Kettering Engineering Co-op, R&D – Product Development

Position: Kettering Engineering Co-op, R&D – New Product Development
Work Flexibility:
Hybrid Kettering University Engineering Co-op, R&D – New Product Development Who We Are Stryker is seeking to hire an engineering co-op to support Orthopaedic Instrument’s new product development team.

This role is onsite in Portage, MI.Who We Want
* ** Motivated product launchers.
** Engineers who bring strategic direction and drive for execution to ensure products are developed and launched with precision.
* ** Dedicated achievers.
** Relentless about quality, people who thrive in a fast-paced environment and will passionately work to ensure a project and product satisfies customer needs and meets regulations and expectations.
* ** Curious learners.
** Engineers who seek out practical methods and information to expand and enhance their ability.
* ** Collaborative partners.
** People who build and leverage cross-functional relationships to bring together ideas, information, use cases, and industry analyses to develop best practices.

What You Will DoThe engineering co-op will aid in the design, development, modification, and evaluation of medical devices that support our robotic and computer assisted product lines. This role is focused on new product development engineering; you will work collaboratively with customers, quality, sourcing and advanced operations partners to perform customer research, technology research, design, test, and documenting electrical components, architectures, systems, and products.
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* Primary Responsibilities:

*** Assist with prototyping and bench testing.
* Support problem solving, identify potential solutions, and evaluate them against requirements.
* Under supervision, conduct research and studies to support product design.
* Assist in interpreting customer needs and understanding design inputs.
* Learn the product’s intended use and clinical procedures.
* With supervision, create or refine engineering documentation, such as the Design History file per company design control procedures.
* Learn R&D procedures like design controls and risk management, per the Quality Management System.
* Work cooperatively with R&D, Quality, Manufacturing, Regulatory, Clinical, Marketing and Project Management to ensure project success and contribute to the project as a team member.
** Electrical Engineering Majors:
*** Support creation of embedded systems requirements/architecture for new products leading to engineering PCB assembly board-spins/bring-ups and finally to a finished product.
* Through design process, will complete analysis for electromagnetic compliance (EMC), reliability, safety, cost, and design for manufacturing/assembly/test.
* Work with multiple technologies including voltage regulators, mixed analog/digital circuits, embedded microcontrollers/microprocessors, FPGA’s, motor controllers and sensors.
* Occasionally debug hardware using oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, and other hardware tools.
** Software Engineering/Computer Science Majors:
*** Support development of procedures and scripts for requirements-based testing of medical devices in accordance with internal software development lifecycle requirements in compliance with FDA software development guidance.
* Supports the research and design of machine learning frameworks and programs capable of adapting to the environment and data collected to produce intelligent outputs.
* Supports the design and testing of system applications and user interfaces.
** Mechanical Engineering Majors:
*** Under supervision, design, develop, modify, and verify mechanical components for medical devices.
* Assist with prototyping and bench testing.
* Support problem solving, root cause analysis, identify potential solutions, and evaluate them against requirements.
* Under supervision, conduct research and studies to support product design.

What You Need
* Currently pursuing a Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering, Software Engineering, Computer Science, or related at Kettering University
* Cumulative 3.0 GPA or above; must be the case at the date of hire and also will be verified during background check
* Must be legally authorized to work in the U.S. and not require employment-based sponsorship now or in the future
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