Capital Equipment Tech II - 1st Shift
Boston Scientific · Arden Hills, MN
- Level
- Technician
- Team
- Manufacturing
- Degree
- Required
- Experience asked
- 2+ years
- Industry
- Medical devices
- Posted
- 30+ days ago
The role in 30 seconds
A technician-level manufacturing role at Boston Scientific (medical devices) in Arden Hills, MN. No instructions are needed on routine work, and general instructions are given on new lines of work or special assignments.
- They ask for
- 2+ years · degree required
- Tools it names
- Root cause, Assembly lines, Tooling
- Day to day
- relocation help
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From the plant jobs report · week of November 2, 2026
Manufacturing Technician roles in the US: typical posted base $60k–$95k.
Median of the low and high ends of 80 live postings that list pay, out of 1162 manufacturing technician openings in the US, read from manufacturers' own careers sites.
Minnesota plant jobs report →Pay by team and state →What moves pay →
How this role compares
Against 25 other live manufacturing postings in Minnesota.
- Base pay
- Not listed in this posting
- Experience asked
- Less than usual (2+ vs 3+)
Typical $75k–$107k, from 5 postings that list pay.
Similar roles usually ask 3+ years.
Skills these teams ask for most
- ✓ Team leadership 58%
- ✓ Tooling 54%
- Value stream mapping 23%
- Lean 23%
✓ = this posting asks for it too. % = share of similar postings that mention it.
At a glance
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This plant: Boston Scientific in Arden Hills
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Full description from Boston ScientificAs posted on their careers site.ShowHide
About the role
The Capital Equipment Manufacturing Technician will perform a variety of moderately complex tasks to ensure production quality standards are met. Under limited supervision, performs the setup of equipment, fixtures, components, cables, etc. for test. Performs all mechanical assemblies. Performs hand setups for AC and digital tests, recognizes failures and setup problems, and determines need for appropriate verification, including correction of failure. Operates test equipment including samplers, oscilloscopes, pulse generators, meters, power supplies and specialized test fixtures. No instructions are needed on routine work, and general instructions are given on new lines of work or special assignments.
Required qualifications
- ✓2 years of experience with a high school diploma/degree/equivalent, or an equivalent combination of education/work experience
Minimum Salary: $38,688
Maximum Salary: $65,728
For MA positions : It is unlawful to require or administer a lie detector test for employment. Violators are subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.
Among other requirements, Boston Scientific maintains specific prohibited substance test
requirements
for safety-sensitive positions. This role is deemed safety-sensitive and, as such, candidates will be subject to a prohibited substance test as a requirement. The goal of the prohibited substance testing is to increase workplace safety in compliance with the applicable law.
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Diversity - Innovation - Caring - Global Collaboration - Winning Spirit - High Performance
At Boston Scientific, we’ll give you the opportunity to harness all that’s within you by working in teams of diverse and high-performing employees, tackling some of the most important health industry challenges. With access to the latest tools, information and training, we’ll help you in advancing your skills and career. Here, you’ll be supported in progressing – whatever your ambitions.
Work Mode
At Boston Scientific, we value collaboration and synergy. This role follows an onsite work model, requiring employees to be in our local office at five days per week.
Relocation
Relocation assistance is not available for this position at this time.
Visa
Boston Scientific will not offer sponsorship or take over sponsorship of an employment VISA for this position at this time.
Your
will include
- •Performs final assembly and tests on all products.
- •Independently operates and tests computer-controlled devices and perform detailed problem solving.
- •Supports Manufacturing Engineering and R&D with the testing of new products as required.
- •Use detailed troubleshooting skills at system assembly levels on all products. Diagnosing the problem, get to root cause and giving feedback to Manufacturing Engineering.
- •Improves product reliability by working with Manufacturing Engineering and attending meetings as required.
- •Train Product Builders and other Technicians, and other internal and external customers as required.
- •Follows procedures from work instructions and has detailed knowledge of how instructions and drawings are used.
- •Collaborate with Manufacturing Engineering personnel to review process instructions and procedures to improve the process.
- •Provides support for Capital Equipment Manufacturing, Repair Operations, Manufacturing Engineering and any other internal customer as required.
- •Performs and explains the testing of products during a tour, inspection or audit.