Manufacturing Technician I
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.
- Supports the development and manufacturing teams, and tests specific aspects of products, processes, or equipment to meet defined requirements and specifications, in a timely manner.
- Troubleshoots and solves Equipment problems requiring hands-on experience and technical interpretation of procedures and practices.
- Masters the processes and procedures used to build company products, and qualified to train new employees (including assemblers, technicians, engineers).
- Utilizes ingenuity, creativity and a high degree of independent action and initiative.
- Interacts and communicates with the appropriate people to ensure the highest quality products, processes, or equipment to meet identified needs.
- Contributes to the development of sound ideas for processes or equipment.
- Interprets, defines and shows trends in data to isolate cause-effect relationships; reports progress/results; presents plans to engineers and/or management.
- Provides support data to Engineers for qualification and validation studies.
- Plans and organizes project assignments of substantial variety and complexity. Initiates or maintains work schedules for projects and project milestones. Establishes priorities for individual or project assignments.
- Facilitates meetings and training sessions related to procedures and processes for all levels of technical personnel, including engineers.
- Needs to be available to support production on Saturdays, as needed.
- Other duties as assigned.
- These job requirements are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel.
- High School diploma or GED or 0-2 years’ in a medical device environment or equivalent experience in a similar work environment.
- Knowledge of and compliance with applicable Quality System requirements such as QSRs, FDA, ISO, MDD and other applicable regulations.
- Understanding and experience with 5S, Lean and waste reduction in manufacturing.
- Experience with equipment preventive maintenance and or calibration a plus.
- Knowledge of PLC’s, pneumatic and electrical systems.
- Manufacturing processes and systems and experience with process/product development.
- Written and verbal communication skills to communicate effectively at all levels.
- 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.
- There may be continuous sitting for prolonged periods (more than 2 consecutive hours in an 8 hour day)
- Employee may be required to lift objects up to 25lbs or more. Employees will be required to work in an air-conditioned office space and possibly perform some tasks in our non-controlled temperature warehouse space.
Market Range: $43,000 - $55,000
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
EEO Employer