POSITION SUMMARY

The primary function role of the patient specific design technician is to assist the design engineers with all aspects of the patient specific design process. As a patient specific design technician you will work on various stages of production patient specific cases including planning, design, and quality documentation.

PRINCIPAL RESPONSIBLITIES

• Principal responsibilities for the position include the following. Other duties may be assigned as necessary.
• Design 3D models of orthopedic implants and instrumentation based on engineer/surgeon-provided design inputs
• Generate initial surgical plans via placement of implants and or guides within 3D reconstruction of patient following specified design operating procedures
• Manage case workload assigned by senior team members
• Comply with documented quality system design procedures
• Assist in quality documentation including generation of engineering drawings, inspection requirements, and other required forms

EDUCATION

• Associates degree or higher in a science, technology, engineering, or related field (relevant job experience will be considered in lieu of a formal degree with high school diploma or GED)

PREFERED EXPERIENCE

• Experience working with medical imaging (MRI/CT Scans)
• Experience with image segmentation using Mimics
• Experience with 3D CAD software (e.g., Solidworks)
• Mesh-based modeler a plus (e.g., Meshmixer)
• Experience with design for manufacturing principles for additive manufacturing
• Medical anatomy and terminology
• Experience working within a quality management system strongly preferred