R&D Intern Jobs

This internship is a part of CONMED TALENT LAUNCH – a hands on, immersive program designed to provide students with the exposure, experience and development needed to launch a successful career at CONMED. Program highlights include networking with senior leaders and recent college graduates, feedback and coaching, cross-functional shadowing opportunities, and more!

The R&D Sports Medicine group is dedicated to innovating and improving procedural solutions for Hip, Knee, Shoulder, and Extremities surgeons. Developing safe, simple-to-use, and effective products helps patients return to their normal everyday lives. We are seeking a Mechanical Engineering Intern to join our R&D Sports Medicine team in Summer 2023.

As an intern on the R&D Sports Medicine team, you will support project teams by completing hands-on development and prototyping, while applying good documentation practices. You will have opportunities to develop test methods that analyze failure modes of your designs, while challenging your prototype’s functionality in cadaveric settings. Through collaboration with your engineering design team, surgeons, machinists, and quality, this internship will develop your engineering skills and principals focused on product development and design improvements.

Intern Responsibilities Will Include:

• Conduct range finding testing and facilitate verification activities
• Help define product user needs by collaborating with surgeons and other engineering team members
• Present product prototype ideas, test data, project status, and technical specifications to team members and management
• Develop prototypes using 3D printing and/or collaboration with machinists and vendors
• Design products, components, and equipment using CAD Software (SolidWorks)
• Develop design documents including test protocols, reports, and design drawings.

Position Requirements:

• Must be available to work onsite in the Largo, FL facility
• Pursuing completion of a bachelors or master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Biomedical Engineering or another closely related field
• Must be available to work forty hours per week, Monday – Friday, May 22 – July 28, 2023.

Benefits:

CONMED offers a wide array of benefits to fit your unique needs. Visit our Benefits Page for more information.

• Retirement Savings Plan (401K) - CONMED matches your contributions dollar for dollar, with the potential for up to 7% per pay period
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan - allows stock purchases at discounted price
• Competitive compensation
• Short & long term disability plus life insurance - cost paid fully by CONMED
• Tuition assistance for undergraduate and graduate level courses
• Excellent healthcare including medical, dental, vision and prescription coverage

CONMED is an Equal Opportunity Employer & an Affirmative Action Employer. CONMED is a strong advocate of workforce diversity. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, citizenship status, or veteran status.

If you feel you need a reasonable accommodation pursuant to the ADA, you are encouraged to contact us at 800-325-5900 option #3.