverables

• Review and improve the current system verification approach.

• Define, maintain and execute system verification protocols.

• Develop and improve automated verification and release tooling using Python.

• Execute system-level verification and integration testing of complex mechatronic and robotic systems, including hardware, software, sensors and motion-control components.

• Support verification activities related to software, hardware and system releases.

• Identify verification gaps and propose risk-based improvements.

• Generate verification evidence and documentation suitable for regulated product development.

• Contribute to successful release milestones of the Aletta platform

What You’ll Bring:

• Bachelor's degree or higher in Mechatronics, Systems Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Robotics, or a related engineering discipline.

• Minimum 3 years of hands-on experience in system verification, integration testing, or validation of complex high-tech products.

• Experience working with complex mechatronic systems involving hardware, software, sensors and mechanical integration.

• Professional experience using Python for test automation, tooling, scripting or data analysis.

• Understanding of product development and design processes.

• Fluent in English.

Nice to have:

• Medical devices.

• Robotics or autonomous systems.

• Mechatronic products.

• Regulated development environments.

• Verification and validation activities under design control processes.

Practical information:

• Start: As soon as possible

• Duration: Start 3-month freelance assignment, with the possibility of extension.

• Location: Utrecht (hybrid).

• Workload: 32- 40 hours per week.

• Contract type: Freelance / Contractor.

• Language: English.

• Opportunity to be key shaper of a new global industry niche: autonomous medical robotics 

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.