3D CAD Surgical Planner

Arthrex, Inc. is a global medical device company leader in new product development and medical education in orthopedics. Arthrex is actively searching for Surgical Planners to support our Virtual Implant Positioning (VIP) system.  The Virtual Implant Positioning (VIP) system is a preoperative surgical planning platform that offers reusable, patient-specific surgical instrumentation for total shoulder arthroplasty and reverse total shoulder arthroplasty.  The successful candidate will be responsible preparing computer aided designs and generating pre-operative surgical plans for optimal instrument and subsequent implant placement for the Arthrex VIP (Virtual Implant Positioning) system.  Excellent interpersonal skills, organizational skills, and proficiency in designing products using a 3D-CAD program are essential for this position.  Join our talented team at a global medical device company focused on Helping Surgeons Treat Their Patients Better™.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

1. Responsible for receiving incoming patient CT Scans, documenting specific information, and processing CT scan data in 3D CAD software to create optimal implant assemblies “preoperative plans” for physician approval.
2. Once physician approval has been achieved use CAD software to assemble and calibrate instruments to determine pre-operative plan and calibration requirements
3. Work in a team environment to efficiently process orders in time for surgery
4. Communicate with account managers and surgeons regarding anatomical landmark, implant and Instrument placement.
5. Work with 3D CAD software for quality control and product creation purposes.
6. Work with 3D printing technologies to create, and ship, 3D printed anatomical models upon physician request.
7. Perform Quality Control procedures to ensure conformance.
8. Reports progress and status of assignments on a timely basis.
9. Supports regulatory, marketing, and product management with technical information as directed
10. Coordinates with in-house manufacturing and 3D printing vendors to provide processing data and improvements.

Education/Experience

• High School diploma or equivalent required.
• Experience with 3D CAD software is a plus

Skills

• Proficiency in designing products using a 3D-CAD program such as ProEngineer, SolidWorks or other 3D modeling software required
• Knowledge of MS Office required.

Knowledge

• Limited/Developing use and/or application of basic CAD principles, theories, and concepts. (SolidWorks)
• Limited/Developing knowledge of industry practices and standards for surgical procedures and instrumentation

Reasoning Ability

• Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions
• Solves routine problems of limited scope and complexity following established policies and procedures.

Discretion/Latitude

Work is closely supervised.  Follows specific, detailed instructions. 

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.