Senior Engineer
University of Utah · Salt Lake City, UT · 2 days ago
Engineering$100k–$140k/yrFull-time
Job Summary
Join a world-class academic orthopaedic team dedicated to shaping the future of patient care through medical device innovation. You'll collaborate with visionary clinicians, researchers, engineers, and manufacturing experts to design and translate cutting-edge technologies into real-world clinical solutions. Work in a state-of-the-art facility equipped with advanced technical resources and supported by a culture that values creativity, collaboration, and impact.
Design and Develop Commercial Ready Orthopaedic Medical Device Systems
- Utilize advanced knowledge of engineering and health sciences to design orthopaedic implants, surgical instruments, and other diagnostic and therapeutic devices.
- Conduct product testing and create models and prototypes to ensure product performs as designed.
- Determine design specifications, conduct feasibility assessments and perform failure analysis studies.
- Create and interpret technical drawings and schematics.
- Utilize drafting tools or computer-aided design (CAD)/drafting equipment and software in design work.
- Manage project schedules and budgets.
- Perform clinical and preclinical assessments.
Responsibilities
Professional Job Responsibilities:
- Design and medical devices.
- Utilize advanced knowledge of engineering and health sciences to design implants, surgical instruments, and other diagnostic and therapeutic devices.
- Conduct product testing and create models and prototypes to ensure product performs as designed.
- Determine design specifications, conduct feasibility assessments and perform failure analysis studies.
- Create and interpret technical drawings and schematics.
- Utilize drafting tools or computer-aided design (CAD)/drafting equipment and software in design work.
- Manage project schedules and budgets.
- Perform clinical and preclinical assessments.
Qualifications
- Requires a bachelor's (or equivalency) + 6 years or a master's (or equivalency) + 4 years of directly related work experience.
- Broad knowledge of the field with proven leadership skills.
- Multiple successes bringing biomedical devices, processes or systems from concept to actual use.
- Highly proficient in CAD model and drawing creation.
- Expertise in applicable anatomy and physiology.
- Expertise in multiple biomedical product / process / system areas.
- Proficiency in applying engineering science and technology knowledge.
- Proficient use of statistical methods.
- Highly efficient in the management of resources.
- Excellent written and oral communication skills.
- Excellent project management skills.
- Effective at contributing to intellectual property portfolios.
- Depth of knowledge with applicable regulatory and quality requirements (e.g., FDA 21 CFR 820 and ISO 13485).
- Flexibility, persistence, resourcefulness, and a drive to succeed.