Position Summary

The R&D Medical Manufacturing Technician will work directly with engineering, R&D, and manufacturing leadership to fabricate prototype vascular grafts, refine production methods, document process parameters, and support early-stage process development.

This is a highly hands-on role for someone who enjoys building, testing, troubleshooting, and improving physical products. The ideal candidate is careful, mechanically inclined, detail-oriented, and comfortable working in a medical device environment where documentation, consistency, and precision matter.

Key Responsibilities

• Physically manufacture prototype vascular grafts and related cardiovascular device components.
• Support development, refinement, and troubleshooting of manufacturing processes for prototype and pre-production devices.
• Operate, adjust, and maintain small-scale manufacturing, assembly, and testing equipment.
• Prepare materials, tools, fixtures, and equipment for prototype builds.
• Follow written procedures, work instructions, engineering protocols, and verbal technical direction.
• Record process parameters, observations, deviations, and build results accurately and consistently.
• Assist engineers and R&D staff in identifying process improvements, failure modes, and manufacturability issues.
• Perform visual inspection, dimensional checks, and basic quality assessments of prototype parts.
• Help develop and improve work instructions, batch records, inspection methods, and process documentation.
• Maintain a clean, organized, and controlled work area suitable for medical device development.
• Support experiments related to materials, tooling, process settings, assembly methods, and product performance.
• Collaborate with engineering, quality, and manufacturing teams to transition successful prototype methods toward scalable manufacturing processes.
• Handle delicate medical device components with care, precision, and consistency.
  

Desired Qualifications

• Hands-on experience in manufacturing, medical device assembly, R&D prototyping, laboratory work, machining, textiles, polymers, or precision fabrication.
• Strong mechanical aptitude and comfort working with tools, fixtures, small equipment, and delicate components.
• Ability to follow detailed instructions while also providing practical feedback on how processes can be improved.
• Excellent attention to detail and commitment to accurate documentation.
• Comfortable working with small parts and performing repetitive precision tasks.
• Ability to troubleshoot physical processes and communicate observations clearly.
• Familiarity with medical device manufacturing, cleanroom practices, ISO 13485, GMP, or quality systems is preferred but not required.
• Experience with vascular grafts, ePTFE, polymers, catheter-based devices, implants, suturing, textile handling, or precision assembly is a plus.
• Technical degree, associate degree, vocational training, or equivalent hands-on experience preferred.