# R&D Engineer I

Description Summary: The R&D Engineer I is critical to support the growth of our newly launched Balloon Department. This engineer must be a self-starter who is eager to learn and take initiative to help accelerate the growth of the Balloon Department. In this role, the engineer will work closely with other engineers, technicians and operators in other departments to complete challenging projects with tight timelines and budgetary constraints. Essential Duties and Responsibilities (but are not limited to): Independently execute small projects end to end. This includes design/drafting, manufacturing/assembly, process documentation, testing and report writing Communicate technical reasoning clearly and back it with data. Surface technical issues promptly and help address them. Build balloon prototypes for customers in early feasibility stages of projects. Author Manufacturing Procedures, Test Methods, Batch Records, and Technical Reports that hold up to customer and quality scrutiny. Design and support manufacturing of tooling. Primarily balloon tooling. Work within and follow design controls compliant to ISO 13485. Requirements Education/Experience: Bachelor’s degree in engineering

- **Id**: 3994987
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/job/switchback-medical-rd-engineer-i>
- **Role**: Industrial Engineering
- **Role family**: Industrial Engineering
- **Seniority**: junior
- **Employment type**: full_time
- **Work mode**: on_site
- **Hiring geo confidence**: structured
- **Locations**: Brooklyn Park, United States
- **Countries**: US
- **Hiring countries total**: 0
- **Experience years min**: 1
- **Visa sponsorship**: no
- **Relocation package**: no
- **Has equity**: no
- **Status**: live
- **First seen at**: 2026-11-09T23:07:32Z
- **Employer posted date**: 2026-11-10
- **Last verified at**: 2026-11-11T01:12:50Z
- **Board verified**: yes
- **Days open**: 1
- **Description format**: text
- **Description chars**: 2434
- **Description truncated**: no
- **Benefits**: Life insurance, Parental leave, Vision insurance
- **Relocation offered**: no
- **Industries**: Contract Manufacturing

## Company

- **Id**: 3872603
- **Name**: Switchback Medical
- **Domain**: switchbackmedical.com
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/company/switchbackmedical>
- **Size band**: 51-200
- **Is staffing agency**: no
- **Employer type**: direct
- **Is intermediary**: no
- **Ats vendor**: Paylocity

## Salary

- **Min**: 72500
- **Max**: 95000
- **Currency**: USD
- **Period**: year
- **Usd annual**: 95000

## Technologies

- **Design Controls** — Optional: no
- **ISO 13485** — Optional: no
- **Microsoft Office** — Optional: no

## Trust

- **Level**: ok
- **Days open**: 1

## Requirements

- **Experience years min**: 1
- **Manages managers**: no
- **Security clearance**: no

### Education

- **Level**: bachelor
- **Optional**: no

## Lifecycle

- Event: open; At: 2026-11-10T00:55:21Z

## Visa

- Country: US; Licensed sponsor: yes; Adverts offering sponsorship 24m: 0; Sanctioned now: no; Evidence: H-1B filings in 12 months: 2; Filings 12m: 2

## Liveness

- **Score**: 86
- **Band**: hot
- **Label**: Hiring now
- **P open**: 1
- **P active**: 0.86
- **P room**: 1
- **Age days**: 0
- **Expected fill days**: 29
- **Reasons**: conf:5, win:early, comp:junior
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-10T06:52:35Z

## Pay

- **Stated usd annual**: 95000
- **Is top pay**: yes

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