Fresenius Medical Care

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This is a full-time, 3-4 month Internship. INVENT. IMPMROVE. INSPIRE. Fresenius Medical Care (FMC) is not your typical medical products company. We are a close-knit team of talented professionals driven by a shared commitment: to lead a movement to dramatically improve renal care with innovative yet simple therapeutic solutions that benefit patients, caregivers, and society. We pursue this goal through a passionate commitment to Innovate, Educate, and Advocate for the breakthroughs that are redefining renal care. Additionally, FMC works in community with its customers, patients, industry partners, and government leaders and agencies to realize the vision of better, simpler, more accessible renal care. Position Summary The Interns support product or process development activities related to the development, design, research and manufacturing of FMC’s new and existing suit of products. As part of the HHD R&D team, this involves participating in testing, design, building samples, and other activities as needed by the project team. Interns in this position will have the opportunity to work more independently and take on additional responsibilities with their teams. Core Responsibilities • Participate in design or development of new medical equipment or disposables and/or upgrades to existing products • Assist with major projects, or phases of projects, to resolve advanced and complex technical problems • Ensure all design activities conform to design controls; and that all analysis, design and testing activities are properly documented • Participate in activities to ensure design and process shortcomings are identified and appropriately addressed • Assist the product development team in the adoption and use of best practices and design methodologies • Debug and develop reliability improvements for existing products and products under development. • Provide technical support for product engineering, design development, integration, test and evaluation • Investigate the feasibility of new projects, systems or approaches • Learn about and work in ways that are compliant with internal and external standards, good manufacturing practices, and quality system regulations Requirements • Candidate for BS or MS in Mechanical Engineering preferred. Industrial, Plastics, or Biomedical Engineering considered. • Intermediate knowledge of CAD and Technical Drawing creation • Basic understanding of product and process development of medical devices or similar product experience is desired • Prior relevant work experience is preferred, such as working in an FDA, defense industry or ISO regulated environment • Understanding of aspects of system design, electronics, mechanical and software integration or manufacturing processes is beneficial • Prior experience designing for rapid prototyping as well as traditional manufacturing techniques desired • Has a constructive approach to teamwork and collaboration • Demonstrated interest in medical device or pharmaceutical industries • Excellent technical communication skills and attention to detail, including creating and editing technical procedures, protocols, and reports • Commitment to performing all tasks with quality and integrity The rate of pay for this position will depend on the successful candidate’s work location and qualifications, including relevant education, work experience, skills, and competencies. Hourly Rate of Pay: $20 - $28 Fresenius Medical Care maintains a drug-free workplace in accordance with applicable federal and state laws. Fresenius Medical Care is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, parental status, national origin, age, disability, military service, or other non-merit-based factors Our Work Experience is the combination of everything that's unique about us: our culture, our core values, our company meetings, our commitment to sustainability, our recognition programs, but most importantly, it's our people. Our employees are self-disciplined, hard working, curious, trustworthy, humble, and truthful. They make choices according to what is best for the team, they live for opportunities to collaborate and make a difference, and they make us the #1 Top Workplace in the area. Let’s stay connected! Joining our talent network allows us to send you new job opportunities!