What are the responsibilities and job description for the R&D Engineering Intern - Sports Medicine position at Linvatec 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: Pursuing completion of a bachelors or master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Biomedical Engineering or another closely related field Must be available to work onsite in Largo, Florida, 40 hours per week, Monday – Friday, May 19 – August 8, 2025 This position is not eligible for employer-visa sponsorship. As a CONMED intern, you will receive competitive compensation and holiday pay. Disclosure 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. The benefits listed below do not apply to interns. Benefits: CONMED offers a wide array of benefits to fit your unique needs. Visit our Benefits Page for more information. Competitive compensation Excellent healthcare including medical, dental, vision and prescription coverage Short & long term disability plus life insurance -- cost paid fully by CONMED Retirement Savings Plan (401K) -- CONMED matches your contributions dollar for dollar, with the potential for up to 7% per pay period Employee Stock Purchase Plan -- allows stock purchases at discounted price Tuition assistance for undergraduate and graduate level courses Know someone at CONMED? Have them submit you as a referral before applying for this position to be eligible for our Employee Referral Program incentives! CONMED is an Equal Opportunity Employer & an Affirmative Action Employer. CONMED is a strong advocate of workforce diversity. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, citizenship status, or veteran status. The Know Your Rights: Workplace Discrimination is Illegal Poster and Pay Transparency Nondiscrimination Provision reaffirm this commitment. Colorado Residents: In any materials you submit, you may redact or remove age-identifying information such as age, date of birth, or dates of school attendance or graduation. You will not be penalized for redacting or removing this information. If you feel you need a reasonable accommodation pursuant to the ADA, you are encouraged to contact us at 800-929-7176 option #5. CONMED Corporation is a progressive, global medical device company. Through thoughtful leadership, innovation and team work, we are changing the future of medicine. Our 3,500 employees worldwide make meaningful contributions, positively impact the business, and advance in their careers as our company and product portfolio grows. We are a leader in Orthopedics, General Surgery, Gynecology, Gastroenterology, Pulmonology, and Anesthesiology and our employees enjoy challenging and diverse job opportunities across these varied specializations. We are headquartered in upstate New York with additional domestic facilities in FL, CA, MA, CO, and GA. We have an international presence in more than 20 locations throughout Europe, Australia, Latin America, Asia, North America, and the Middle East.
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