Test Technician III

Job Title - Test Technician III - 7876

Number of Positions 1
Job Location - Mounds View, Minnesota, 55112
Job Start Date - 12/5/22
Job End Date - 10/27/23

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Responsible for assisting in the design, development, and testing of new and existing medical devices.
• Sets up test apparatus (i.e. Instron, pressure test, environmental chamber) and conducts tests of assemblies and units following methods, procedures, standards, and sequences.
• Lays out and assembles units according to designs and specifications.
• Adjusts and calibrates systems as needed.
• Modifies equipment by adding, removing, or altering components as defined by predetermined diagrams and sketches.
• Corrects malfunctions by making adjustments or replacing parts or components as directed.
• Uses hand and small power tools, and various measuring and testing devices in performing job duties.
• May monitor and verify quality in accordance with statistical process or other control procedures.

TECHNICIAN SUPPORT CAREER STREAM:

• Provides technical support within product development.
• Uses schematics, diagrams, written and verbal descriptions or defined plans to perform testing and troubleshooting on electronic or mechanical components, equipment or systems.
• Gathers, maintains, formats, compiles, and manipulates technical data using established formulae and procedures, and performs detailed mathematical calculations. May suggest and/or make improvements to optimize work processes.
• In addition to being responsible for the design evaluation and testing of new and existing medical devices other tasks that may occur are on a daily basis include:
  • 1) Setting up mechanical test experiments using equipment such as Instron and environmental chambers, FTIR, oscilloscopes, pressure test, data loggers, etc.
  • 2) Building test circuits and preparing devices for design of experiments and verification testing.
  • 3) Follow all Good Manufacturing Practices and SOP's as defined by our policies, practices and procedures to ensure that FDA and ISO regulations and quality standards are met.
  • 4) Provides solutions to a wide range of technical problems of increasing difficulty.
  • 5) Perform tests and document results, consistently and accurately with general direction.
  • 6) Perform routine and non-routine technical tasks and calculations per detailed processes or instructions.
  • 7) Perform troubleshooting and problem solving related to assigned portion of design project.
  • 8) Able to generate complex test methods, representing actual device use, includes the development of specialized test fixtures.
  • 9) Maintain clean work environment.
  • 10) Order lab supplies and maintain equipment.
  • 11) Write test protocols and reports

Required Knowledge and Experience:

• Requires complete and broad knowledge of operational systems, techniques and practices typically gained through extensive experience and/or education.
• Requires minimum of 8 years of relevant experience with specific experience in a new product design and development capacity
• 2 year vocational or technical education or certification in addition to prior work experience in product development.