R&D Technician

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

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.

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.