R&D Engineering Co-Op

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Career Programs

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Non-LDP Intern/Co-Op

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Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, United States of America

Job Description:

DePuy Synthes is recruiting for an R&D Engineering Co-Op in the Velys Power Tools group, located in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida.

Fueled by innovation at the intersection of biology and technology, we're developing the next generation of smarter, less invasive, more personalized treatments.

Are you passionate about improving and expanding the possibilities of Orthopaedics? Ready to join a team that's reimagining how we heal? Our Orthopaedics teams help keep more than 6 million people moving each year while delivering clinical and economic value to surgeons and healthcare systems. Our teams build solutions for joint reconstruction; trauma and craniomaxillofacial; sports, extremities, and elective foot and ankle; spine; and robotics and digital surgery.

Your unique talents will help patients on their journey to wellness. Learn more at

We move the people who move us. From hardware to software, our solutions are developed fully around the person, to amplify the ability of humanity and to advance patient care.

Key Responsibilities:

• Partner with experienced engineers to research, design, test, and evaluate creative solutions to real-world technical challenges on electro-mechanical systems and their respective components (power tools, attachments and cutting instruments).
• Explore and develop breakthrough features and user experiences that shape the future of surgical technology and enhance the experience for both patients and surgeons.

Qualifications

Education:

• Must be enrolled in an accredited college, pursuing a Bachelor's or Master's degree in Engineering (Mechanical, Electromechanical, Biomedical or similar) in Junior year or above.
• A minimum GPA of 3.0 is strongly preferred.
• Be authorized to work in the US without current or future sponsorship requirements.
• Remain actively enrolled in their academic program throughout the entire internship period.
• Be available to work 40 hours per week during the internship.

Experience and Skills:

Required:

• Self-motivated with an interest in anatomic repair and/or medical devices for the orthopedic market
• 3D CAD modeling skills (SolidWorks preferred)
• Experience using engineering calculations, computational analysis, test protocol development, proven problem-solving capabilities, and the ability to communicate technical information
• "Hands-on" engineering student w/ability to think creatively, establish and foster collaboration and partnership internally and externally.
• Has a good sense of priorities and manages time accordingly.
• Has strong communication skills (written and verbal), including experience presenting in front of multidisciplinary audiences, and attending team meetings face-to-face and remotely.

Preferred:

• Electro-mechanical, software coding, and digital/sensor tools experience is an advantage.

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Permanently authorized to work in the U.S., must not require sponsorship of an employment visa (e.g., H-1B or green card) at the time of application or in the future. Students currently on CPT, OPT, or STEM OPT usually requires future sponsorship for long term employment and do not meet the requirements for this program unless eligible for an alternative long-term status that does not require company sponsorship.

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