Acute Care Hardware Systems Engineering Co-op

Summary:

The purpose of the cooperative experience is to provide asemester longhands-on experience. Werfen hires students with leadership potential and proven academic success. Ideal candidates will combine technical and business knowledge with analytical strength and creative problem-solving abilities.

The selected candidate will tackle hands-on Systems Engineeringchallengesas a member oftheR&DAcute Care New Product Development team,guiding Werfenproducts through variousphasesof their product development life cycles.

Thecandidatewill have opportunities to build prototypes,defineand execute test plans, run whole blood samples on benchtops and/or full systems, analyze performance data, develop test methods, report on results, advise on architecture, and other related activities associated with earlyproductdevelopment work.

Key Accountabilities:

• Perform sentry-levellab work, data analysis, and experimental planning of a routine natureas directed byfull-time engineer.

• Provides support for continuousimprovementteam efforts focused on process improvement and optimization.

• Participate in the day-to-day activities of the team including regular interfacing with other R&D functions such as Hardware, Analytical, Software, and Project Management.

• Ability to lead and influence at various levels and functions of the organization through strong interpersonal and communication (oral and written) skills.

• Competency in conductingexperimentalresearch,andrefininglarge quantitiesoftechnicaldata into concise summaries.

Essential Functions:

• Develops andexecutesverification test protocols for new products.

• Leads subsystem and/orcomponentlevel exploratory testing.

• Write andexecutetest scripts for hardware control.

• Manage system and subsystem requirements in JAMA.

• Perform risk analyses with a cross-functional team.

• Participate in Human Factors/Usability development and documentation.

• Performs experiments, analyzes and interprets numerical data from experiments.

• Summarizes findings by computer readouts, statistical summaries,graphsand other methods using tools such as Minitab.

• Requires confidence in using Microsoft Office tools.

• Requires Enthusiasm, motivation,initiative and ability to work within an interactive and energetic workplace.

Additional Attributes:

• Understanding of complex systems with both hardware and software.
• Strong organizational skills for creating test plans per objectives, collecting data, and reporting out learnings/conclusions.
• Skill with analyzing numeric data sets and creating graphical summaries.
• Ability to execute test plans independently.
• Detailed eye for documentation of test methods and results.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office.
• Basic programming experience(Any language,C/C++or Python preferred).

Minimum Knowledge & Experience Required for the Position:

• Currently pursuing B.S. in Engineering or a related field with a minimum of 2 college semesters complete.
• Ability to multitask.

The hourly range for this role is $22/hr to $30/hr individual compensation will ultimately depend on factors including relevant experience and grade level completed.

Werfen is an Equal Opportunity employer and is committed to a diverse workplace. Werfen strictly prohibits unlawful discrimination, harassment or retaliation based upon an individual’s race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, national origin/ancestry, age, mental/physical disability, medical condition, marital status, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic as defined by applicable state or federal law. If you have a disability and need an accommodation in relation to the online application process, please contact N for assistance.

We operate directly in over 30 countries, and in more than 100 territories through distributors. Annual revenue is approximately $2 billion and more than 7,000 employees around the world comprise our Werfen team.