2027 Spring Co-Op, Quality Engineer

About the Role

The 2027 Spring Co-Op, Quality Engineer role at Zimmer Biomet is responsible for providing manufacturing engineering services to support efficient manufacturing processes.

Key Responsibilities

• Create, maintain, and improve controlled technical documents, such as prints, procedures, bill of materials, and routers.
• Support a wide variety of processing applications, including machining, finishing, cleaning, laser marking, and polishing.
• Conduct feasibility studies to estimate product costs and analyze capital equipment, capacity, and capability requirements.
• Establish and improve process methods that meet performance and quality requirements.
• Develop and execute project plans and schedules for work activities.
• Communicate (written and verbal) with appropriate personnel from other departments.
• Evaluate multiple options to select the most appropriate processes and machining methods.
• Execute equipment qualification or process validation projects.

Qualifications

• Must be actively enrolled in an academic program for the entire duration of the assignment.
• Must be available to work full-time (40 hours/week) throughout the co-op session.
• Must be authorized to work in the U.S. without requiring employer sponsorship.
• Minimum status as a sophomore in a Bachelor’s Degree program.
• Familiarity with geometric dimensioning and tolerancing (GD&T).
• Ability to balance quality, compliance, and safety to meet customer requirements.
• Ability to handle and prioritize multiple medium complexity project assignments and complete work in a timely manner.
• Good problem-solving skills through the use of quality and statistical tools.
• Ability to effectively work within a cross-functional team to complete critical project tasks.
• Demonstrates good written and verbal communication skills.

Requirements & Tech Stack

• Microsoft Office Suite
• Microsoft Project
• Experience working with layout design and 3D modeling.
• Experience with process improvement work using the DMAIC model.

Preferred Fields of Study: Mechanical Engineering or related Engineering field.

Preferred GPA: 3.0+

Travel Expectations

• None; optional opportunities may be available.