Product Sustaining Engineer

Zimmer Biomet; Fort Collins (CO); Hybrid; USD 75,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Job summary

Zimmer Biomet’s Paragon 28 unit in Englewood, CO, is seeking a driven sustaining engineer to join the Product Sustaining team onsite with hybrid work. You’ll translate legacy product design into updated specs, review non-conformances and complaints, and support CAPAs and design history files.

You’ll use SolidWorks for modeling, contribute to design control documentation, and collaborate across engineering and supply chain.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering or Biomedical Engineering.
• 2–5 years of medical device or engineering experience.
• Experience with CAD and SolidWorks preferred.
• Understanding of medical device regulatory requirements preferred.

Responsibilities

• Review and evaluate product non-conformances for incoming legacy product.
• Review and evaluate product complaints.
• Update designs and device specifications for legacy products.
• Conceptualize new design ideas for legacy products and development projects.
• Use SolidWorks for parametric modeling and detailing designs.
• Create or update design control documentation for design history files.
• Create Engineering Change Requests and manage through completion.
• Own development related CAPAs and participate in root cause analysis.
• Assist in DHF/risk documentation and testing protocol development.
• Support cadaveric labs and observe related surgical activities.

Skills

Communication

Teamwork

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's in Mechanical Engineering

Bachelor's in Biomedical Engineering

Tools

SolidWorks

CAD

MS Office

Job description

At Zimmer Biomet, we believe in pushing the boundaries of innovation and driving our mission forward. As a global medical technology leader for nearly 100 years, a patient’s mobility is enhanced by a Zimmer Biomet product or technology every 8 seconds.

As a Zimmer Biomet team member, you will share in our commitment to providing mobility and renewed life to people around the world. To support our talented team, we focus on development opportunities, robust employee resource groups (ERGs), a flexible working environment, location specific competitive total rewards, wellness incentives and a culture of recognition and performance awards. We are committed to creating an environment where every team member feels inspired, invested, cared for, valued, and have a strong sense of belonging.

What You Can Expect

Paragon 28, a Zimmer Biomet company, is rewriting the playbook for foot and ankle orthopedic innovation. We are looking for a driven engineer to join our Product Sustaining team onsite in Englewood, CO.

This is a hybrid position with weekly onsite presence at our Englewood, Colorado location.

How You'll Create Impact

• Produce deliverables pertaining to sustaining engineering activities for legacy product systems, as directed by senior engineering staff including:
  • Review and evaluate product non-conformances for incoming legacy product
  • Review and evaluate product complaints
  • Update designs and device specifications for legacy products
  • Conceptualize new design ideas for legacy product systems and new development projects or line extensions
  • Use SolidWorks for parametric modeling and detailing designs of P28 implants and instruments
  • Create or update design control documentation for P28 design history files & technical files.
  • Create Engineering Change Requests (ECR) and manage through completion.
  • Ownership of development related CAPAs. Participation in root cause analysis to investigate issues.
  • Assist in documentation remediation efforts including: DHF documentation, risk documentation, inspection plans, protocols and reports.
  • Development of testing protocols and testing process for new and existing products
  • Participate in activities related to project phase gate design reviews
  • Assist with 3rd party suppliers, contractors, testing houses, etc.
  • Assist in inspection of current and newly developed medical devices
• Observe surgery (live, cadaver, or video) on lower extremity pathology.
• Document all notes. Participates in cadaveric labs to support assigned projects.
• Other duties as directed by manager

Your Background

• Requires a bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Biomedical Engineering or related engineering discipline with 2-5 years of experience.
• Prior experience in medical device development helpful.
• Understanding of medical device industry regulatory requirements preferred.
• Experience with CAD. SolidWorks preferred.
• Proficiency in MS Office
• Effective communication and presentation skills with ability to convey information and respond to questions from groups of peers
• Ability to work in a team environment

Travel Expectations

Upto 10% travel required.

Compensation Data

Salary Range: $75,000-$100,000 USD annually depending on skills and experience.

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