Senior R&D Technician

Position: Senior R&D Technician

About ViewRay® Systems:

ViewRay Systems, Inc. is a private technology company seeking to provide the global radiation therapy community with advanced medical instruments incorporating the highest level of technology possible. Our belief is that only significant technological innovation can enable society to conquer disease. Our mission is to dare to change the paradigms of medicine and solve “impossible” technical problems to enable clinicians to effect a cure to save precious human lives, mitigate pain and suffering, and enhance quality of life. Our vision is to become the world’s leader in producing highly-effective innovative technology to cure cancer.

ViewRay Systems designs, manufactures, and markets the MRIdian A3i® radiation therapy system to treat cancer patients with the smallest radiation therapy margins available[i] with the highest patient throughput demonstrated for the most complicated cases[ii] The system treats by aligning the sharpest radiation therapy beam on the market to diagnostic quality magnetic resonance images (MRIs) of the patient, adapts the treatment plan to the reality of the patient, and then uses the real-time MRIs to control the beam and record real-time doses delivered to the patient.

Job Description:

ViewRay Systems is currently seeking a Senior R&D Technician, who will share our passion for conquering cancer and help us develop systems novel cancer therapy systems.

Responsibilities:

• The candidate should be highly proficient with all hand tools used in the manufacturing, assembly, service and repair of linear accelerator-based cancer therapy equipment.
• The candidate must follow all company policies regarding safety, regulatory,
• and company policy. Should be able to interface with various groups within the company.
• Must be able to work with minimal supervision and be self-motivated to accomplish goals that need to be completed.
• Must be proficient at software such as Word and Excel and possess good communication skills.
• The candidate must collaborate with engineers to establish the assembly and test procedures and provide feedback for design and process improvement.
• Maintain accurate traceability associated with the build documentation.
• The candidate should be very familiar with Arena or similar resource management software.
• The candidate should be well trained in the use of engineering documentation such as prints, processes, Bill of Materials (BOM), assembly drawings, work instructions, operational instruction and so on.
• Experience installing and operating medical linear accelerator systems for testing and validation.
• Experience updating software and hardware on medical linear accelerator systems.
• Provide feedback to engineering, regulatory and field service.

Required Qualifications:

• The candidate must have at least 10 years of experience in the field of oncology equipment working for an ISO 13485 certified company.
• The candidate must have at least 10 years of experience in the field of oncology equipment maintaining tool calibration inventory and records, BOM maintenance, lists of parts and spare parts.
• The candidate must have at least 10 years of experience in linear accelerator-based oncology systems performing performance and reliability testing. This includes documentation of findings and reporting to all required groups.
• Associate of Science/Arts or higher

Valued Qualifications:

• Medical device experience
• 5+ years of experience with supplier controls and contracts

Job Type: Full-time

Work Location:

In person in Milpitas, CA

Benefits :

• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Vision insurance
• Paid time off

ViewRay Systems, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, creed, national origin, gender, age, sexual orientation, status as a protected disabled or Vietnam Era Veteran, disability, or any other legally protected status.

Reference : https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamaoncology/fullarticle/2800541

[i] Kishan AU, Ma TM, Lamb JM, et al. Magnetic Resonance Imaging–Guided vs Computed Tomography–Guided Stereotactic Body Radiotherapy for Prostate Cancer: The MIRAGE Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Oncol. 2023;9(3):365–373. doi:10.1001/jamaoncol.2022.6558

[ii] Claudio Votta, et al. , Evaluation of clinical parallel workflow in online adaptive MR-guided Radiotherapy: A detailed assessment of treatment session times, Technical Innovations & Patient Support in Radiation Oncology,

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