What are the responsibilities and job description for the R&D Engineer Intern position at Nextern?
Provide engineering support for catheter-based medical device design and development. The primary focus of this position is to provide additional R&D engineering support for the design, development, testing, and analysis of medical devices. This includes developing, optimizing, and validating process and test methods for building medical devices, developing solutions for routine technical problems, and collecting and analyzing data.
Responsibilities
Responsibilities
- Fabricate device prototype components and assemblies for early feasibility concepts as well as fabrication of Design Characterization and Design Verification components and assemblies.
- Assist in the development of robust test methods and design test fixtures to ensure that selected materials and prototype designs are accurately evaluated against the specification and requirements
- Execute testing protocols throughout Design Verification, Design Validation, and Process Validation activities
- Participate on cross-functional development teams that manage projects from concept through commercialization
- Document device fabrication (traceability), test results, and analysis (as applicable) in line with cGDP
- Applies knowledge and skills to successfully address and resolve technical problems and challenges
- Generate purchase orders, coordinate orders and deliveries with vendors, manage test equipment inventory and calibration, manage shipping/receiving R&D materials as necessary
- Candidates must be currently enrolled in a Bachelor's Degree program in Engineering or a closely related technical field, and should be entering their Junior or Senior year
- Demonstrated ability to apply analytical reasoning and technical scientific principles to problem-solving and development tasks
- Proficiency in preferred software applications, including Solidworks, Microsoft Office, Minitab, database systems, and other relevant software programs
- Strong verbal and written communication skills
- Excellent interpersonal and organizational abilities, with a demonstrated capacity to work effectively as part of a team
