Intern - Design, Interbody & Access

Why Orthofix?
    

Guided by our organizational values – Take Ownership | Innovate Boldly | Win Together – we collaborate closely with world-class surgeons and other partners to improve people’s quality of life. At Orthofix, we want team members who build relationships and share knowledge, challenge the status quo, and deliver results every day to help us achieve our vision to be the unrivaled partner in Med Tech.  

Our global team of over 1,600 employees brings to market highly innovative, cost-effective, and user-friendly medical technologies that heal musculoskeletal pathologies for patients and the healthcare professionals who treat them. Looking to change people’s lives? Look no further.

How you'll make a difference?

The major focus for the Intern – Design Engineer will be to support either implant or instrument designs for a next generation cervical, interbody, or fixation system within the spinal implants product development group. You will focus on instrument design, modeling, and drawing creation as well as participate in weekly core team meetings and surgeon calls or on-site meetings. Additionally, you will support bench top testing and cadaver lab(s) to evaluate designs and test instruments and implants in simulated surgical settings.

What will your duties and responsibilities be?

The following are the essential functions of this position. This position may be responsible for performing additional duties and tasks as needed and assigned.

• Work within a project team to contribute original concepts for new product development

• Provide weekly progress status updates to Project Lead

• Generating Engineering Models and Prints Based on Marketing Inputs

• Collaborating with the Machine Shop and Outside Suppliers to Generate Prototypes

• Completing Verification Testing in Prove Out Design Outputs

• Completing Validation Testing in a Cadaveric Lab to Confirm Met User Requirements

• Generating Test Protocols and Reports to Document Test Methods and Results

What skills and experience will you need?

The requirements listed below are representative of the education, knowledge, skill and/or ability required for this position.

Education/Certifications:

• HS Diploma or equivalent required

• Enrollment in Bachelor’s or Master’s degree program

• Junior or Senior level standing, or graduate student

• 3.0 GPA

Experience, Skills, Knowledge and/or Abilities:

• A basic understanding of CAD (SolidWorks, Creo, or NX)

• Basic proficiency in MS Office (Word and Excel)

• Engineering discipline of study in Mechanical, Biomechanical, or Bioengineering

What qualifications are preferred?

The education, knowledge, skills and/or abilities listed below are preferred qualifications in addition to the minimum qualifications stated above.

Education/Certifications:

• Biomedical or Mechanical Engineering Major from an ABET accredited program

Additional Experience, Skills, Knowledge and/or Abilities:

• CAD modeling experience with Creo

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS / ADVERSE WORKING CONDITIONS

The physical requirements listed in this section include but are not limited to the motor/physical abilities, skills, and/or demands required of the position in order to successfully undertake the essential duties and responsibilities of this position.  In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), reasonable accommodations may be made to allow qualified individuals with a disability to perform the essential functions and responsibilities of the position.

• No additional physical requirements or essential functions for this position

The anticipated base hourly rate for an employee who is located in California this position is $22 per hour. The final pay offered to a successful candidate will be dependent on several factors that may include but are not limited to the type and years of experience within the job, the type and years of experience within the industry, education, etc. The Company is a multi-state employer and this pay scale may not reflect the pay scale for an employee who works in other states or locations.

DISCLAIMER

The duties listed above are intended only as representation of the essential functions of this position.  The omission of specific statements of duties does not exclude them from the position if the work is similar, related, or a logical assignment to the position.  The job description does not constitute an employment agreement between the employer and employee and is subject to change at the sole discretion of the employer.  Nothing in this document alters an employee’s at-will employment status.

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