Engineering Co-Op, R&D

Responsibilities

• Under direction of the R&D Engineering team, perform R&D assigned functions to support the Vascular and Emergency Medicine Business Unit.
• Apply engineering techniques to update specifications, create drawings, and draft protocols.
• Conduct lab feasibility testing and verification testing on vascular and emergency medicine products.
• Develop test methods and fixtures for a wide range of potential testing.
• Conduct literature reviews and deep dive searches in technical areas of interest and maintain organization of these searches and documents.
• Represent R&D engineering as a team member on design control projects for product development.
• Work with a diverse team of quality, regulatory, marketing, procurement, manufacturing and others both domestically and globally.
• Write reports and create presentations on work completed.
• Present data and reports at management meetings.
• Assist in the research, development, and design of next generation and new vascular and emergency medicine products.
• Understand and assist other team members in data analysis, accounts, clinical education opportunities, etc.
• Demonstrate professional responsibilities by cooperating with other personnel to achieve department objectives and maintain good employee relations, interdepartmental objectives, and departmental goals and objectives.
• Maintain compliance with principles of accepted employee conduct as identified in the Teleflex Code of Ethics and as specified in departmental policies and procedures.

• Currently enrolled and pursuing or achieved a two/four-year degree in mechanical, biomedical, or any related engineering field.
• Cumulative GPA of 3.0 or above.
• One year of medical device or other related design experience is a major plus.
• Valid Driver’s License.
• Some 3D CAD experience – Solid Works preferred.
• Strong interpersonal skills, team player and ability to communicate effectively.
• One year of medical device or other related design experience a plus.
• Injection molding, plastic extrusion and plastic part assembly process and methods preferred.
• Knowledge of engineering fundamentals and the Microsoft Office Suite.
• Strong communication (written, verbal, presentation) and analytical (data, particularly via use of Excel).
• Demonstrated creativity and ingenuity in applying engineering principles and practices.
• Organize, evaluate, and coordinate engineering studies with professional, technical, and clerical staff of a product evaluation department.
• Analyze complex, technical and administrative problems and adopt an effective course of action.
• Establish and maintain cooperative relationships with those contacted in the course of work.
• Prepare clear and concise statements and reports.
• Demonstrate professional responsibilities by cooperating with other personnel to achieve department objectives and maintain good employee relations.
• Willingness to learn about Teleflex Inc. products, medical device industry and working in a FDA regulated industry.

• mechanical engineering
• biomedical engineering
• 3D CAD
• Solid Works
• injection molding
• plastic extrusion
• data analysis
• engineering fundamentals
• test methods development
• feasibility testing

• interpersonal skills
• team player
• effective communication
• creativity
• ingenuity
• organization
• evaluation
• coordination
• problem analysis
• relationship building

• valid driver’s license