Paid Working Student: Medical Device Design and Engineering

Piomic Medical; Zürich; Hybrid; CHF 20,000 - 26,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work

Paid position

Job summary

Piomic Medical AG invites student designers for a hands-on internship in Zürich. You will craft packaging concepts, design device fixation accessories, and develop CAD geometry for rapid prototypes and demonstrators.

You will also test handling and fit, and help build a regression test setup for single-use components during development. The role emphasizes documentation, clarity, and collaboration with a multi-disciplinary team, with English required and German a plus, reflecting our regulatory

Qualifications

• Enrolled in a bachelor's or master's program in industrial design, product design, mechanical/medical engineering or a related field.
• Hands-on skills in CAD and prototyping, including 3D printing.
• Independent, structured work style with careful documentation.
• English required; German a plus.

Responsibilities

• Develop and evaluate concepts for the packaging, fixation and accessories of a medical device.
• Design geometry variants in CAD and produce them including additive manufacturing.
• Build functional prototypes and demonstrators and test them for handling and fit.
• Help develop a test setup that recognizes single-use components, from requirements to a working demonstration.
• Document designs, tests and decisions so they can feed into regulated product development.

Skills

CAD

Prototyping

3D printing

Documentation

English

German

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in Industrial Design / Mechanical/Medical Engineering

Tools

CAD software

3D printers

Job description

About Piomic

Piomic Medical AG is an award-winning Zürich medtech company on a mission to change how chronic and acute wounds are treated. Our lead indication is diabetic foot ulcers, a condition with one of the highest mortality rates in healthcare. Our breakthrough COMS® therapy (Concurrent Optical and Magnetic Stimulation) is a non-invasive treatment that delivers physical stimulation to deep tissue for wound healing. Our team of biologists, engineers and designers combines high-quality medical research with a close focus on the people who use our devices. Our vision: life shouldn't be defined by a medical condition.

What you'll do

• Develop and evaluate concepts for the packaging, fixation and accessories of a medical device
• Design geometry variants in CAD and produce them including additive manufacturing
• Build functional prototypes and demonstrators and test them for handling and fit
• Help develop a test setup that recognizes single-use components, from requirements to a working demonstration
• Document designs, tests and decisions so they can feed into regulated product development

What you bring

• Enrolled in a bachelor's or master's program in industrial design, product design, mechanical/medical engineering or a related field
• Hands-on skills in CAD and prototyping, including 3D printing
• An independent, structured way of working and careful documentation
• English, German is a plus

Nice to have

• Experience with plastics, silicone or injection-molded parts
• Basic electronics or embedded programming, for example microcontrollers or RFID/NFC
• Interest in regulated products such as medical devices
• You like to tinker and build things that work

What we offer

• ownership from day one: your designs become working prototypes that go into testing
• Hands-on impact on a breakthrough therapy for one of the deadliest conditions in healthcare
• First-hand experience of how medical devices are developed under European and US regulatory requirements
• A paid position with competitive pay
• Hybrid work and a modern open workspace directly at the Zurich HB
• Flexible hours that fit around your lectures and exams

Contact: Jari Kruth, CTO