What You Can ExpectPassionate about innovation in foot and ankle orthopedics? Paragon 28, a Zimmer Biomet company, is hiring an experienced
Product Development Engineer I (E2) to support our fast-moving R&D team. The Product Development Engineer I has at least 2 years of professional experience and is responsible for leading various aspects of design and development as part of a project team with direct supervision. This position participates on meaningful projects that focus on design and development of medical devices with increasing levels of autonomy. This position is a hybrid role based our of our Englewood, Colorado location.
How You'll Create Impact- Produce deliverables in support product development efforts from ideation to commercialization through entire product life cycle and on a given timeline, as directed by senior engineering staff, including:
- Research and evaluate competitive product for performance characteristics
- Conceptualization of new design ideas with some understanding of the inadequacy of existing designs
- Parametric modeling and detail design of P28 implant and instrument development
- Work within the P28 product development procedure to create design control documentation for P28 design history files and technical files.
- Participate in development of testing protocols and assist in the testing process for new and existing products
- Compile and comprehend test results and implement/recommend appropriate design changes
- Participate in activities related to project phase gate design reviews
- Interface with 3rd party suppliers, contractors, testing houses, etc.
- Assist the P28 Quality and Supply Chain departments to evaluate new suppliers for inclusion in the P28 approved supplier list
- Assist P28 quality team in developing inspection plans
- Observe surgery (live, cadaver, or video) on lower extremity pathology and formulate physician comments/ideas into meaningful design solutions. Document all notes.
- Work to become technical expert resource within specific product categories for sales support and other departments via phone and live product training.
- Assist on patent application preparation
- Assist with other development projects as additional resource when needed, while balancing own workload
- Other duties as directed by manager
Your Background- Requires a bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Biomedical Engineering or related engineering discipline with 2-4 years of experience.
- Prior experience in medical device development helpful.
- Experience in taking medical device or similar product from ideation to commercialization helpful.
- Understanding of medical device industry regulatory requirements preferred.
- Experience with CAD. SolidWorks preferred.
- High proficiency in MS Office
- Effective communication and presentation skills with ability to convey information and respond to questions from groups of peers
- Ability to work in a team environment
Travel ExpectationsUp to 10% of overnight travel.
Compensation DataSalary Range: $80,000 - $105,000 USD annually depending on skills and experience
