This position is for a critical member of our Advanced Surgical division's R&D team, based in Denver, CO. The engineer will have immediate opportunities to contribute to CONMED’s active product portfolio with a focus on minimally invasive surgical technologies designed to deliver real benefits to surgeons, hospitals and their patients.
Advanced Surgical products include:
- Advanced insufflation systems
- Advanced energy systems
- Advanced smoke management systems
- Laparoscopic surgical instruments
Responsibilities:
- Assist in sustaining high-quality, reliable disposable and/or capital medical products for use in surgical procedures, ensuring we maintain consistent product continuity for our customers.
- Engage in all phases of design, development, component procurement, assembly, verification, validation, and manufacturing, ensuring compliance with medical device standards and regulations.
- Conduct investigations to identify root causes of product issues in order to suggest and implement corrective and preventative actions.
- Complete conceptual and detailed designs, CAD modeling, prototyping, and troubleshooting to support the development and refinement of products.
- Contribute to the development of comprehensive test protocols, detailed reports, and compelling presentations, all related to design activities.
- Conduct design analyses including theoretical calculations for component fit and tolerance analysis and stress calculations.
- Contribute to the creation of project schedules, securing cross-functional buy-in from the project team.
- Collaborate with cross-functional project teams to deliver updated products, ensuring seamless integration and successful outcomes.
- Contribute to procedural updates and best practices.
- Guarantee that all designs comply with relevant industry standards, safety regulations, and quality control procedures.
- Conduct verification and validation testing.
- Build strong cross functional working relationships internally.
This role requires a talented and driven team player who is eager to contribute to multiple exciting projects and initiatives. If you enjoy working in a cross-functional and fast-paced team environment, we invite you to apply for consideration!
Required Qualifications:
- 3-5+ years engineering work experience required
- B.S. in Mechanical Engineering (or highly related field) required
- Basic skills in 3-D CAD software
- Strong technical writing and communication skills
Preferred Qualifications:
- Exposure to Solid Works and statistical software such as Minitab
- Intermediate knowledge of statistics
- Basic understanding of GD&T and creating engineering drawings
- Intermediate knowledge in root cause investigations and problem solving
- Intermediate knowledge of designing for manufacturing, such as machining, injection molding, and assembly
- Experience working in a regulated environment, such as FDA 21 CFR 820 or similar
- Intermediate knowledge of medical device regulations
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
Know someone at CONMED? Have them submit you as a referral before applying for this position to be eligible for our Employee Referral Program incentives!
