Sr. Engineering Technician (2nd Shift)

Senior Engineering Technician (San Clemente, CA)

Join a growing manufacturing team where you'll play a critical role in keeping production equipment running efficiently, compliantly, and safely within a regulated environment. As a Senior Engineering Technician, you'll provide hands-on technical support, troubleshoot equipment issues, support equipment qualifications and validations, and partner closely with Engineering, Quality, and Manufacturing teams to drive continuous improvement and minimize downtime.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide technical support to manufacturing operations and ensure equipment readiness.
• Troubleshoot and resolve equipment and process-related issues on the production floor.
• Support calibration, maintenance, and preventive maintenance activities.
• Execute equipment qualifications (IQ/OQ/PQ) and validation protocols.
• Maintain accurate documentation and records in compliance with cGMP, GDP, and Quality System requirements.
• Assist with investigations, nonconformances (NCs), and CAPA activities.
• Partner cross-functionally with Engineering, Quality, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, and R&D teams.
• Support operator training on equipment, processes, and procedures.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED required. Associate degree, technical certification, or equivalent combination of education and experience preferred.
• 6 to 8 years of experience supporting manufacturing operations in a regulated industry such as medical device, pharmaceutical, or biotechnology.
• At least 2 years of hands-on experience troubleshooting and supporting manufacturing equipment.
• Experience executing equipment qualifications (IQ/OQ/PQ) and maintaining compliant documentation.
• Working knowledge of cGMP, GDP, and Quality System requirements.
• Cleanroom experience highly preferred.

Why Join Us? This is an opportunity to make a direct impact on manufacturing performance, product quality, and operational excellence while working alongside a collaborative team in a highly regulated, innovative environment.

#GKOSUS

Generous. Innovative. Leadership-driven. Family-oriented. Socially responsible. 

Founded in 1998, Glaukos Corporation is an ophthalmic pharmaceutical and medical technology company focused on developing and commercializing novel therapies for the treatment of glaucoma, corneal disorders, and retinal diseases.

Our mission at Glaukos is to truly transform vision by pioneering novel, dropless therapies that can meaningfully advance the standard of care and improve the lives of patients suffering from chronic, sight-threatening eye diseases. 

Innovation is at the core of everything we do, and we are resolute in our commitment to challenge conventional thinking with new treatment alternatives that are supported by real science, robust clinical evidence, and an unrelenting focus on patients. 

Our constant pursuit of game-changing technologies that disrupt legacy treatment paradigms is encapsulated in the Glaukos mantra “We’ll Go First,” which articulates our willingness to take chances, our determination to forge new ground, and our commitment to continuous improvement in all that we do.   

Our company completed an initial public offering in June of 2015, and our shares are traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol “GKOS”. Our global headquarters is in Aliso Viejo, California with additional locations in San Clemente, California, and Burlington, Massachusetts.

Glaukos Corporation is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex including sexual orientation and gender identity, national origin, disability, protected Veteran Status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law. 

All offers of employment are contingent upon the successful completion of a background check, including successfully passing a drug screen, based on the position and local regulations.