Brainlab

Bewertungen

Gut am Arbeitgeber finde ich

For two decades now, I’ve walked in and out of Brainlab’s doors - and it still doesn’t feel like routine, but like a privilege. I completed my apprenticeship here as an IT specialist for system integration (Fachinformatiker für Systemintegration), so I can’t compare Brainlab to other employers. But perhaps you don’t need comparisons when you’ve found a place that continues to feel right, year after year. There have been countless reasons to stay - and apparently never enough to leave.

I was trained well, not only in technical expertise but also on a human level. Shortly after finishing my apprenticeship, I was entrusted with a critical part of our infrastructure - supported with trust, room to grow, and colleagues who coached, challenged, and inspired me. I had the chance to work on countless complex projects, side by side with colleagues who have long since become close friends.

Today, five years into leading a team within our Corporate IT, I feel the same as I did back then: pride, joy, and purpose.

Brainlab develops software that helps doctors around the world save lives. The impact is real. And every morning I know that what we do here matters. Is there anything more fulfilling?

Brainlab offers so much for its employees: an entirely free in-house gym, fantastic subsidized meals, unforgettable parties, and regular training opportunities.
I was even able to take a sabbatical. Brainlab supports growth, wellbeing, and development.

Brainlab is led in a very dynamic way - and yes, that very dynamism can makes it challenging at times. Decisions move quickly, priorities shift, and situations arise that no handbook could prepare you for. But we navigate these challenges together. Solutions are never created in isolation, but through open exchange, collaboration, and genuine teamwork. Even the complex becomes solvable when shared.

All these elements have brought us to where we are today: one of the most innovative med-tech companies in the world.

After 20 years, I can say without hesitation: Brainlab is not just my employer. It is the place where I grew up, where I was trusted with responsibility, where innovation is truly tangible, and where people matter.

And every day, I look forward to contributing my small part to a truly meaningful mission. Together we're making an impact!

Schlecht am Arbeitgeber finde ich

A bit more flexibility for Home Office.

Verbesserungsvorschläge

Overall, Brainlab offers a great working environment, and I truly like the idea behind asking employees to be in the office three days a week. It strengthens collaboration, communication, and the overall team spirit.

But I would love to offer more flexibility as a manager, especially for colleagues with family abroad. It would be a wonderful addition if we could allow them to extend a trip home by one or two weeks and work remotely from there.

I fully understand that there may be legal or logistical hurdles - but perhaps not impossible ones. Even a small amount of additional flexibility could make a big difference in personal wellbeing and job satisfaction, especially for our international team members who are highly valued.

Arbeitsatmosphäre

After almost 20 years at Brainlab IT, the atmosphere still feels special. It’s open, friendly, and filled with people who genuinely care about what they do. Even when things get hectic, the way we treat each other stays respectful and supportive. Many of us have been here for a long time, and that creates a sense of togetherness that honestly feels a bit like family. I have the pleasure to work with some of my best friends for years!

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Whenever I tell people I work at Brainlab, the reaction is always excitement. And when I explain what we actually do, people are just impressed. Working for a company that develops technology used to save lives is something I feel proud of every day.

Work-Life-Balance

Many of us are ready to walk the extra mile - for their teammates, our products, and our customers. At the same time, Brainlab offers a lot that helps maintain balance: a fully financed gym, amazing subsidized food, flexibility for personal matters, and even a sabbatical, which I was grateful to take. You get the trust to manage your own balance, even when the work can be demanding.

Karriere/Weiterbildung

I started here as an apprentice and grew into a manager role. That was possible because I was always supported - through coaching, mentoring, training, and trust. If you want to develop your career, Brainlab gives you the opportunity to do so.

Gehalt/Benefits

Umwelt-/Sozialbewusstsein

I appreciate the many everyday decisions that show Brainlab’s awareness in this area. There are always vegetarian and vegan options, and even the free coffee stations come with oat milk. In IT, we constantly work on being more efficient and environmentally friendly, with many initiatives running quietly (also within IT) in the background that make a real difference.

Kollegenzusammenhalt

This is probably the biggest reason I’ve stayed for two decades: the people. We’ve handled so many complex projects together, and many colleagues have become friends. We support each other, we laugh together, we face challenges as a team and spend even private time together.
That spirit has carried us a long way.

Umgang mit älteren Kollegen

Age has honestly never played a big role at Brainlab. What has always mattered is what you bring to the table - your ideas, your experience, your attitude. The mix of younger and more experienced colleagues has always been one of our strengths, and everyone is aware of that.

As I am also not the youngest anymore, throughout all these years at Brainlab, I’ve always felt fully supported - both personally and in my role - by my manager as well as by HR. No matter the age, people are valued for who they are and what they contribute.

Vorgesetztenverhalten

Leadership at Brainlab is dynamic and sometimes fast-changing. Priorities shift, decisions come quickly, and you need to stay adaptable. But you’re never alone in that. We work through challenges together and always try to find solutions as a team. As a manager, I personally try to support everyone individually and consider their personal situations - and that approach is very much aligned with the culture here.

Arbeitsbedingungen

The working conditions are excellent: modern offices, great equipment, a fully financed gym, and a company restaurant that honestly cooks at near fine-dining quality. It even won a national award for the best corporate restaurant in Germany. You can feel that employee well-being is taken seriously.

Kommunikation

Brainlab is very dynamic, so communication must happen fast and directly. That can be challenging at times, but you always find someone who listens, thinks with you, and helps to find a solution. Conversations are straightforward and honest.

Gleichberechtigung

Equality at Brainlab is truly lived, not just stated. From day one, I was treated as a full and valued team member - never “just an apprentice,” but an equal colleague. Everyone gets real opportunities.

Recently, we also launched an LGBTQ+ initiative. It reflects how seriously Brainlab takes inclusion and how committed we are to creating a workplace where everyone can feel safe, respected, and welcome.

Interessante Aufgaben

There’s no shortage of interesting and meaningful work. Right after my apprenticeship, I was entrusted with critical parts of our infrastructure. Since then, I’ve been part of countless exciting and complex projects. What motivates me most is knowing that the products we develope support doctors in saving lives - around the world. That purpose drives me every single day.

Gut am Arbeitgeber finde ich

Communication with all hierarchy levels relatively easy. Decisions are taken fast for a big company. Good and collaborative atmosphere. The gym and restaurant.

Schlecht am Arbeitgeber finde ich

Career development and little to no salary increases.

Verbesserungsvorschläge

Work on gender equality. Allowance for unpaid holiday would be a plus.

Arbeitsatmosphäre

The work atmosphere is pretty good — colleagues are collaborative, and the overall environment is positive and supportive. You can influence and change things.

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Very nice building and design.

Karriere/Weiterbildung

No personal development and the training budget is very small. Not many learning opportunities in general. Working here feels like everything you ask for is too expensive.

Gehalt/Benefits

Kollegenzusammenhalt

Very good

Vorgesetztenverhalten

In my department quite good.

Kommunikation

Communication could be improved. No clear company strategy and no long term project priorization.

Gleichberechtigung

It is quite obvious that men are the favorite choice for Management positions.

Interessante Aufgaben

The tasks are interesting and you can have an impact. Still start up spirit, so there's no structured project teams, budget and resource planning.

Gut am Arbeitgeber finde ich

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Schlecht am Arbeitgeber finde ich

wo soll ich anfangen ... man muss sich alles selber erarbeiten und um alles kümmern.

Verbesserungsvorschläge

Die man braucht keine Team- und Produktionsleitung. Kann zusammengefasst werden.

Arbeitsatmosphäre

Kollegen sind super. Produktionsleitung eher schwierig bzw. unterstützt die Mitarbeiter nicht wirklich.

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Wird sehr viel in die Außenwirkung investiert

Work-Life-Balance

Es wird mit Gleitzeiten geworben jedoch nicht umsetzbar durch die Kernarbeitszeiten

Umwelt-/Sozialbewusstsein

Es wird im Haus alles sorgfältig getrennt und Auditoren gezeigt jedoch kommt alles am Ende in 2 große Container hinter der Firma (Papier und Restmüll)

Karriere/Weiterbildung

Wird beworben existiert jedoch nicht

Kollegenzusammenhalt

Das einzige positive an der Firma sind die Kollegen: innen

Vorgesetztenverhalten

Theoretisch geben sie an alles zu wissen, praktisch haben sie absolut keine Ahnung

Kommunikation

Es gibt tägliche Meetings aber eher um die Kollegen vorzuführen

Gehalt/Benefits

Interessante Aufgaben

Es handelt sich um lineare Arbeit

Gehalt/Benefits

Gut am Arbeitgeber finde ich

Great gym and food. Over all really nice colleagues and interesting tasks.

Schlecht am Arbeitgeber finde ich

Transparency in communication for changes and for pay rise can be improved.

Verbesserungsvorschläge

Being more transparent with pay rise and talking about it and make them more in time not 6 months later.

Vorgesetztenverhalten

Depending on the department, but in my department it is a great leadership. I get support when needed but I have the freedom to grow.

Arbeitsbedingungen

Great equipment and the gym is awesome.

Kommunikation

Changes are often not communicated in a transparent way. It is often kept as a secret.

Gehalt/Benefits

Gleichberechtigung

It is a big topic and I think in the teams it is equal. But in the C level it is still only men.

Gut am Arbeitgeber finde ich

Work environment

Schlecht am Arbeitgeber finde ich

See earlier comment

Verbesserungsvorschläge

See earlier comments

Work-Life-Balance

Point of improvement: working from abroad is very limited and takes a long process to approve.

Karriere/Weiterbildung

E-learnings available but other than that it seemed not easy to get trainings. Stepping up the career ladder takes a long time.

Gehalt/Benefits

Vorgesetztenverhalten

See earlier comment

Kommunikation

Over my probation period I was given the feedback I did a good job and we were setting goals for the next half year. Out of the blue, they fired me on the last day claiming the performance was bad. I had no chance to speak out. Within 5 minutes I was history. The contact after was disrespectful and the 8 holidays I did not take were simply claimed instead of paid out.

Gleichberechtigung

No comment

Interessante Aufgaben

I was hired as design engineer but within 4 months hadn’t touched CAD. I was working on a lot of topics but my expertise and there was no possibility to change that. There are some interesting projects but you need to be lucky for that, other than that simple parts that are complex in its precision but take years to develop

Gut am Arbeitgeber finde ich

- Die meisten Kollegen sind wirklich nett
- Essen im Restaurant ist meistens gut und auch zu fairen Preisen
- Eher junge Kollegen in vielen Abteilungen
- Gleitzeit

Verbesserungsvorschläge

- Besseres Gehalt
- Endlich Mal den Spruch "together we..." wahr werden lassen, ein together bedeutet für mich nämlich die Gleichberechtigung aller und nicht männlicher Personen (Vetternwirtschaft)
- Bessere Möglichkeiten für individuelle Weiterentwicklung
- Bessere Verteilung des gegebenen Budgets

Arbeitsatmosphäre

Kommt darauf an, wie schnell und motiviert man arbeitet. Schlechte Tage, die jeder normale Mensch nun einmal hat, sind ungern gesehen. Auch Kontrolle von oben findet ab und an definitiv statt.

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Nach Außen gut, die internen "Probleme" sind aber jedem bekannt, man redet nur nicht offen darüber.

Work-Life-Balance

Home-Office ist eher ungern gesehen, wird aber eher "geduldet" als den Mitarbeitern gegönnt, da man sie ja dort schlechter kontrollieren kann. Auch Überstunden werden nicht angerechnet geschweige denn bezahlt, was wirklich eine Sauerei ist, da sie in der ein oder anderen Abteilung nötig sind und eingefordert werden. Die Gleitzeit ist das einzige, was eine Work-life-Balance einigermaßen zulässt.

Karriere/Weiterbildung

Weiterbildungsmaßnahmen werden, wenn sie überhaupt durchgeführt werden, nicht finanziell gefördert, bzw findet immer eine Diskussion davor statt. Lieber werden Inhalte möglichst schnell, aber dabei oft unvollständig durch Kollegen vermittelt, die einem aber nur einen kleinen Teil des Fachwissens näher bringen können.

Kollegenzusammenhalt

Meistens gut, die Teams halten zusammen und stehen füreinander ein.

Umgang mit älteren Kollegen

Immerhin da gibt es keine Diskrepanzen.

Vorgesetztenverhalten

Kommt stark auf den Vorgesetzten an

Kommunikation

Vor allem zwischen den Abteilungen verbesserungswürdig.

Gehalt/Benefits

Gleichberechtigung

Man sieht ganz klar welches Geschlecht vor allem im Managament die Nase vorn hat. Man kommt als weibliche Person bis zur Director Rolle, weiter nicht, muss einfach mal ganz offen und ehrlich gesagt werden.

Interessante Aufgaben

Ist abhängig davon, ob man einen "guten" Schulabschluss und studiert hat und in welcher Position man dadurch ist.

Gut am Arbeitgeber finde ich

Teamkultur, flache Hierarchie, alle duzen sich

Verbesserungsvorschläge

Mehr Weiterbildungsmöglichkeiten, in der R&D gut im Produktmanagement eher dürftig.
Investition mehr in die Nachhaltige Entwicklung von Medizinprodukten.

Umwelt-/Sozialbewusstsein

Luft nach oben, z.b. keine Unterstützung für das Zugfahren

Gehalt/Benefits

Gleichberechtigung

Einzige Anmerkung: Teilzeiteltern könnten noch besser mit eingebunden werden! Wertschätzung von Teilzeiteltern verbessern

Verbesserungsvorschläge

die die den Laden am laufen halten am Erfolg teilhaben lassen (siehe Gehalt), Überstunden gutschreiben

Arbeitsatmosphäre

Leistungsdruck, da Gewinne für den Unternehmer gesteigert werden müssen. Kaum Mitarbeiter mit Berufserfahrung. Hochschulabsolventen kommen für ein paar wenige Jahre vorbei, um dann schnell in Unternehmen zu wechseln die vernünftige Gehälter zahlen.

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da wird richtig Geld reingeballert

Work-Life-Balance

40 Std-Woche, Überstunden sind gern gesehen, werden jedoch NICHT vergütet/gutgeschrieben

Karriere/Weiterbildung

sehr hohe Fluktuation

Umgang mit älteren Kollegen

Welche älteren Kollegen?

Vorgesetztenverhalten

alles nur Show

Kommunikation

gelegentliche Showveranstaltungen die Motivation steigern sollen

Gehalt/Benefits

Gut am Arbeitgeber finde ich

Schöner Arbeitsplatz

Schlecht am Arbeitgeber finde ich

Gehalt

Verbesserungsvorschläge

Mehr Gehalt

Arbeitsatmosphäre

Tolle Arbeitsatmosphäre

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Hoch angesehenes Unternehmen

Work-Life-Balance

Dort wo ich arbeite ist sie vorhanden… in anderen Abteilungen leider gar nicht.
Da wird oft bis spät abends gearbeitet wenn nicht sogar länger und oft auch am Wochenende.

Karriere/Weiterbildung

Nicht so vorhanden es sei denn du bist gut mit den da oben

Gehalt/Benefits

Umwelt-/Sozialbewusstsein

Auch sehr gut

Kollegenzusammenhalt

Sehr toll, hab ich bis jetzt nur gute Erfahrungen gemacht. Man sollte halt wissen wem man was erzählt…

Umgang mit älteren Kollegen

Super

Vorgesetztenverhalten

Oft sehr überfordert

Arbeitsbedingungen

Total toll

Kommunikation

Oft lässt diese zwischen den einzelnen Abteilungen zu wünschen übrig

Was den work Flow oft stark negativ beeinflusst und mehr Stress bedeutet…
Aber wie in so vielen Unternehmen.

Gleichberechtigung

Schaut man in die Orga merkt man welches Geschlecht am längeren Hebel sitzt.

Interessante Aufgaben

Interessant auf jedenfall