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Zimmer Biomet Holdings

Develops joint replacement, robotics, smart implants

Development Senior Engineer 2

Biomedical Engineering & Medical DevicesUpdated on Nov 9
Full-timeSan Diego, CA, USA

About the Job

Requirements

  • A Bachelor's degree in Engineering and 5 years of relevant experience, or equivalent experience, is required.
  • A B.S. degree from an ABET-accredited school or global equivalent in Mechanical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering Technology, Biomedical Engineering, Bioengineering, Biomedical Engineering Technology, Bioengineering Technology, Aerospace Engineering, or Aeronautical Engineering is highly preferred.
  • Demonstrated understanding of manufacturing processes, including subtractive machining, anodization, additive manufacturing, forging, casting, and plastic molding, and of material science for new product development.
  • Strong understanding of FDA QSR and EU MDR medical device regulatory requirements, and knowledge of technical product standards recognized by industry or regulatory bodies.
  • Working knowledge of ASME GD&T standards applied to product design.

Responsibilities

  • Identify user needs through engagement with product users, often orthopedic surgeons.
  • Translate targeted user needs into design requirements and inputs that satisfy unmet market needs while complying with global regulatory requirements and industry standards.
  • Create product designs and author design rationale documenting the basis of all design features.
  • Prepare and review information for invention disclosures and patents.
  • Work with cross-functional team members to produce and inspect product prototypes for preliminary evaluation, final design verification, design validation, and process validation.
  • Create product production specifications for manufacturability, including process capability, and inspection.
  • Identify and document critical-to-quality product features, associated user risks, and the design itself for quality control inspection plans.
  • Evaluate, verify, and validate product designs against design requirements aligned with global regulatory requirements, including tolerance stack-ups, benchtop testing, and simulated operating room cadaveric product evaluations.
  • Support Quality, Sourcing, and Manufacturing teams with new product design transfer tasks for production of market release quantities.
  • Develop new test methods and/or predictive modeling as required to evaluate new products, and complete test method validation.
  • Support the Regulatory Affairs team, including creation of new product regulatory submission documentation, and the Clinical Affairs team, including creation of clinical study plans and protocols.

Desired Qualifications

  • Parametric computer-aided design modeling experience; SolidWorks is preferred.
  • Experience with finite element analysis predictive modeling.
  • Demonstrated product design and development execution with a multidisciplinary project team from user-need identification and concept ideation through commercialization.
  • Demonstrated working knowledge of statistics applied to sample size determination, design of experiments, and null hypothesis testing; Minitab experience is preferred.
  • Proficiency with Ansys software.
  • Six Sigma experience.
  • Five to seven years of engineering work experience is highly preferred.

About the Company

Zimmer Biomet Holdings

Develops joint replacement, robotics, smart implants

Zimmer Biomet manufactures and markets musculoskeletal medical devices and instruments for joint replacement, surgical trauma, and sports medicine. Its products include joint implants, surgical tools, and smart implants, often supported by robotic-assisted surgery systems. The company develops, produces, and sells these devices and provides services such as medical education and training to healthcare professionals to support procedures and outcomes. Compared with competitors, Zimmer Biomet benefits from a long history (over 90 years), a global footprint, and a focus on integrated solutions that combine advanced implants with robotics technology and education partnerships. Its goal is to advance patient care by delivering reliable devices, technologies, and professional training that improve surgical outcomes and collaboration with healthcare providers.

Company size
10,001+
Company stage
IPO
Headquarters
Warsaw, IN
Founded
1927

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