Paid Working Student: Medical Device Design and Engineering

About Piomic

Piomic Medical AG is an award-winning Zürich medtech company on a mission to change how chronic and acute wounds are treated. Our lead indication is diabetic foot ulcers, a condition with one of the highest mortality rates in healthcare. Our breakthrough COMS® therapy (Concurrent Optical and Magnetic Stimulation) is a non-invasive treatment that delivers physical stimulation to deep tissue for wound healing. Our team of biologists, engineers and designers combines high-quality medical research with a close focus on the people who use our devices. Our vision: life shouldn't be defined by a medical condition.

What you'll do

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Develop and evaluate concepts for the packaging, fixation and accessories of a medical device

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Design geometry variants in CAD and produce them including additive manufacturing

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Build functional prototypes and demonstrators and test them for handling and fit

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Help develop a test setup that recognizes single-use components, from requirements to a working demonstration

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Document designs, tests and decisions so they can feed into regulated product development

What you bring

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Enrolled in a bachelor's or master's program in industrial design, product design, mechanical/medical engineering or a related field

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Hands-on skills in CAD and prototyping, including 3D printing

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An independent, structured way of working and careful documentation

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English, German is a plus

Nice to have

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Experience with plastics, silicone or injection-molded parts

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Basic electronics or embedded programming, for example microcontrollers or RFID/NFC

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Interest in regulated products such as medical devices

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You like to tinker and build things that work

What we offer

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ownership from day one: your designs become working prototypes that go into testing

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Hands-on impact on a breakthrough therapy for one of the deadliest conditions in healthcare

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First-hand experience of how medical devices are developed under European and US regulatory requirements

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A paid position with competitive pay

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Hybrid work and a modern open workspace directly at the Zurich HB

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Flexible hours that fit around your lectures and exams

How to apply

• Your CV

• A short cover letter, one page at most, on which of the topics above interest you most

• A few examples or references of your design or prototyping work, if you have them

• Your university, program and how many hours per week you can work during the semester

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