Junior Drafter

Associate Designer

Job Summary

The Associate Designer will primarily deal with building competence in the daily tasks of a Designer I, with the intention of advancing to Designer I within a reasonable amount of time.

The position involves the digital creation of medical device products. The employee must be able to collaborate with both internal members and medical professionals to ensure technical requirements for each project are met. This includes the ability to demonstrate an understanding of medical procedures and anatomy. The employee must then use computer-aided design software to create 3-dimensional models of the parts.

Essential Functions, Duties, and Responsibilities

• Learn and demonstrate knowledge of the complete product range of our medical device value streams as it pertains to their division.
• Learn and demonstrate the ability to identify technical requirements of the customer, in collaboration with other team members.
• Learn and demonstrate the ability to design products that follow technical requirements, as well as regulatory and internal guidelines.
• Learn and demonstrate the ability to abide by regulatory and internal guidelines for the design and manufacturing of our products.
• Learn and demonstrate the ability to depict parts and their technical features so that purpose and desired manufacturing output are clear.
• Learn and demonstrate the ability to design and execute tests to simulate product use for verifying and validating product performance, reliability, and usability.
• Learn and demonstrate the ability to participate in the creation and maintenance of files specific to each patient project.
• Additional duties may be assigned the Associate Designer

Education and Experience Requirements

• AS in Engineering (Mechanical, Chemical, Bioengineering, Biomedical) OR comparable degree/certification in a technical/medical field
• Prior experience with 3D modeling software (Solidworks, Creo, NX, Inventor, etc.)
• Proficient user of Microsoft Office applications

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Genuine want / interest to work in Medical Device
• Someone who enjoys designing and drafting
• Adhere and support our quality and safety policies and procedures.
• Ability to learn new software quickly.
• Ability to retrieve and interpret documentation.
• Customer support skills.
• Able to work independently under minimal supervision.
• Able to efficiently communicate and collaborate amongst a team.
• Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to effectively communicate at all levels internally, as well as externally.
• Problem solving
• Critical thinking
• Decision making
• Adaptability & flexibility
• Math skills (basic & advanced)

Local Candidates are preferred. There is no relocation assistance for this role.