Valued Team member: We are glad you are exploring new opportunities within Zimmer Biomet!
What You Can Expect
Responsible for the design, development, and processing of patient specific implants and instruments based upon individual patient anatomy or conditions. Work is expected to encompass both the development of new products and maintenance of existing products. Position will lead small scope project as a project leader or portions of larger scope project as a core team member as well as individual patient cases within the Patient Matched Implants (PMI) department.
How You'll Create Impact
With oversight from supervisor and mentorship by senior peers:
Stays current with and understands relevant arthroplasty product intended use, clinical procedures, and related regulations and standards
Leads the development of new patient specific products and manufacturing processes.
Identifies all tasks required to complete project assignments according to Design Control procedures.
Recommends schedule to carry out programs on a timely basis.
These products may be individual products for a patient specific case or FDA cleared products intended for use in conjunction with patient specific devices.
Designs for manufacturability, inspectability, and optimum cost.
Participates in root cause analysis for problem solving.
Prepares patient specific design proposals for approval by surgeon for multiple cases.
Coordinating product evaluation and patient specific case proposal discussions with surgeon.
Generates or updates design assurance documentation for the product.
Generates and/or manages the creation of prototype models to evaluate new design concepts.
Manages deliverables and communications related to patient specific implant designs to both external customers and internal team members.
This is not an exhaustive list of duties or functions and might not necessarily comprise all of the essential functions for purposes of the Americans with Disabilities Act
What Makes You Stand Out
Working knowledge of and moderate level of experience with new product development
Demonstrated ability to methodically investigate, determine appropriate solution and resolve problems using current technology
Ability to develop project schedule and assess cross functional team's progress on assignments relative to project schedule
Ability to process customer complaints, engineering changes and nonconforming product, and make recommendations based upon business
principles
Professional, concise, tactful and sensitive in communications.
Accomplishes objectives when communicating with internal personnel, and external customers and vendors.
Demonstrated good written and verbal communication skills including presentation skills
Working knowledge of drafting standards and geometric dimensioning and tolerancing
Assures preproduction quality requirements are met
Microsoft Office Suite and Project software proficiency required
Your Background
Minimum B.S. degree from an ABET accredited school (or global equivalent) in one of the following engineering disciplines: Mechanical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering Technology, Biomedical Engineering, Bioengineering, Biomedical Engineering Technology, Bioengineering Technology, Aerospace
Engineering or Aeronautical Engineering.
For Development Engineer II, requires 1-3 years of relevant engineering experience.
Medical device, particularly Orthopedic industry, experience preferred.
