What are the responsibilities and job description for the Design Engineering Co-op - Quality position at Arthrex España?
Requisition ID: 62104 Title: Design Engineering Co-op - Quality Division: Arthrex, Inc. (US01) Location: Naples, FL
Arthrex is a global medical device company and leader in orthopedics medical education. With a corporate mission of Helping Surgeons Treat Their Patients Better™, Arthrex has pioneered the field of arthroscopy and develops more than 1,000 innovative products and procedures each year that support all aspects of orthopedics. The Design Quality Engineering team provides expertise in risk management, product quality, process control, verification & validation (V&V), and continuous improvement. During this Co-Op experience, you’ll incorporate quality methods and tools, including applied statistics and external standards, to design experiments, develop test protocols, conduct investigations, and improve products and processes.
This Co-op will run from July 2025 – Decemeber 2025. The ideal candidate will have the availability to work 40 hours per week at our Naples, FL facility.
Main Objective
Co-op will work with the Design Quality Engineering department to gain experience in research, design, testing, and manufacturing of medical devices.
Essential Duties And Responsibilities
Ability to effectively communicate, orally and in writing and possess the ability to work through technical issues.
Machine, Tools, And/or Equipment Skills
Knowledge of surgical equipment and instrumentation, mechanical testing equipment, PC, ProEngineer or other 3D modeling software a plus.
Arthrex Benefits Are
Arthrex is a global medical device company and leader in orthopedics medical education. With a corporate mission of Helping Surgeons Treat Their Patients Better™, Arthrex has pioneered the field of arthroscopy and develops more than 1,000 innovative products and procedures each year that support all aspects of orthopedics. The Design Quality Engineering team provides expertise in risk management, product quality, process control, verification & validation (V&V), and continuous improvement. During this Co-Op experience, you’ll incorporate quality methods and tools, including applied statistics and external standards, to design experiments, develop test protocols, conduct investigations, and improve products and processes.
This Co-op will run from July 2025 – Decemeber 2025. The ideal candidate will have the availability to work 40 hours per week at our Naples, FL facility.
Main Objective
Co-op will work with the Design Quality Engineering department to gain experience in research, design, testing, and manufacturing of medical devices.
Essential Duties And Responsibilities
- Support the design quality engineers in reformatting, aligning, defining, and releasing remediated risk management files.
- Support the team with their new product development and remediation projects, such as, design control documentation, quality plans, PPAP development, engineering change reviews, and documentation change reviews.
- Help to pull the data and set up the exports to be presented to various teams.
- Provide updates based off of opportunities for improvement identified in the internal audits.
- Student will attend regular departmental meetings, training sessions, symposiums, etc. as required.
- Works within specifications provided to meet project goals and objectives in a timely and accurate manner.
- Effectively works with peers, project team members, and other departments in new product development, product line extensions, and product enhancements.
- Assist with other duties as assigned.
- Enrolled as a full-time student pursing a Bachelor of Science degree in Bioengineering, Biomedical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering or other related field, or a recent graduate, required. (Students who have recently graduated are only eligible to work as an intern/co-op up to six months from their graduation date.)
- Junior or senior preferred.
- Must have a minimum grade point average of 3.0.
Ability to effectively communicate, orally and in writing and possess the ability to work through technical issues.
Machine, Tools, And/or Equipment Skills
Knowledge of surgical equipment and instrumentation, mechanical testing equipment, PC, ProEngineer or other 3D modeling software a plus.
Arthrex Benefits Are
- Medical Insurance (if 25 or more hours per week)
- Free Onsite Medical Clinics
- Free Onsite Lunch
- Volunteer PTO
- Access to the Wellness Center (For South Florida positions only)