R&D Technician

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Job Function:

Quality

Job Sub Function:

R&D/Scientific Quality

Job Category:

Business Enablement/Support

All Job Posting Locations:

Yokneam, Haifa District, Israel

Job Description:

R&D Technician

Haifa Tech Incubator | Internal Innovation

Position Summary

We are looking for a highly motivated and hands-on R&D Technician to join the Haifa Tech Incubator, Internal Innovation team.

The R&D Technician will support the development, prototyping, integration, and testing of innovative medical-device technologies and next-generation product concepts. The role is ideal for an individual who enjoys building things, solving practical engineering problems, working in the laboratory, and collaborating closely with multidisciplinary engineering teams.

The successful candidate will work in a fast-paced innovation environment where concepts rapidly evolve from ideas to prototypes, experiments, and feasibility demonstrations.

Key Responsibilities

Prototyping & System Integration

• Build, assemble, modify, and debug engineering prototypes, experimental setups, and test fixtures.
• Support integration of electronic, electrical, mechanical, electromechanical, and medical-device components.
• Perform wiring, soldering, cable preparation, connector assembly, and basic PCB-level rework.
• Support mechanical assembly and modification of prototype systems and laboratory equipment.
• Work from engineering drawings, schematics, assembly instructions, and experimental protocols.
• Collaborate with engineers to rapidly implement design modifications and prototype iterations.

Laboratory Testing & Experimentation

• Set up and execute engineering experiments according to defined test protocols.
• Operate laboratory equipment such as oscilloscopes, function generators, power supplies, multimeters, data-acquisition systems, and electrical safety/test equipment.
• Collect, document, organize, and perform basic analysis of experimental data.
• Support characterization, verification, troubleshooting, and root-cause investigations.
• Maintain accurate laboratory records and test documentation.
• Support engineers during complex system-level experiments and feasibility studies.

Innovation & Development Support

• Support rapid proof-of-concept development for new medical-device technologies.
• Translate engineering concepts and sketches into working experimental setups.
• Assist with evaluation of new components, materials, technologies, and manufacturing approaches.
• Identify practical opportunities to improve prototype robustness, usability, manufacturability, and test efficiency.
• Support development and maintenance of reusable laboratory infrastructure and test platforms.

Laboratory Operations

• Maintain an organized, safe, and effective R&D laboratory environment.
• Manage laboratory equipment, tools, components, cables, consumables, and prototype inventory.
• Support equipment calibration and maintenance activities as required.
• Coordinate procurement and preparation of components needed for experiments and prototype builds.
• Follow applicable EHS, Quality, and medical-device development procedures.

Qualifications

Required

• Practical Engineer / Technician diploma in Electronics, Electrical Engineering, Mechatronics, Mechanical Engineering, or a related technical field.
• 3+ years of hands-on technical experience in R&D, engineering laboratories, prototype development, integration, testing, or a comparable technical environment.
• Strong hands-on capability with electronic and electromechanical systems.
• Experience with soldering, wiring, connectors, cables, electronic components, and laboratory equipment.
• Ability to read electrical schematics, mechanical drawings, and technical documentation.
• Strong troubleshooting skills and a practical, systematic approach to problem solving.
• Good computer skills and ability to document experiments and results.
• Good communication skills in Hebrew and English.
• Ability to work independently as well as within a multidisciplinary engineering team.

Preferred

• Experience in the medical-device industry or another highly regulated technology environment.
• Experience supporting development of multidisciplinary medical systems.
• Familiarity with high-voltage electronics, pulse-generation systems, medical energy-delivery systems, sensors, data acquisition, or embedded systems.
• Experience with machining, 3D printing, mechanical fabrication, or prototype construction.
• Experience with PCB assembly, rework, and electronic troubleshooting.
• Familiarity with MATLAB, Python, LabVIEW, or other laboratory automation/data-analysis environments.
• Familiarity with medical-device R&D documentation, Design Controls, and laboratory procedures.

Personal & Professional Attributes

We are looking for someone who is:

• Hands-on: Enjoys building, modifying, testing, and troubleshooting real systems.
• Curious: Interested in understanding how and why things work.
• Creative: Able to find practical solutions when standard approaches are not sufficient.
• Detail-oriented: Works carefully and documents results accurately.
• Flexible: Comfortable working in an innovation environment where priorities and experimental configurations can change quickly.
• Collaborative: Enjoys working closely with system, electrical, mechanical, software, and biomedical engineers.
• Independent: Able to take ownership of laboratory and prototype activities with limited supervision.
• Execution-focused: Understands that speed of learning and quality of experimentation are critical to early-stage innovation.

Required Skills:

Preferred Skills:

Agility Jumps, AI Judgement Integration, Backup Management, Change Control Management, Communication, Compliance Management, Detail-Oriented, Document Management, Execution Focus, Process Oriented, Quality Control (QC), Quality Control Testing, Quality Management Systems (QMS), Quality Standards, Report Writing, Research and Development, Robotic Automation