Intern - Test Engineer at Orthofix in Carlsbad, CA

Summary: Orthofix is a company focused on improving people's quality of life through innovative medical technologies. The intern will work on challenging the standards used to test products, aiming to enhance consistency, reliability, and usability in product testing. Responsibilities: - Determine the current state of product testing in the mechanical test laboratory - Develop an experiment to challenge the test standard(s) to gain a better understanding of spinal implants - Perform a series of testing to get hands on experience - Properly document performed testing - Develop test fixture and process improvements to increase consistency and reliability of testing - Report summarizing previous research - Development of test protocol utilizing a proper design of experiments - Completion of all outlined testing - Completed BMES abstract - Final test report to document testing - Final CAD drawings/recommendations for improvement Required Qualifications: - HS Diploma or equivalent required - Enrollment in Bachelor's or Master's degree program - Junior or Senior level standing, or graduate student - Biomedical or Mechanical Engineering Major - CAD modeling experience - Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, and PowerPoint) experience Preferred Qualifications: - Biomedical or Mechanical Engineering Major from an ABET accredited program - CAD modeling experience with Creo or Solidworks - Matlab experience - Familiarity with ASTM and/or ISO standards Required Skills: CAD modeling Important Skills: Microsoft Office, Matlab, ASTM standards, ISO standards