R&D Test & Troubleshooting Technician

RepliGen Corporation

Bridgewater (MA)

On-site

USD 37,000 - 54,000

Full time

14 days+

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Job summary

RepliGen Corporation is seeking an Engineering Technician II to support product testing, verification, lab operations, and first-pass troubleshooting across R&D, pilot, and production issues. The role owns tests from setup to teardown and communicates results to engineering decisions.

The successful candidate will work with minimal day-to-day supervision, perform equipment testing, contribute to process development, and document findings to improve repeatability and manufacturability.

Qualifications

Associate degree or equivalent hands-on technical experience.
Technical coursework in engineering technology, electronics, instrumentation, mechanical systems, automation, or related discipline preferred.
2-5 years of relevant product testing, laboratory, engineering technician, manufacturing support, instrumentation, or electromechanical experience.
Demonstrated ability to execute standard protocols independently and summarize technical results.

Responsibilities

Independently execute test qualification and verification protocols of low to moderate complexity.
Own assigned test sequences from setup, configuration, run, teardown, data storage, and summary reporting.
Identify deviations or unexpected behavior and provide complete evidence to support disposition.
Recommend improvements to protocol clarity, setup repeatability, and execution efficiency.
Support retesting activities, issue reproduction, and regression testing as directed by engineering.
Perform structured first-pass troubleshooting for product and subsystem issues.
Isolate variables related to mechanical, electrical/electronic, hardware, fluidic, optical, and system integration behavior.
Differentiate between setup, equipment, assembly, component, and product-level contributors where possible.
Escalate suspected firmware or software contributions to EE/SW teams with clear evidence, reproduction steps, and test conditions.
Support investigations of product issues that cannot be resolved through routine Manufacturing, Quality, or Production troubleshooting.
Conduct additional testing and evidence collection for pilot, production, or released-product issues when escalated to R&D.
Document findings in a manner that manufacturing staff can repeat in future investigations.
Support creation of repeatable troubleshooting steps and inspection guidance.
Provide practical feedback to improve assembly instructions, test procedures, and product handling practices.
Manage assigned tooling, fixtures, accessories, and lab equipment inventory records.
Maintain visibility of equipment status, location, availability, and uptime for project testing needs.
Support check-in/check-out control for high-value shared equipment.
Work with Quality to understand calibration impacts and ensure calibrated tooling is available when needed.
Identify upcoming shortages, conflicts, or equipment constraints and communicate risks to project stakeholders.
Create and revise assembly work instructions, test procedures, and troubleshooting guidance under engineering review.
Assist with process development for prototype, pilot, and production builds.
Document observations that improve repeatability, manufacturability, and test consistency.