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Innovation Engineering Co-Op

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Location: Durham, NC, United States
Position Type: Intern/Co-op
Job Function: Engineering

A world leader in the field of in vitro diagnostics for more than 60 years, bioMérieux provides diagnostic solutions which determine the source of disease and contamination to improve patient health and ensure consumer safety.

In North America we have more than 6,200 team members across 11 sites or subsidiaries, including Salt Lake City-based BioFire Diagnostics and one subsidiary in Montreal, Canada.

Come and join a family-owned global company with a long-term vision, and a human-centered culture.

Description

Innovation Engineering Co-op 
 
Summary of Job Description 
The Exploratory Microbiology team works and behaves with an entrepreneurial spirit to generate new product concepts for bioMérieux’s development pipeline.   We are currently seeking an Engineering Co-op to assist in the conceptualization, design, and development of high quality medical diagnostic products.  The Engineering Co-op will be supervised and mentored by the Director, Engineers, and Scientists in the Exploratory Microbiology team.   
 
Main Accountabilities: 
  • Works within a cross-functional department of engineers, chemists, and biologists to assist in the definition, proof of concept, design, development, implementation and/or support of technical or business solutions.
  • Assumes responsibility for the identification of opportunities and the related problem solving in order to identify the necessary activities to provide a solution. 
  • Ensures quality of deliverable by following good design practices and good scientific practices to ensure scientific relevance. 
  • Creates appropriate documentation such as scientific communication, reports, meeting reports and other relevant reports within the function 
  
Position Requirements: 
  • Ability to apply skills learned from multiple engineering disciplines.
  • Strong cross-functional collaborative design and project skills.
  • Conceptualizes, analyzes, tests, and optimizes mechanisms, components, and assemblies.
  • Ability to assess design choices with respect to functional requirements and business constraints.
  
Required experience, skills and qualifications: 
  • Education/Experience:  Currently pursuing a degree in Mechanical Engineering, Mechatronics Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or related field
  • Excellent communication skills, both oral and written.
  • Proficient with Microsoft Windows and Microsoft Office.
  • Candidate should possess one of the following skill sets:
    • Training/proficiency in Mechanical CAD (SolidWorks preferred).
    • Candidate must have a growing understanding of mechanical engineering design principles.
    • Basic understanding of electrical systems (e.g. ability to comprehend wiring diagrams).
 
OR 
 
    • Proficiency with algorithm development for image analysis
    • Experience working with machine vision or other imaging systems
    • Experience working with optical system hardware
 
Desired experience, skills and qualifications: 
  • Interest in clinical microbiology and/or medical devices

Please be aware that recruitment related scams are on the rise. Fraudulent job postings are being placed on other websites, and individuals posing as bioMérieux Talent Acquisition team members are reaching out via email or text message in an attempt to collect your personal and confidential information. In some cases, these scammers are also conducting bogus interviews prior to extending fraudulent offers of employment. Beware of individuals reaching out using general phone numbers and non-bioMerieux email domains (i.e. Hotmail.com, Gmail.com, Yahoo.com, etc.). If you are concerned that an interview experience or offer of employment might be a scam, please make sure you are searching for the posting on our careers site https://careers.biomerieux.com/ or contact us at [email protected].

BioMérieux Inc. and its affiliates are Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employers. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran or disabled status, or genetic information. Please be advised that the receipt of satisfactory responses to reference requests and the provision of satisfactory proof of an applicant’s identity and legal authorization to work in the United States are required of all new hires. Any misrepresentation, falsification, or material omission may result in the failure to receive an offer, the retraction of an offer, or if already hired, dismissal. If you are a qualified individual with a disability, you may request a reasonable accommodation in BioMérieux’s or its affiliates’ application process by contacting us via telephone at (385) 770-1132, by email at [email protected], or by dialing 711 for access to Telecommunications Relay Services (TRS).

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