Biomedical Engineering Summer Intern (Architecture)

About Us

Founded in 1908, Merz is a successful, family-owned specialty healthcare company with a rich history. As a leading global aesthetics business, our award-winning portfolio of injectables, devices, and skincare products empowers healthcare professionals to enhance confidence through aesthetic medicine. Our purpose is to fuel confidence by helping people look better, feel better, and live better. We believe you do not have to choose between living life and making a living. Live your best life with Merz Aesthetics.

A Brief Overview

The Biomedical Engineering Intern/Technician is utilized in preclinical laboratory work activities related to assessing the output efficacy of medical devices.  This individual will be involved for planning and executing statistically driven experiments to determine biological effects of ultrasound through bench top synthetic materials and ex vivo tissue studies

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Collection, tabulation, and analysis of pre-clinical testing data of Ulthera's current and future product lines.
• Perform measurements with tools, instrumentation (e.g. oscilloscope), and error analysis.
• Analysis of data as well as communication of experimental setup and results to SME through presentations and reports.
• Develop benchtop metrics for therapy and imaging system performance.
• Maintain and organize laboratory equipment and inventory.
• Writing and revising laboratory work instructions and SOPs.
  

Education (Preferred Majors)

• Required:
  • Rising Junior & Rising Senior in a Bachelor's Degree (Engineering Discipline)
• Preferred:
  • Master's Degree (Engineering Discipline)

Minimum Qualifications

• Required:
  • Ability to test products, conduct mechanical measurement and use of inspection equipment. Must be able to read component drawings and design documentation.
  • Must be action-oriented with demonstrated customer focus and problem-solving skills and a focus on technical excellence, customer responsiveness and creative thinking.
  • Basic scripting and programming knowledge (e.g. MATLAB, LabVIEW, C++).

• Preferred:
  • Experience coordinating tests in excised and/or live tissue models
  • Experience with optical microscopy and image processing software

 Additional Information

• Program Length:
  • 10-Week Program (Projected Dates: June 2, 2025 to August 14, 2025)
• Location: 
  • Raleigh NC - Weekly Hybrid Schedule (3-Days  WFO - 2Days WFH)

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities
The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor's legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c) Research and Development