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A Day in the Life

Medtronic is looking for a passionate, experienced, and self-starter Hardware Test Technician for our Billerica, MA., facility to support Affera’s cardiac ablation generator product manufacturing. As a hardware test technician, you will have responsibility for performing manufacturing functional and safety testing for the cardiac ablation product.  You will support improvements in manufacturing quality, capacity, and stability through solving problems, developing solutions, and executing strategies. 

Responsibilities may include the following and other duties may be assigned. 

• Construct, troubleshoot, calibrate, adjust, test, diagnose, and maintain equipment, components, devices, or systems.  

• Work from schematics, engineering drawings and written or verbal instructions.  

• Operate related equipment, conduct tests and report data in prescribed format. 

• Adjusts and calibrates systems as needed. 

• Modifies equipment by adding, removing, or altering components as defined by predetermined diagrams and sketches. 

• Participates and leads investigation for process and product non conformances 

• Uses various measuring and testing devices in performing job duties. 

• May monitor and verify quality in accordance with statistical process or other control procedures. 

• Responsible for the implementation of activities in production area(s) to meet production goals, quality, and cost objectives. 

• Experience handling multiple tasks concurrently 

• Good communication skills (both written and interpersonal).  Ability to work well in a collaborative team environment to achieve results 

• Excellent data analysis skills 

• Ensures processes and procedures follow regulations. 

This position is on 3rd shift, which is M-F 10:00 PM - 6:30 AM. There is an additional $3.00 per hour as a shift differential.

Must Have: Minimum Requirements 

• High School Diploma or GED AND minimum of 4 years of relevant experience

Nice to Have: Preferred Requirements

• Relevant experience in the medical device, pharmaceutical or highly regulated industry.
• Experience in medical device production or manufacturing environment
• IPC A 610 experience– Soldering Certification / Acceptability of Electronics Assemblies
• IPC A 620 experience – Requirements and Acceptance for Cable/Wire Harness Assemblies
• Operate and maintain test and inspection equipment, including:
  • Ohmmeters, multimeters, and electrical continuity testers
  • Oscilloscope & Hi Pot testers
• Must be proficient in all MS Office applications, including Excel, Word, PowerPoint
• Strong communication skills
• A roll up your sleeves and jump in where help is needed mentality
• Ability to lift 40lbs.
• Ethical acumen
• Lead by example

Physical Job Requirements

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees assigned to this position, but they are not an exhaustive list of all the required responsibilities and skills of this position. 

The physical demands described within the Responsibilities section of this job description are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. For Office Roles: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to be independently mobile. The employee is also required to interact with a computer, and communicate with peers and co-workers. Contact your manager or local HR to understand the Work Conditions and Physical requirements that may be specific to each role.

Benefits & Compensation
 

Medtronic offers a competitive Salary and flexible Benefits Package
A commitment to our employees lives at the core of our values. We recognize their contributions. They share in the success they help to create.  We offer a wide range of benefits, resources, and competitive compensation plans designed to support you at every career and life stage.
 

Salary ranges for U.S (excl. PR) locations (USD):$54,000.00 - $81,000.00

This position is eligible for a short-term incentive called the Medtronic Incentive Plan (MIP).

The base salary range is applicable across the United States, excluding Puerto Rico and specific locations in California. The offered rate complies with federal and local regulations and may vary based on factors such as experience, certification/education, market conditions, and location. Compensation and benefits information pertains solely to candidates hired within the United States (local market compensation and benefits will apply for others).

Medtronic benefits and compensation plans

About Medtronic

We lead global healthcare technology and boldly attack the most challenging health problems facing humanity by searching out and finding solutions.
Our Mission — to alleviate pain, restore health, and extend life — unites a global team of 90,000+ passionate people. 
We are engineers at heart— putting ambitious ideas to work to generate real solutions for real people. From the R&D lab, to the factory floor, to the conference room, every one of us experiments, creates, builds, improves and solves. We have the talent, diverse perspectives, and guts to engineer the extraordinary.

Learn more about our business, mission, and our commitment to diversity here.

It is the policy of Medtronic to provide equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all persons regardless of age, color, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. In addition, Medtronic will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities.

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