Engineering Technician Contract - Contract

Job Title: Engineering Technician 2
Location: Sunnyvale, CA
Duration: 12+ Months

Primary Function of Position:
The New Product Verification Department is devoted to assuring safe, reliable, and
effective products that exceed patient, surgeon, and hospital expectations. The
department plays a vital role in product and process quality, in new product
development and production, and in the quality of da Vinci and Ion robotic product
lines, including diagnostic systems, endoscopic instrumentation, and supporting
accessories. The engineering tech will work with a team of dedicated individuals within a
product development team to assure the quality of new designs, to identify issues
related to new designs and processes, and to work with other Test Engineers to develop
harmonized test methods.

Roles & Responsibilities:
This position has responsibility and authority for:
Protocol Execution & Reporting
Executes test protocols for clinically-based surgical simulation and automated testing
utilizing da Vinci Surgical Systems and other test equipment
Executes Design verification testing with guidance from the test owner
Identifies and reports problems that arise during testing, and escalates new or persistent
failure modes to appropriate engineering teams
Provides documentation to the cognizant Test Engineer that clearly indicates the results
of product testing
Follows GDP (Good Documentation Process) when filling out test data sheets
Performs instrument, endoscope and accessory cleaning and reprocessing
Generates work instructions for test methods or procedures.

Other Responsibilities
Ensures successful, on-time completion of department projects; communicates
constraints to direct management when successful project completion is at risk
Performs a broad variety of tasks in support of product verification and test process
design as assigned by department management
Complies with company Department and Standard Operating Procedures

Skills, Experience, Education, & Training:
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Education and/or Experience: High school diploma or GED, along with 2+
experience working in a hardware production or test environment. AS or BS degree in a
scientific discipline is a plus.
Language Skills: Ability to read, write and understand English. Ability to read and
comprehend instructions, short correspondence, and memos. Ability to write simple
correspondence. Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group
situations to other employees, supervisors, or engineers.
Mathematical Skills: Ability to perform basic mathematical calculations. Ability to
determine the minimum, maximum and nominal value when provided with a specification
and a tolerance.
Reasoning Ability: Ability to apply commonsense understanding to carry out
instructions. Ability to report quality issues. Ability to suggest simple process
improvements. Must be a quick learner with the ability understand complex products
and processes.
Computer skills: Ability to use MS office tools- Word, Excel as part of daily work.
Ability to use on-line documentation. Ability to follow instructions to run software scripts.
Other skills and abilities: Ability to work in a team environment. Ability to use basic
tools and measuring equipment. Ability to work independently and with minimal
supervision. Ability to multitask, and handle tasks with competing priorities effectively.
Ability to work with biological samples, including blood, tissue and organs. Willingness to
learn and contribute. Proactive and Self motivated.
Integrity: Accepting and adhering to high ethical, moral, and personal values in
decisions, communications, actions, and when dealing with others

Preferred:
Relevant experience in a medical device company
Experience with MatLab, Python, Arduino, Linux, and/or SQL