Medical Balloon Development Technician - 1st Shift

Schedule

• 1st Shift: Mon – Fri, 6am – 2pm

What you will do

As the Medical Balloon Development Technician, you will play a hands-on role in developing technologies that support innovative medical devices, with opportunities to expand your knowledge of balloon development, catheter design, manufacturing processes, and product testing.

• Perform balloon testing and evaluation activities to support the development of catheter-based medical devices.
• Execute established test methods and protocols, ensuring accurate and repeatable results.
• Collect, document, and report testing data with accuracy and integrity to support engineering decisions and product development.
• Operate laboratory equipment and precision measurement tools, including micrometers and calipers, to assess balloon dimensions and performance with a high degree of accuracy and consistency.
• Prepare, assemble, and test balloon samples using specialized fixtures and equipment.
• Maintain detailed documentation and records in accordance with quality and engineering standards.
• Collaborate closely with R&D engineers and cross-functional partners to support development programs from concept through verification testing.
• Contribute to continuous improvement efforts by identifying opportunities to improve testing processes, efficiency, and data quality.
• Travel periodically to Waltham, MA to support training, testing activities, and collaboration with the broader Catheter R&D team.

What you need

Required

• High school diploma, GED, or equivalent.
• Two (2) years of experience in a medical device manufacturing, laboratory, testing, or technical environment.
• Experience operating laboratory equipment and precision measurement instruments.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications.
• Ability to work independently in an onsite laboratory environment in Irvine, CA and travel up to 30% as business needs require.

Preferred

• Associate's or Bachelor's degree in a technical or engineering-related field.
• Experience in medical device manufacturing, testing, product development, or laboratory environments, especially with catheter, balloon, or minimally invasive technologies.
• Experience using precision measurement instruments and following detailed testing protocols.

$28.23 - $38.74 USD Hourly

Health benefits include: Medical and prescription drug insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, critical illness insurance, accident insurance, hospital indemnity insurance, personalized healthcare support, wellbeing program and tobacco cessation program. Financial benefits include: Health Savings Account (HSA), Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs), 401(k) plan, Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP), basic life and AD&D insurance, and short-term disability insurance. Stryker offers innovative products and services in MedSurg, Neurotechnology, Orthopaedics and Spine that help improve patient and healthcare outcomes. Alongside its customers around the world, Stryker impacts more than 150 million patients annually. Depending on customer requirements employees and new hires in sales and field roles that require access to customer accounts as a function of the job may be required to obtain various vaccinations as an essential function of their role.