Engineering Aide
Position: Part-time Engineering Work
Duration: One Semester (renewable every semester until student’s graduation)
Current Location: McArthur Engineering Building, University of Miami and
Johnson & Johnson Collaborative Laboratory, Coral Gables
Company: Johnson & Johnson Co.
Department: Johnson & Johnson 3D Printing Center of Excellence
Our Mission: Move Johnson & Johnson Supply Chain (JJSC) to benchmark levels of agility and reliability by driving additive manufacturing innovation and recovery with world-class engineering and insights
Our Strategy: Investigate 3D printing and material development for product realization and provide rapid response to manufacturing crises to bring the greatest value to our customers and the businesses that serve them. Deliver enterprise-wide, cost-effective solutions to additive manufacturing needs by providing world-class technical engineering expertise and innovations
You can play a part in the formation of University of Miami College of Engineering/Johnson & Johnson 3D Printing Center of Excellence Collaborative Laboratory at UM starting in the Spring of 2019.
Job Description:
- The engineering aide will assist the area engineer in executing various assigned tasks related to material and process innovation projects in the industry of medical products.
- Some of the tasks may include
- Assist in designing and executing experiments toward advancing innovation in medical devices
- Apply your engineering skills in design/fabrication of prototypes related to process innovation projects in medical devices
- Assist in installing and qualifying material characterization and additive manufacturing processing equipment in UM and J&J Collaborative Laboratory at University of Miami
- Prepare presentation materials, reports and other documentation
Job Requirements:
- An engineering student at junior or senior level with at least 3 semesters left to graduate including summer opportunities
- Proficient in excel, word and MS PowerPoint
- Proficiency in MS project and Minitab a plus but not necessary
- Work experience in a lab environment a plus but not necessary
- Knowledge of material testing and analysis a plus but not necessary
- Available to work at least 20 hours a week for 6 months
- US work authorization required
We Offer:
An opportunity to augment your engineering skills with practical experience while developing innovative solutions for Johnson & Johnson manufacturing and resolving complex manufacturing issues
You will be exposed to the working knowledge in the area of additive manufacturing used in Medical Devices
You can learn material characterization, 3D Printing process and post processing techniques
You will be exposed to the application of six sigma skills to solve complex problems