Intern - Interbody R&D at Orthofix in Carlsbad

Summary: Orthofix is a company dedicated to improving people’s quality of life through innovative medical technologies. The Intern – Interbody R&D will support implant or instrument designs for spinal implants, focusing on design, modeling, and testing in simulated surgical settings. Responsibilities: - Work within a project team to contribute original concepts for new product development - Provide weekly progress status updates to the project lead - Generating engineering models and prints based on marketing inputs - Collaborating with the machine shop and outside suppliers to generate prototypes - Completing verification testing to prove out design outputs - Completing validation testing in a cadaveric lab to confirm user requirements - Generating test protocols and reports to document test methods and results Required Qualifications: - HS Diploma or equivalent required - Enrollment in Bachelor's or Master's degree program - Junior or Senior level standing, or graduate student - 3.0 GPA - A basic understanding of CAD (SolidWorks, Creo, or NX) - Basic proficiency in MS Office (Word and Excel) - Engineering discipline of study in Mechanical, Biomechanical, or Bioengineering Preferred Qualifications: - Biomedical or Mechanical Engineering Major from an ABET accredited program - CAD modeling experience with Creo Required Skills: CAD SolidWorks, CAD Creo, CAD NX, Engineering discipline Mechanical, Engineering discipline Biomechanical, Engineering discipline Bioengineering Important Skills: MS Office Word, MS Office Excel Nice-to-Have Skills: Prototyping, Verification testing, Validation testing