Treace’s mission is to be the leader in the surgical treatment of bunions by establishing the Lapiplasty® System as the standard of care. We are committed to operating our business with the highest standards of ethical conduct. We intend to exceed our customers’ expectations through an innovation-driven, high-velocity approach to solving treatment and surgical problems. With our products and services, our mission is to assist foot and ankle surgeons in improving patient outcomes and reducing healthcare costs, while providing rewarding experiences and opportunities for our employees and stakeholders.

As the Patient-Specific Design Engineer, you will be responsible for generating 3D CAD designs of patient-specific products from the initial patient need identified through to final manufacture and delivery. This position entails working with surgeons to determine patient needs and support high-quality production and inspection of the finished product. 

You will also support ongoing product development, process improvement, and automation projects to further the development of patient-specific devices, including 2D and 3D drawings, sharing technical and process expertise on project teams, creating technical documentation, etc.

What you will be responsible for:

• Analyze CT scan data, and design patient-specific cut guides using image segmentation software and SOLIDWORKS for 2D and 3D modeling
• Interact with surgeons to determine patient-specific needs for their case, and how best to deliver a patient-specific cut guide to meet their needs
• Work cross-functionally to ensure high-quality and timely production and delivery of custom guides.  Perform quality checks as needed
• Create pre-operative plans for surgeons to use in cases
• Support software developers and project engineers as a point-of-contact.  Provide feedback on the development of automation software and process improvements
• Assists in implementing process improvement strategies, optimizing current processes, and process scalability
• Assist in assembling models, guides, manuals, and plans

• Bachelor’s degree required, preferably in mechanical design or biomedical engineering.
• Two years of relevant mechanical design and manufacturing engineering experience is required.
• Medical device development experience and/or internships preferred
• Experience with Microsoft applications (Word, Excel, Outlook)
• Certified SOLIDWORKS Associate in Mechanical Design (CSWA) certification preferred

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