What are the responsibilities and job description for the CAD Designer position at Globus Medical?
At Globus Medical, we move with a sense of urgency to deliver innovations that improve the quality of life of patients with musculoskeletal disorders. Our team is inspired by the needs of these patients, and the surgeons and healthcare providers who treat them. We embrace a culture of exceptional response by partnering with researchers and educators to transform clinical insights into tangible solutions. Our solutions improve the techniques and outcomes of surgery so patients can resume their lives as quickly as possible.
Position Summary:
The CAD Designer is responsible for developing and modifying engineering designs and preparing detailed drawings for medical implants and instrumentation according to specifications of their product line. Additionally, the CAD Designer will be focused on furthering Globus Medical’s expertise in relevant CAD software, trialing new software, and educating engineering teams on high level modeling techniques.
The CAD Designer is responsible for developing and modifying engineering designs and preparing detailed drawings for medical implants and instrumentation according to specifications of their product line. Additionally, the CAD Designer will be focused on furthering Globus Medical’s expertise in relevant CAD software, trialing new software, and educating engineering teams on high level modeling techniques.
Essential Functions:
- Design and detail medical instruments and implants using PTC Creo Parametric software.
- Interact with engineering, manufacturing, and quality personnel to complete required tasks.
- Work with the in-house prototype shop and outside vendors to ensure manufacturability.
- Communicate concepts to the in-house design teams. Develop and oversee designs from concept through production.
- Utilize high-level CAD techniques such as surface modeling, body/boolean operations, patterning, family tables, etc. to accurately capture complex geometry such as bone curvature, drill bit flutes, and screw threads.
- Assist with the development and implementation of additive manufacturing design processes.
- Provide specialized CAD training to engineers to help them achieve project goals effectively.
- Identify, test, and pilot new CAD software packages.
- Train in 3rd party software (i.e. SolidWorks, nTopology, etc.) to provide targeted CAD support on a project-specific basis.
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform these essential functions.
Qualifications:
- 5-7 years’ experience of PTC Creo Parametric software for design and drafting. Experience using equivalent 3D CAD software (SolidWorks, Inventor/Fusion 360, Solid Edge/NX, etc.) is a plus.
- Minimum of 5 years of experience in engineering, design, or manufacturing, preferably in the medical device field.
- Associate’s degree in Engineering, Mechanical Design, or Drafting and Design; Bachelor’s degree preferred.
- Knowledge of manufacturing techniques/processes, geometric dimensioning and tolerance standards; Strong self-starting skills.
- Ability to work in fast-paced environment; Multi-tasking abilities required for successful job completion.
- Well organized, detail oriented and team player.
Physical Demands:
The physical demands listed here are representative of those that must be met by and employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.
- Required to sit; climb or balance; and stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl
- Required to regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds, and occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds
- Required to possess specific visons abilities, including: close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and capacity to adjust focus.
Our Values:
Our Life Moves Us philosophy is built on four values: Passionate About Innovation, Customer Focused, Teamwork, and Driven.
- Passionate about Innovation: Improving patient care by delivering advanced technology to our customers is at the core of what we do. We are passionate in our role in improving the lives of patients by continuously developing better solutions.
- Customer Focused: We listen to our customers’ needs and respond with a sense of urgency.
- Teamwork: Working together, anything is possible. We value every person on our team and treat each other with respect. We are accountable to one another and support each other. Together, we make each other stronger.
- Driven: We pursue our mission with energy and passion. We are nimble, results-oriented and decisive. We overcome obstacles that arise in our quest to deliver solutions that will improve the lives of our customers and patients.
Equal Employment Opportunity:
Globus Medical is an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, age, disability, marital status, pregnancy, national origin or citizenship. We are committed to a diverse workforce. We value all employees’ talents and support an environment that is inclusive and respectful.
Other Duties:
Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.
