Job Description:
The Patient Specific Solutions team at Stryker Anngrove provides patient-specific devices to individuals with complex clinical cases, such as oncology cases.
As a Product Development Engineer on this team, you will perform implant and instrument design work for individual cases, collaborating with customers including surgeons, OR staff, clinical staff, distributors, and the sales force.
You will be responsible for delivering timely design solutions, managing your case load under tight time constraints, and providing technical support to other departments.
Key Responsibilities:
* Provide design solutions for patient-specific implants, instruments, and trials where necessary.
* Ensure all solutions meet critical design prerequisites, including patient and customer safety, mechanical, and biological suitability.
* Read and work from various clinical imaging, including x-rays, CT, and MRI scans.
* Prepare technical drawings and 3D models for manufacturing and inspection, including subcontractor activities.
* Liaise with Design coordinators, Manufacturing Team Leaders, and technicians to ensure successful case completion.
* Collaborate with consultant surgeons, surgical/OR staff, distributors, and the Sales team to drive implant design, instrumentation, and technical support.
* Conduct risk assessments and document all activities and justifications/validations to satisfy regulatory requirements.
* Attend surgical and clinical cases as required.
Requirements:
* Bachelor's degree in a science or engineering discipline, Mechanical or Biomedical Engineering preferred.
* 0-2 years of product design experience in the medical device industry or equivalent.
* Fundamental understanding of design controls and risk management within a regulated industry, preferred.
* Familiarity with a parametric CAD design package, Pro/Engineer preferred.
* Able to develop into self-starters, have a hands-on approach, and learn to work independently.
* Effective communication skills by written and oral means.