R&D Technician IV

Diversity - Innovation - Caring - Global Collaboration - Winning Spirit
- High Performance

At Boston Scientific, we’ll give you the opportunity to harness all that’s within you by working in teams of diverse and high‑performing employees, tackling some of the most important health industry challenges. With access to the latest tools, information and training, we’ll help you in advancing your skills and career. Here, you’ll be supported in progressing – whatever your ambitions.

Boston Scientific is looking for an R&D Technician IV, to perform and support a variety of development and engineering activities, which mainly focus on device design, prototyping, fabrication, product requirements and verification testing. Will work directly with other R&D technicians and R&D engineers to complete various assignments. Assist engineers in developing methods and procedures to control or improve product design processes.

At Boston Scientific, we value collaboration and synergy. This role follows an onsite work model, requiring employees to be present in our Carlsbad, CA office, at least four to five days per week.

• Build prototypes devices in accordance with engineering instructions, or drawings and specifications.
• Assists with development of manufacturing processes and corresponding design transfer to production.
• Supports R&D catheter assembly, manufacturing, and prototyping.
• Performs assembly and failure analysis using laboratory microscopes.
• Participate in the design and development of new concepts.
• Interact with Engineers to understand product requirements.
• Sets up and operates manufacturing and/or test equipment. Records data with limited supervision.
• Provides technical support to engineers on a variety of technical tasks.
• Gathers, maintains, formats, compiles, and manipulates technical data, such as laboratory or material test results and engineering design changes.
• Plans and perform tests and evaluations of systems equipment or components.
• Conduct tests of completed units or components under operational conditions to investigate designs or to obtain data for development and standardization.
• Partners with engineering staff on project needs (e.g., supports test method development).
• Documents all analysis and testing completed for R&D and new product development projects working closely with the cognizant engineer. Records and analyzes test procedures and results, numerical and graphical data.
• Assist engineers with product and process design, development, and optimization. Partners with engineers to design and assemble functional prototypes and provide feedback on assembly process and design.
• Assist with the development of new and existing test protocols.
• Independently identifies processes improvements, generates ideas and qualifies through builds and testing.
• Lead and mentor other technicians to reach departmental and company objectives.

• High School or equivalent with five or more years’ experience as R&D technician (or relevant experience)
• 5+ years’ development experience in medical device/clinical environment.
• Hands‑on experience in medical device manufacturing /production environment or prototyping experience.
• Ability to quickly interpret and comprehend engineering drawings and specifications.
• Working knowledge of catheters and microscopes. Working knowledge of word processing and spreadsheet software.
• Use of measurement devices.
• Use of required safety equipment when performing lab work.

• The candidate should have team building skills, organizational skills, personal skills, and a strong follow‑through “can do” attitude.
• Monitors own work to ensure quality.
• Must also verbally communicate work to engineers and other staff in a clearly understood, organized and logical manner.
• Familiar with Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP), Good Documentation Practices (GDP) and laboratory practices.

Requisition

Minimum Salary: $62400

Maximum Salary: $106080

The anticipated compensation listed above and the value of core and optional employee benefits offered by Boston Scientific (BSC) – see  – will vary based on actual location of the position…