Medical Device Software Experts in Germany
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Meet FRATCH Experts in Germany, who have recently used Medical Device Software
Jens R.
Last position:
Platform Architect & Senior Developer at Direct client, industrial measurement technology, medium-sized company
- Technical leadership across hardware, firmware, and software teams; scope: hardware/firmware team (4 people) and leadership group (5 people)
- Consolidated and documented a product family that had grown over more than 15 years and aligned it with CRA compliance — from the bare-metal I/O module to the cloud interface.
- Provided the most important customer product with the essential requirements and architecture documentation within two months — for a firmware landscape that had grown over more than 15 years. It now supports the customer’s modernization strategy.
- Established a monthly reporting line to the supervisory board and executive board within three months: nine meetings since 12/2025. The report itself is versioned and built from the CI pipeline; it is based on automatically collected activity and release data instead of assessments.
- Built a container-based CI/CD infrastructure from scratch: cross-compilation, host tests, and documentation builds in one continuous pipeline.
- Introduced declarative QA gates for DevOps and development artifacts — from the start using lefthook instead of pre-commit, executed in a dedicated container image.
Technologies used: arc42, req42, tpo42, docToolchain, PlantUML, ArchiMate, C4 model, ADR, C, C++ (GTest), CMake, Bare Metal (ARM Cortex-M3/M7), OCI containers, Jenkins, lefthook, Prometheus, Grafana, SBOM, CRA, OPC, SCADA, PLC integration, IPv6 migration, Zero Trust, Sociocracy 3.0, Cynefin
Roland S.
Last position:
Aerosol Generator Technology – Industrialization Partnerships
Aerosol Generator Technology – Industrialization Partnerships
Engaged by a former technology partner to identify and approach potential partners for further industrialization and commercialization of its vibrating membrane nebulizer aerosol generator technology.
Kai W.
Last position:
Schwarz IT KG
- Migration of the software development process for medical technology software to the C/C++ package manager Conan and development of macOS-specific system components
Kevin P.
Last position:
Industry Software from Route to Invoice
Industry Software from Route to Invoice
In Production
In use at: landscaping company, two home care services
The entire workday, digital: sign-in, route plan on the vehicle, departure checks, photo documentation, time tracking, invoicing. The tablets keep working offline and sync afterward. Records are immutable, making time tracking easier to audit. Runs on a dedicated server in Germany with continuous monitoring and remote updates.
Proof: In daily use at the landscaping company with six vehicles since September 7, 2026.
- React Native on Android tablets
- Python
- SQLite
- Two-way synchronization
- Linux server in Germany
- Remote maintenance
Andreas S.
Last position:
Consulting on quality management and regulatory affairs at Curevius GmbH
Manufacturer of medical devices
- Creation and further development of quality management systems according to EN ISO 13485
- Gap analysis of existing quality management systems according to ISO 13485
- Consulting and support in customer projects in the field of quality management and
- Proof of regulatory compliance for medical devices of all risk classes
- Preparation of technical documentation according to MDR
- Gap analysis of the risk management file according to ISO 14971:2019
Torsten V.
Last position:
COO/CTO (Freelance) at Reitreal LLC
- Setting up and running operations for offering multi-level tokenized real estate investment possibilities,
- Start-up preparations, establishing a real estate investment trust (REIT)
- Communication with SEC, technology provider selection, etc.
Maher K.
Last position:
Executive Management, Managing Partners at HMM Diagnostics GmbH
- Detailed information in the reference projects file
- Responsibility for the strategic and operational management of the company
- Leading and coordinating product development projects in the areas of e-health and medical technology
- Freelance project management activities in various industries, including IT and medical technology
- Introduction of innovative products and solutions in medical technology, connectivity and fitness in international markets
- Building platforms for e-health and corporate health management
- Introduction and migration of ERP systems (SAP Business One, JTL WaWi) in sales- and production-oriented companies
- Project management for international and cross-company projects
- Crisis management and successful control of critical projects
- Support of IT infrastructure including server landscapes and SAN systems
- Consulting for international company founders
Unnikuttan V.
Last position:
Managing Director (Co-Founder) at AathmaSignals
- Spearheading investor outreach and partnership development as founding MD, building the business case and technical narrative needed to attract initial funding and strategic collaborators in the digital health space
- Designing multi-agent AI systems for autonomous biosignal analysis, orchestrating LLM-based reasoning pipelines with domain-specific medical context to enable intelligent, clinical decision support
Peter S.
Last position:
Project Manager Camera Systems/Lenses at S&E Consulting Peter Sperber
- Management of internal and external optics, electronics, and software developers and the subproject managers throughout the entire development process up to handover to production
- Conducting RfP and contract negotiations with German, Chinese, and Japanese manufacturers and tracking the agreed deliverables
- Conducting quality gates throughout the development process
- Responsibility for meeting commercial, technical, and schedule requirements (resource and budget planning)
- Continuous monitoring of potential project risks during all phases
- Ensuring compliant development (RoHS & REACH) and documentation for worldwide CE marking
- Project status reporting to upper management and the company board
- Central point of contact for third-party contractors and their coordination in the project
Oleksii K.
Last position:
Software developer (freelance) at Sasse Elektronik GmbH
- Built custom Yocto Linux image with Docker support (NXP i.MX 6ULL)
- Developed distributed Python application (web interface, gas/temp control)
- Designed multiple docker containers for production and development
- Wrote documentation per IEC 62304
Thomas A.
Last position:
Interim Management at Vincorion Power Systems GmbH
- Process and project management to optimize products and development processes for energy systems
- Technical risk management
- Requirements engineering and system architecture
- System FMEA of power generator units and energy storage modules aiming for generic structures
- Claims management according to Section 313 of the German Civil Code
- Regulatory environment: military and NATO standards, AQAP, VG norms
Cesar S.
Last position:
Lead Cloud Engineer at Charge-V GmbH
- Responsible for setting up and configure AWS Organizations and Control Tower on company's master organizational account
- Administer and maintain various AWS services, including EC2, S3, RDS, Lambda, VPC, IAM, etc.
- Monitor system performance, availability, and capacity planning to ensure scalability and reliability
- Implement and maintain infrastructure as code (IaC) using tools like CloudFormation or Terraform
- Work closely with development and operations teams to automate deployment processes using CI/CD pipelines (e.g., Jenkins, GitLab CI/CD)
- Develop and maintain scripts for automating routine tasks and infrastructure provisioning
- Implement automation for monitoring, logging, and alerting to ensure timely incident response
- Implement and enforce security company guidelines and best practices for AWS environments
- Configure and manage AWS security services such as AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM), AWS WAF, AWS Shield, etc.
- Collaborate with the Security Team to improve and update security policies and posture
- Collaborate with development teams to provide agile deployments and optimize application performance and reliability on AWS
- Provide technical support and guidance to internal teams on AWS-related issues and best practices
- Participate in cross-functional projects to enhance overall infrastructure and operational efficiency
Monika W.
Last position:
Quality Specialist at Nexans GmbH
- Implementation of a quality management system including creating all required process descriptions and work instructions for ISO 9001:2015 certification, as well as final planning and conducting audits
- Creating action catalogs for measures needed to comply with ISO 9001 and achieve the targeted certification
- Preparing documentation related to ISO 9001
- Developing training materials for employees and managers based on the QMH and the created documentation
- Recording results of external audits of departments (incoming goods, production, warehouse logistics, procurement and supplier management, outgoing goods, shipping) according to ISO 9001
- Preparing for and participating in certification audits
Faruk S.
Last position:
Software Developer at HR Solutions GmbH
- Designing and developing a web application for the public sector
- Setting up and executing software tests, mainly unit tests
- Technical design and implementation of requirements
- Uploading and displaying CSV files
- Communicating with business units regarding development and test support
- Technologies used: Java, Spring Boot, Spring Security, Spring Batch, Spring Cloud, Spring Data JPA and Hibernate, RESTful, JSON, React, Oracle, JUnit, Mockito, CI/CD, GitLab, Docker, Keycloak, Liquibase, BIRT, Swagger, Microservices
Elena C.
Last position:
Plant Quality Manager at BHC Gummi-Metall GmbH
- Reviewing customer requirements (Quality Agreements) and implementing process and product quality measures within the approval processes (start-up support and initial samples according to PPF/PPAP) under APQP
- Main contact for quality-related issues at the site
- Implementing supplier quality support and development
- Ensuring compliance with all quality-specific requirements such as incoming and outgoing inspections, initial sample test reports, quality work instructions, inspection plans, and control charts
- Customer contact for complaint management and handling using Quality Core Tools: 8D report, 5 Why, Ishikawa analysis
- Active use of quality tools: control plan, PFMEA, inspection plan, EMPB, drawings, collecting and analyzing statistical data, R&R, MSA, SPC
- Conducting internal system, product and process audits according to VDA 6.3 and VDA 6.5
- Responsible for certification of the quality management system IATF 16949, occupational health and safety ISO 45001, and environmental management ISO 14001
- Supervising, goal-oriented leadership and development of a 10-member team
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Statistics of experts using Medical Device Software
Aggregated from the professional profiles of matched freelancers.
Experience
25 years
Position duration
1.9 years
Positions per freelancer
15
Top business areas
Information Technology, Quality Assurance, Product Development
Top industries
Healthcare, Information Technology, Manufacturing
Certification focus areas
Information Technology, Product Development, Project Management
Bachelor's degree or higher
85%
Master's degree or higher
58%
Doctorate
8%
Certifications per freelancer
4
Most common languages
German, English, French
Speak two or more languages
100%
Based on our profile pool as of 25 Oct 2026.
Daily rate distribution
The chart shows how the daily rates of experts in this technology in Germany are distributed, based on recent contracts on our platform. Each bar covers a rate range — its height shows the share of experts charging within that range.
Average rates of experts in Germany using Medical Device Software
Rates are based on recent contracts and do not include FRATCH margin.
The average daily rate is the mean of all daily rates from recent contracts of comparable freelancers on our platform.
The median daily rate is the middle value of all daily rates — half of comparable freelancers charge less, half charge more. Unlike the average, it is barely affected by outliers.
Calculated based on our freelancers’ daily rates as of 25 Oct 2026. Actual rates may vary depending on seniority level, experience, skill specialization, project complexity, and engagement length.
Medical Device Software experts industry focus
See which industries our matched freelancers work in most often — every figure is calculated live from the freelancers on FRATCH.
- Healthcare (93%)
- Information Technology (82%)
- Manufacturing (82%)
- Automotive (50%)
- Energy (32%)
- Telecommunication (29%)
- Transportation (25%)
- Pharmaceutical (25%)
Please note that freelancers can work across multiple industries, so percentages overlap.
About the technology
What it is
Medical Device Software is software that controls, monitors, analyses or supports a medical product. It can run inside a device, on a workstation, in a mobile application or across a connected care system. Its design must balance clinical purpose, patient safety, cybersecurity, usability and traceable evidence.
Where it is used
Companies use this expertise for software that supports diagnosis, treatment, monitoring and clinical workflows. Typical deliverables include:
- Embedded control software for instruments and therapeutic devices
- Patient monitoring, alarm and data-review applications
- Imaging, signal-processing and clinical decision-support functions
- Device connectivity, interoperability and secure cloud services
- Verification files, technical documentation and release evidence
Standards and tooling
Strong specialists work across the product lifecycle, from requirements and architecture to verification, maintenance and change control. They apply IEC 62304, ISO 14971, IEC 60601 where relevant, ISO 13485 quality processes and applicable cybersecurity guidance. Tooling may include requirements and traceability systems, automated test frameworks, static analysis, CI pipelines, embedded debuggers and clinical data interfaces.
When companies hire specialists
Freelance expertise is useful when a product enters a regulated market, an internal team needs safety-critical experience or a release requires independent verification. It also helps during remediation, platform migration, post-market updates and the integration of sensors, mobile apps or hospital systems. In Germany, teams may need familiarity with European conformity work and collaboration in German or English.
What strong professionals deliver
The best professionals connect engineering decisions with clinical risk and regulatory evidence. They write testable requirements, maintain bidirectional traceability and distinguish product functionality from safety-related controls. They can explain technical trade-offs to quality, regulatory, clinical and manufacturing teams without losing detail.
Choosing the right fit
Look for evidence of shipped medical products, not only general embedded or healthcare software work. Ask how the specialist handled hazard analysis, software classification, verification independence, cybersecurity findings and changes after release. For remote work, agree early on documentation access, review routines, device-lab availability and on-site activities such as testing or integration.
Frequently asked questions
What clients ask us most about Medical Device Software — answered in short.
Medical Device Software controls or supports medical products and clinical workflows. It may acquire sensor data, process images, guide treatment, monitor patients, manage alarms or exchange information with hospital systems. The required evidence depends on the software’s intended purpose and safety impact.
Medical Device Software has a defined medical intended purpose and may influence diagnosis, treatment or patient safety. That creates stronger expectations for risk management, traceability, verification, cybersecurity and controlled change than for a general scheduling or administration application. The boundary should be assessed early with quality and regulatory specialists.
A strong Medical Device Software specialist may also understand embedded systems, signal processing, cloud connectivity, usability engineering and secure development. Useful adjacent knowledge includes IEC 62304, ISO 14971, ISO 13485, IEC 60601, clinical workflows and interoperability standards such as DICOM or HL7.
The right level depends on the product risk, lifecycle phase and regulatory submission. A Medical Device Software specialist entering a maintenance task may need a different background from someone leading architecture, hazard controls or a remediation programme. Evaluate comparable product evidence, ownership of documentation and experience with the relevant device environment.
Medical Device Software work can often be performed remotely when repositories, requirements tools, test environments and review processes are accessible. Hardware integration, laboratory testing, clinical observation or access to controlled facilities may still require on-site collaboration. German projects may also expect communication in German alongside technical English.
Ask the Medical Device Software specialist to describe a complete deliverable, including requirements, risks, implementation, tests and release records. Check whether they can explain failures and trade-offs clearly, preserve traceability and work within an established quality system. References from comparable device classes are more useful than broad healthcare experience.
Medical Device Software freelancers are especially useful during a new product phase, a major software change, a regulatory gap assessment or a release under time pressure. They can add focused capability for verification, cybersecurity, embedded integration, technical documentation or remediation without changing the long-term team structure.
A high-quality Medical Device Software professional links every important design decision to patient risk, intended use and objective evidence. They communicate precisely with engineering, clinical, quality and regulatory teams, challenge weak assumptions and leave documentation that another qualified person can review and maintain.
The average hourly rate of freelancers in Germany who have used Medical Device Software in their recent projects is 109 €, which corresponds to a daily rate of about 868 € based on an 8-hour working day.
Of the freelancers in Germany who have used Medical Device Software in their recent projects, 85% hold at least a Bachelor's degree, 58% hold at least a Master's degree, and 8% hold a doctorate.
On average, freelancers in Germany who have used Medical Device Software in their recent projects have 25 years of professional experience, with a single engagement typically lasting around 1.9 years.
The most common languages among freelancers in Germany who have used Medical Device Software in their recent projects are German (100%), English (96%), and French (18%).
The most common industries among freelancers in Germany who have used Medical Device Software in their recent projects are Healthcare (93%), Information Technology (82%), and Manufacturing (82%).
The most common business areas among freelancers in Germany who have used Medical Device Software in their recent projects are Information Technology (93%), Quality Assurance (93%), and Product Development (86%).
Main locations of FRATCH Experts, who have recently used Medical Device Software
Our freelancers and interim experts are at home across the DACH region — available on-site in the major business hubs or fully remote. Choose a location to discover matched specialists, local market insights and up-to-date availability.
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