Sr. R&D Equipment Technician

Research & Development Santa Clara, CA

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Description

 

Shockwave Medical, Inc. is a pioneer in the development and commercialization of Intravascular Lithotripsy (IVL) to treat complex calcified cardiovascular disease. Shockwave Medical aims to establish a new standard of care for medical device treatment of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease through its differentiated and proprietary local delivery of sonic pressure waves for the treatment of calcified plaque.

Description
   

Position Overview    
The Sr. R&D Equipment Technician will support multiple pilot line manufacturing teams that manage projects from concept through commercialization. Perform and support a variety of development and engineering activities, which mainly focus on disposable device’s prototyping fabrication and testing. Will work directly with other R&D assemblers, R&D technicians, and R&D engineers to complete duties described below.   
   
Essential Job Functions   
  • Perform equipment installation and qualification
  • Responsible for the maintenance and troubleshooting of lab instruments/equipment
  • Assist with tracking inventory for multiple projects
  • Assist in verifying and closing out LHRs for completed builds
  • Independently works on multiple project tasks for timely completion
  • Ability to work with minimal direction and use excellent judgement and previous experience to support in-development product assemblies
  • Proactively recommends new ideas and/or improvements pertaining to processes
  • Lead and mentor other assemblers/technicians to reach departmental and company objectives
  • Partner with engineers to design and assemble functional prototypes and provide feedback on assembly process and design
  • Assist engineers with process development and optimization
  • Initiate root cause investigation and analysis
  • Assist in the transfer of product from R&D to manufacturing
  • Design and fabrication of fixtures and tooling for product builds and testing (i.e. pneumatic, electrical, hydraulic, etc.)
  • Other duties as assigned
Requirements   
  • High School Diploma required with a minimum of 5 years’ experience as a technician (or relevant experience) in the medical device industry or Associate’s degree with 3 years’ experience in the medical device industry
  • Previous experience with balloon catheter, drug coating, valve or other cardiovascular medical devices development
  • Previous experience in medical device pilot line manufacturing 
  • Familiar with Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP), Good Documentation Practices (GDP) and laboratory practices
  • Machine shop experience is preferred
  • Proficient with MS Office
  • Ability to analyze and solve problems independently
  • Comfortable working in a clean room environment
  • Ability to communicate effectively with all cross-functional team members
  • Ability to work in a fast-paced environment while managing multiple priorities
  • Operate as a team and/or independently while demonstrating flexibility to changing requirements
  • Employee may be required to lift objects up to 25lbs

Market Range: $33.17/hour - $42.31/hour
Exact compensation may vary based on skills, experience, and location.   

Benefits
Shockwave Medical offers a competitive total compensation package as well as the following benefits and perks:

Core Benefits: Medical, Dental, Vision, Pre-tax and Roth 401k options with a fully vested match, Short-Term and Long-Term Disability, and Life Insurance, Employer contribution toward Health Savings Account (HSA), Competitive PTO balance

Perks: ESPP, Calm App, Pet Insurance, Student Loan Refinancing, Spot Bonus awards

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