Third Co-op Rotation at Rose Medical
Jenna
Experience Information
Employer: Rose Medical
Job Title: Engineering Intern
Major: Mechanical Engineering
Received Credit: Yes
Paid: Yes
Abroad: No
Description of the Organization
Rose Medical is a medical device manufacturing company located in Grand Rapids, MI. Rose Medical is a fairly small company with about 110 employees but is always looking to add new members to the team and is currently in the process of expanding its facility. Rose Medical specializes in catheter tip forming, device assembly, wire-reinforced cannula, dip molding, packaging, and much more. Rose Medical values stewardship, integrity, innovation, and is constantly working on developing the best medical devices in the industry.
Description of the Tasks/Projects Completed
My third co-op rotation consisted of developing dipping and molding processes. I was in charge of learning how the temperature, pressure, and time settings on the machines affected the outcome of the silicone molded parts. Learning the effects of these settings allowed me to develop processes for multiple silicone molded parts and ship samples to the customers. Additionally, I was able to run my own project this semester. I was in charge of creating all of the specifications and documents and leading weekly meetings with the customer where I kept them informed on the progress of the job. I was able to develop the manufacturing process, ship sample parts to the customer, and run a production run.
Skills/Knowledge Gained Through The Experience
Running my own projects allowed me to develop my time management skills further. Also, having weekly meetings with the customer helped to improve my communication skills.
Favorite Part of the Experience
My favorite part of my co-op was traveling with Rose Medical to the MD&M conference in Minneapolis. I was able to learn a lot about the medical device manufacturing world and further my relationships with the employees at Rose Medical.
How the Experience Influenced Future Career Goals
My experience at Rose Medical has greatly influenced my career goal of becoming a Biomedical Engineer. Rose Medical has given me the opportunity the critically think about how to efficiently and effectively create manufacturing processes for medical devices.
Internship Format
In Person