Engineering Technician II - Medical Device Development

The Engineering Technician provides support for engineering design and development activities, and/or support for manufacturing activities.

For these activities, the Engineering Technician provides technical assistance with the design, development, construction, and testing of developmental prototype products; transition of pilot products to manufacturing; general electro/mechanical activities; test systems documentation, design, development and execution; and general research design, development and testing activities.

The Engineering Technician works closely with members of an engineering project team and a Senior Engineering Technician.

The Engineering Technician accepts direction and instructions, and works with project team members, and/or manufacturing personnel on engineering change orders.

Responsibilities:


* Provide technical assistance in the design, development, testing, and modification of engineering prototypes.

Develop, construct, and modify electrical/electronic circuits, mechanical, and electro-mechanical designs utilizing known design concepts.

Evaluate and test designs for specified performance.



* Work closely with electrical, mechanical, software, and systems engineering to build, test, and troubleshoot systems; do parts ordering and tracking; to modify, manipulate, and configure test setups; in support of engineering prototyping.



* Execute software scripts to ensure proper function of system sub-assemblies that may include software, electronics, and mechanical components.



* Determine appropriate materials and processes for preparing technical instructions and collaborate with other technical personnel.



* Conduct experiments, with supervision, to evaluate operating characteristics of products or processes.

Assist in the planning, testing, and evaluation of laboratory equipment, and new and existing materials and techniques.



* Exercise specialized technical judgment in the substitution of parts and materials.

Evaluate and select optimum alternatives.



* Maintain effective liaison with all interfacing departments to assist engineering in transition from development into production.



* Use engineering drawings and take direction to construct, modify, and support the engineering of various tooling fixtures necessary for the assembly of devices/instruments that are in prototype or production build and/or test.



* Assure compliance of test equipment's maintenance and calibration documentation.



* Compile, compute, analyze, and present a variety of engineering data as required.



* Review designs and specifications for completeness, accuracy, adequacy, and compliance with company and customer requirements.



* Specify, design, document, order, and test cabling assemblies.



* Support outside agency and/or internal qualification, verification, and validation testing as needed per product.



* Other duties as assigned by the supervisor.

Qualifications:


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