Work Flexibility: Onsite

Shift: Monday – Friday, 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM (flexible)

Location: 5900 Optical Ct, San Jose, CA

 

Summary:

As the R&D Technician, you will play a key role in supporting the development and verification testing of innovative medical devices. Working closely with engineers and scientists, you will perform hands-on technical evaluations, troubleshoot equipment and testing challenges, and contribute to continuous improvement initiatives. You will help maintain a safe, organized, and audit-ready laboratory environment while ensuring testing activities, documentation, and equipment maintenance meet established quality standards. This role offers the opportunity to apply your technical expertise, problem-solving skills, and attention to detail to support the development of medical technologies that improve patient outcomes.

 

What You Will Do:

• Manage designated laboratory areas, maintaining cleanliness, organization, safety standards, and audit readiness.
• Coordinate laboratory operations, including inventory management, and supply purchasing.
• Perform and coordinate equipment maintenance, repairs, and calibrations, ensuring timely completion.
• Assemble test fixtures, providing technical input on components, fabrication methods, and construction processes.
• Under minimal supervision conduct development, experimental, and design verification testing in accordance with established protocols and procedures.
• Accurately document and communicate test results following Good Documentation Practices (GDP), collaborating with engineers and external laboratories as needed.

 

What You Need:

Required:

• Fluent in English (written and verbal), with the ability to communicate technical information clearly
• Proficient in Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint)
• Ability to lift/push/pull up to 25-40 lbs.
• Ability to interpret test protocols, technical manuals, and supplier agreements

 

Preferred:

• High school diploma or equivalent
• 2-year Associate’s or Technical Degree in an engineering-related discipline 
• 2+ years of relevant technical experience 

  

 

$28.06 - $37.96 USD Hourly

  

 

Travel Percentage: 10%

Stryker Corporation is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status. Stryker is an EO employer – M/F/Veteran/Disability.

Stryker Corporation will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information.