R&D Engineering Technician, Ultrasound (Cambridge, MA)

Philips•Cambridge, MA

7d•$25 - $40•Onsite

About The Position

The R&D Technical Assistant will prepare/conduct test samples for reliability and design qualification testing, document test plans and reports, as well as supporting hands-on prototyping, machine preventative maintenance and failure analysis teardowns to support the development of medical ultrasound transducers.

Requirements

Vocational Degree.
1+ years of experience in working in/maintaining a highly regulated Test/R&D lab environment (FDA/ISO medical device highly desired).
Hardware troubleshooting, testing, prototyping skills.
Self-starter, highly motivated with good organizational/time management skills, strong interpersonal and communication skills, and an excellent team player capable of working with cross-functional/multi-site teams.
US work authorization is a precondition of employment. The company will not consider candidates who require sponsorship for a work-authorized visa, now or in the future.
Must reside in or within commuting distance to Cambridge, MA.

Nice To Haves

Associates or Bachelors Degree in Acoustics or an Engineering discipline, desired.
Experience in reliability, failure analysis and acoustics highly desired.

Responsibilities

Determines the method/sequence of work, whether parts with abnormalities should be replaced or modified and desirability of using and making tools and accessories.
Assesses and analyzes the desirability/necessity of improvements and simplifications in processes and procedures and draws up a change form.
Conducts and coordinate’s reliability and design qualification testing in collaboration with R&D reliability engineers, Product Industrialization engineers, and Supply Chain engineers.
Conducts and coordinates performance, acoustic, and safety testing and performs failure analysis in collaboration with R&D engineers.
Supports prototype builds and documents test plans, protocols, and reports.
Performs preventative maintenance on laboratory equipment and operates laboratory equipment/environmental chambers, relating to the reliability and design qualification testing of medical ultrasound transducers.