What are the responsibilities and job description for the R&D Engineering Intern - Sports Medicine - Summer 2025 position at CONMED Corporation?
CONMED is seeking an R&D Engineering Intern to join our R&D Sports Medicine team in Summer 2025. The R&D Sports Medicine group is dedicated to innovating and improving procedural solutions for Hip, Knee, Shoulder, and Extremities surgeons. Developing safe, simple-to-use, and effective products helps patients return to their normal everyday lives.
As an intern, you will support project teams by completing hands-on development and prototyping, while applying good documentation practices. You will have opportunities to develop test methods that analyze failure modes of your designs, while challenging your prototype’s functionality in cadaveric settings. Through collaboration with your engineering design team, surgeons, machinists, and the quality team, this internship will develop your engineering skills and principles focused on product development and design improvements.
Responsibilities :
- Help define product user needs by collaborating with surgeons and other engineering team members
- Design products, components, and equipment using CAD Software (SolidWorks)
- Fabricate prototypes using 3D printing and / or collaboration with machinists and vendors
- Develop design documents including test protocols, reports, and design drawings.
- Conduct range finding testing and facilitate verification activities
- Present product prototype ideas, test data, project status, and technical specifications to team members and management
Position Requirements :
This position is not eligible for employer-visa sponsorship.
As a CONMED intern, you will receive competitive compensation and holiday pay.
isclosure as required by applicable law, the hourly pay rate for this position is $19.75 to $32.25. The actual compensation may vary based on geographic location, work experience, education and skill level. The salary range is CONMED’s good faith belief at the time of this posting.
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Salary : $20 - $32
