Senior R&D Technician (Onsite)

Your opportunity 

By joining the Kardium team, you can help make a difference in the lives of millions around the world. We have developed a ground-breaking medical device for the diagnosis and treatment of the most common heart rhythm disorder, atrial fibrillation – which can cause stroke, heart failure, and other heart-related complications. 

 Kardium’s mission is to deliver the best treatment for atrial fibrillation. To achieve this, we have developed The Globe® Pulsed Field System – we have a fantastic technical team that has developed a product with strong, unique, and customer-valued differentiators versus other solutions on the market. We have built connections with key opinion leaders who are already using the Globe System and are helping to tell our story. 

 We have now completed our pivotal clinical study and our focus is on regulatory approvals and commercial launch. This is an exciting and significant milestone in our journey to bring this ground-breaking technology to patients. 

We are searching for a Senior Research and Development (R&D) Technician to join our product development team. 

Please note, this opportunity is an onsite work arrangement, located in Burnaby, BC. 

Meaningful work you will be a part of  

The Senior R&D Technician will support Engineering activities for the development of next-generation products and manufacturing processes, as well as improvements to the current-generation manufacturing processes. The Senior R&D Technician will report to the Mechanical Engineering Manager. 

Your responsibilities will include:  

• Assembling and building prototypes for next-generation products and/or processes following minimal instructions 

• Assembling, building, and testing new production equipment, involving mechanical and electrical components 

• Performing lab testing activities: collecting raw data and delivering to engineering for analysis 

• Keeping engineering lab spaces and equipment clean, organized, and in good repair 

• Performing formal rework on non-conforming product 

• Designing and building simple tools and temporary fixtures for engineering activities 

• Communicating with Engineering to provide feedback on manufacturability and opportunities for improvement 

• Providing written stepwise instructions to help draft Work Instructions for new processes 

What you bring to the team 

Our Kardium team is smart, creative, and passionate about developing cutting-edge medical devices to help improve people’s lives. We work in a collaborative environment based on trust and respect. We understand that only by working together can we solve what was thought unsolvable. 

You are suited to our approach and possess these attributes: 

• High school diploma 

• Minimum of 10 years of experience as a Manufacturing Technician in a highly regulated industry such as medical devices, automotive, or aerospace. 

• Prior exposure to Good Manufacturing Practices and working in a cleanroom 

• Excellent hand-eye coordination especially when working with a microscope 

• Able to work with minimal supervision in a multi-disciplinary team environment 

• Excellent written and verbal communication and technical documentation skills 

• Strong interpersonal skills, including maturity, teamwork, respect, courtesy, tact, and discretion 

• Ability to deal with changing priorities and requirements 

• A strong drive to succeed with a track record of being highly productive 

Compensation  

Kardium has listed the total cash compensation range (base salary + 5% RRSP contribution) that we expect to pay applicants for this role, as of the time of this posting. Pay offered will be determined based on numerous relevant business and candidate factors including, for example, education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, and business or organizational needs. For candidates with more or less experience than listed above, the pay range will be adjusted. 

As a permanent employee, you will also participate in Kardium’s stock option plan. 

• $88,000 - $97,000 (CAD Annually) 

Your Benefits & Well-being 

 The total cash we’ve listed for this position includes a base salary, plus a contribution to a Registered Retirement Savings plans (RRSP) to help support your financial goals. 

 Comprehensive medical & dental coverage for all permanent employees – effective as of Day 1, with no waiting period. 

 Work-day flexibility – additionally, we provide 3 personal days per year. 

 Support for you (and your dependents) overall well-being. 

 Family building – we provide top up for both maternity leave & adoptive leave. Employees can also enroll in benefit coverage for fertility drug treatment. 

 Career progression and learning support. 

  Professional membership support. 

Life at Kardium  

What makes us a great place to work?  

• Our Purpose 

• Our People 

• Our Culture