Research Technician

Are you ready to make a difference for people with a severe hearing disability, and are you fueled by professional pride and curiosity? Are you skilled within the area of fine mechanics manufacturing and do you want to be part of developing new and innovative implantable hearing solutions?
Then we can offer you an exciting opportunity as Research Technician at Oticon Medical. We are a fast growing and agile company. We are ambitious and possess an entrepreneur spirit and the will to win. We offer an opportunity to join us on our exciting journey and to help us develop innovative implantable hearing solutions that improve the lives of thousands of children and adults across the globe. This job relates to the BAHS products and the role is situated in modern offices in Askim, right outside Gothenburg.
We are seeking someone with typically an operator or operator group lead background that are technical curious and have good hands-on experience of fine-mechanics assembly. The role is an integral part of our R&D group based in Gothenburg, you will be a key player in an early phase of the project to build and evaluate prototypes as well as support testing within our maintenance work.


Successful in the job
For you to be successful in this job, we are looking on following skills and qualifications:
A few years of documented experience working in a manufacturing/laboratory environment, preferably with small mechanical part assembly. Experience of soldering, gluing, machining.
Skilled in use of computers and in using electrical and mechanical characterization equipment.
Proactive, not only reacting to situations but also anticipating future opportunities or problem, and act upon them in advance
Well structured and good documentation skills.
CAD experience is meriting
A proper work-life balance is a key focus area in our organization and while flexibility goes both ways you are able to travel up to 20 days per year.

Responsibilities include
Contribute to good electro and mechanical lab operation including safety and quality aspects by maintaining and managing the lab equipment.
Build prototypes of designs made in projects
Build fixtures in own tool shop
Measure and report on parts received from supplier
Link findings in prototyping to our global manufacturing network and our plant in Poland as well as the in-house developers.
Participate to the organization and planning of tasks
Document obtained results including writing of experimental reports in English



Would you like to know more?
If you would like to know more about the position, you are welcome to contact Head of R&D on eiho@oticonmedical.com.
To apply send your application and CV to ditp@demant.com latest on 8th of August, 2021. Interviews will take place throughout.
We are looking forward to hearing from you.