Laboratory Technician for R&D of Home Appliances (m/w/d)

Your responsibilities

Position Overview:

For our R&D Center of Midea Europe in Stuttgart, we are looking for a hands-on Laboratory Technician to join our Washing Machines and Washer-Dryers Testing Laboratory within the Home Appliance sector.
In this role, you will be responsible for executing standardized energy and performance tests, preparing and handling prototypes, and ensuring the smooth day-to-day operation of the testing laboratory. The ideal candidate is a practical, physically fit, and detail-oriented technical professional who thrives in a structured, hands-on laboratory environment.

Your Responsibilities:

• Conduct Standard Energy & Performance Testing: Execute standardized energy, water consumption, and performance tests on washing machines and washer-dryers according to official standards and internal protocols.
• Prototype Support & Preparation: Assist engineering teams in building, modifying, and setting up prototypes for testing phases.
• Physical Laboratory Operations: Handle the physical movement, positioning, and installation of heavy home appliances (washing machines and washer-dryers) within the laboratory space as required.
• Document Results: Accurately record, manage, and report test data and parameters in accordance with internal quality standards.
• Maintain Equipment & Workspace: Support the daily upkeep, connection, calibration, and proper setup of laboratory test rigs, water lines, and measurement equipment.
• Collaborate with Team: Work closely with the local Laundry Care R&D team to support overall project timelines.

Your profile

• Education: Successfully completed vocational training or a degree from a technical school / technical high school / vocational college (e.g., CTA, MTA, Certified Technician, or similar)
• Physical Capabilities: Willingness and physical ability to perform hands-on work, including lifting and moving heavy household appliances within a laboratory environment.
• Technical Skills: Basic understanding of electrical, mechanical, or plumbing connections (for appliance installation and prototype adjustments).
• Work Style: Highly structured, reliable, and precise in following strict testing procedures and standard guidelines.
• IT Skills: Good command of MS Office, particularly Excel for data logging.
• Languages: Fluent in German and good communication skills in English.

What we offer

• An international working environment and agile teamwork.
• Goal-oriented and collaborative organizational culture.
• Flexible working hours with a hybrid working system.
• Various opportunities for further training and career development.
• Employee benefit programs.

Contact details

If you would like to be part of Midea's success story, please apply via our online portal with your application documents (cover letter, resume, and earliest possible start date).

About us

MAKE YOURSELF AT HOME - With this slogan, Midea Group has been committed to enriching households and people's lives through innovative technologies and products for over 50 years. Through continuous development, Midea Group is now a global leading technology group in consumer electronics and air conditioning, robotics, industrial automation and logistics. Every day more than 190,000 employees from over 200 countries develop products and solutions for the world of tomorrow.

Midea Europe GmbH is a subsidiary of the Midea Group. With products of the brands Toshiba, Midea, Comfee we offer surprising solutions for our customers in Europe. Rapid growth, daily challenges and opportunities motivate our employees to help shape the Midea success story.