Confluent Medical Technologies is dedicated to working collaboratively with customers, taking projects from rapid prototyping into high volume production. Our unparalleled technical expertise, proven experience and partnership with our clients has allowed us to perfect the process necessary to deliver world-class medical devices and materials through innovative material science, engineering, and manufacturing. Our primary capabilities include: nitinol components and materials, balloon expandable stents and balloon catheters, delivery systems, biomedical textiles, access kits, and guidewires. We take pride in our position as the leader in the medical technology space and are driven by a passion to create products that our clients have envisioned for their customers

We're looking for a Senior Materials Process Engineering Technician to join our Fremont, CA team!

As a uniquely qualified candidate, you will:

• Work independently with minimal supervision to assist in the development of high precision nitinol tubing. This includes learning/operating production equipment and testing equipment.
• Work closely with engineers to coordinate development activities for multiple tubing products.
• Hands-on position with development for manufacturing as the primary focus.
• Collect, summarize, and analyze data for trends in process variability.
• Prioritize work and generate timelines.
• Troubleshoot moderately complex issues with processes/methods and equipment/tooling.
• Generate draft work instructions.
• Lead and train junior employees in areas of expertise.
• Adhere to company quality policies and procedures which actively require conformance.
• Be responsible for ensuring personal and company compliance with all Federal, State, local and company regulations, policies and procedures for Health, Safety and Environmental compliance.

Qualifications/Requirements:

• High School diploma or equivalent with a minimum of eight years relevant experience in a development environment or nitinol processing/manufacturing; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Must possess strong mechanical aptitude, proficient math skills, and creative/innovative thinking.
• Must be capable of applying good manufacturing principles during the developmental phase in anticipation of production volumes.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills and ability to work well in a team environment required.
• Ability to perform tasks that require standing for extended periods during a full work day.
• Must be proactive and comfortable seeking assistance or clarification on equipment usage and maintenance.
• Experience with nitinol tube processing and relevant equipment/tooling is a plus.
• Specific experience in Minitab, Design of Experiments, and Solidworks are a plus.

Confluent Medical Technologies offers very competitive compensation and benefits and is proud to have a distinguished reputation across Silicon Valley and throughout the medical device industry around the world! We welcome eager and ambitious team players to apply. There’s no better time to join Confluent!

Qualified candidates will be contacted. No phone, fax or email inquiries from potential applicants, external recruiters or other interested parties, please.

We regret that we are unable to sponsor employment visas or consider individuals on a time-limited visa status for this position.

Confluent is an Equal Opportunity Employer