REQ Solutions
Research And Development Technician
Carlsbad, Texas, US
Role snapshot
REQ Solutions is hiring a Research And Development Technician on a full-time basis. This is an on-site role based in Carlsbad, Texas, US.
- Company
- REQ Solutions
- Location
- Carlsbad, Texas, US
- Work mode
- On-site
- Job type
- Full-time
- Experience
- 6+ years
- Posted
- Nov 5, 2026
Who this role suits
Experienced professionals who can lead projects, set direction and be accountable for outcomes, not just tasks.
How to prepare your application
- Prepare examples of decisions you drove, how you measured the result, and how you worked with other teams.
- Be ready to discuss trade-offs and scope, not only the tools you have used.
- Read what REQ Solutions publishes about its product or team, so you can say clearly why this role and this company.
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About the role
Job Title: Senior R&D Technician
Duration: 6+ Months (Possible extension)
Location: Carlsbad, CA 92008
Onsite Role
Responsibilities:
- Extensive hands-on experience in medical-device R&D, particularly cardiovascular catheter development, prototype fabrication, mechanical/functional testing, and working within a regulated product-development environment.
- Strong technical leadership and the ability to independently support engineers from early proof-of-concept builds through testing, validation, and transfer-related activities.
- Support the research, development, prototyping, testing, and validation of medical devices, with emphasis on catheter-based technologies.
- Work closely with R&D engineers and cross-functional teams to translate product concepts into functional prototypes, develop and execute test methods, troubleshoot product and process issues, and support design verification and process validation activities.
- Build, modify, and troubleshoot prototypes for catheter and delivery system development.
- Perform dimensional, mechanical, functional, and performance testing using specialized inspection and laboratory equipment.
- Execute validation protocols and support development of test method validation documentation.
- Provide technical input to engineers on product design, manufacturability, process optimization, and test results.
- Develop and improve prototype assembly processes using bonding, welding, coating, crimping, balloon processing, and other catheter-manufacturing techniques.
- Support equipment calibration, preventive maintenance, validation, troubleshooting, and general R&D lab operations.
- Support engineering changes, prototype tooling/fixtures, competitive product evaluations, and early manufacturing/process-development activities.
Education/Experience:
- HS Diploma
- 6+ years of work experience in medical device or biotech industry
- Microscope skills
- Balloon catheter construction
- Basic Microsoft Office proficiency
- Comfortable in a prototyping environment: questioning, challenging, revisiting, iterating
- Flexibility to shift between tasks/projects when direction changes