Sr. Engineering Technician

Our Arthrex location in beautiful Santa Barbara, CA is seeking a Sr. Engineering Technician Engineer to support the design and development of surgical camera systems and electro-mechanical arthroscopic systems for operating rooms worldwide.

Qualified candidates have a high school diploma or equivalent and five years of experience supporting research and development activities, preferably with video camera systems and electro-mechanical devices.

Join our talented team at a global medical device company focused on Helping Surgeons Treat Their Patients Better™!

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Support prototype design assignments under general supervision of engineers.
• Support R&D testing activities including root cause analysis, troubleshooting, performing dry runs, and verification and validation.
• Support QA, Manufacturing, Regulatory, Marketing and Product Management with technical information as directed by engineering.
• Interpret engineering drawings and specifications, including PCB schematics, Gerber files and Solidworks drawings.
• Solder and de-solder PCB components per IPC J-STD-001.
• Assist engineers with the creation, modification, review, and processing of Protocols, Reports, Engineering Change Orders, including engineering specification drawings and all associated components that comprise the complete bill of materials.
• Report progress and status of assignments on a timely basis with emphasis on reporting results to supervisor as appropriate.

Education and Experience:

• High school diploma or equivalent required; Associates degree preferred.
• 5 years of relevant experience required.
• Experience with medical device design requirements is preferred.
• Experience with video engineering, power supplies, RF engineering, EMC/EMI, Safety is preferred.

Knowledge and Skill Requirements/Specialized Courses and/or Training:

• Ability to effectively communicate with technical and non-technical staff.
• Solid experience in PCB, sub-assembly, assembly troubleshooting
• Soldering certificate per IPC J-STD-001 (Certified IPC Specialist SMT and Through hole)
• Ability to work independently and effectively with cross functional teams.
• Detail oriented
• Experienced user of MS Office Suite

Machine, Tools, and/or Equipment Skills:  Multimeter, Oscilloscope, Spectrum Analyzer, Signal Generator, Waveform Analyzer,

Software Skills:  Altera, Python, Linux, C#, Altium, Solidworks.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.