Mechanical Engineer III R&D - Sports Medicine

The purpose of the Mechanical Engineer III R&D (Sports Medicine) is to perform engineering duties in designing and developing medical devices. A successful individual must understand good design principles, engineering concepts, and product and feature testing in a lab environment. The individual must be able to prepare reports and protocols and perform routine engineering activities under supervision.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

• Plans and performs engineering assignments, including responsibility for engineering part of a major project, or performing project management for a minor project.

• Conducts each assignment based on broad team input and customer needs.

• Accepts engineering assignments that are broad in nature and require further definition usually requiring appreciable originality and ingenuity.

• Translates, develops and documents engineering specifications based on voice of the customer input.

• Evaluates, selects, and applies standard engineering techniques and procedures using judgment to solve difficult technical challenges, including product and feature testing in a lab environment.

• Ability to translate and/or derive customer requirements to engineering specifications.

• Ability to plan, conduct and supervise engineering assignments involving several smaller or lower priority projects or one major project.

• Works with cross-functional teams and under minimal supervision of an engineer manager or supervisor; has some latitude for un-reviewed action.

• Ability to write and advise others of the testing requirements.

• Ability to create and check design specifications.

• Ability to conduct root-cause investigation and recommend corrective action for design issues in existing products.

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Biomedical, Mechanical, or Electrical Engineering

• 5 years related experience in R&D Engineering with a bachelor's degree; 3 years with a master's degree

Preferred Requirements:

• Prior Medical Device Experience

• Proficient in Computer Aided Design, Solid modelling, and office software applications.

• Proficiency in mechanical design in a highly regulated industry

Expected Travel 0-20%

This position is not eligible for employer-visa sponsorship.

Benefits:

CONMED offers a wide array of benefits to fit your unique needs. Visit our Benefits Page for more information.

• Competitive compensation
• Excellent healthcare including medical, dental, vision and prescription coverage
• Short & long term disability plus life insurance -- cost paid fully by CONMED
• Retirement Savings Plan (401K) -- CONMED matches your contributions dollar for dollar, with the potential for up to 7% per pay period
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan -- allows stock purchases at discounted price
• Tuition assistance for undergraduate and graduate level courses

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CONMED is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of any legally protected status or characteristic. Protected veterans and individuals with disabilities are encouraged to apply. The Know Your Rights: Workplace Discrimination is Illegal Poster reaffirms this commitment.

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