Job Description Summary

Job Description

Description

An Engineer Intern/Co-op role is an educational opportunity for an Engineering student to work alongside senior engineers in the design and development of mechanical and/or electrical components and solutions for the Gradient Coils utilized in Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI).  This role will be responsible for individual and team assignments and will work with cross-functional teams to design, develop, manufacture and service complex MRI systems and components throughout all phases of the product development life cycle.  Activities may include detailed mechanical, electrical, structural, and/or thermodynamic design of sub-systems and components related to MRI components, including analysis, simulation, documentation, prototyping, testing, verification, and integration of hardware.

Responsibilities

• Assist in the design and analysis of gradient coils and other sub-components used in MRI systems. 
• Perform thermodynamic and heat transfer analysis, including determination of heat loads, heat budgets and test verification. 
• Thermal & Structural design 
• Verification and Validation of mechanical design, including supporting engineering builds and testing 
• Reliability analysis of components and systems   
• Failure analysis of mechanical components 
• Development of service tools to support maintenance & safety of gradients.
• Preparation/presentation of design analysis reports and part/assembly drawing reviews
• Support Manufacturing and Lean initiatives

Qualifications/Requirements

• BS Mechanical Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, Physics, or equivalent major 
• Sophomore year minimum
• GPA: 3.0 Overall with minimum 3.5 in core studies

Desired Characteristics

• Mechanical or Biomedical Engineering preferred.
• Join the Florence engineering team, centered in Florence, SC, USA - the world's largest plant for superconducting magnet production, which is part of the Global MR Science & Technology organization.
• Participate in all phases of the product development life cycle, from concept and product
  specification generation, to manufacturing ramp up, optimizing functionality, manufacturability, reliability, serviceability and cost.
• Be involved in both new product design and support of existing products with manufacturing, sourcing and service. 
• Participate in product safety, cost out, cycle time reduction and quality enhancement projects.
• Support and comply with the quality and safety goals of GE Healthcare (GEHC).
• Hands on hardware experience
• FEA and/or CFD experience with ANSYS (preferred)
• Ability to work with cross-functional, multidisciplinary teams.

While GE HealthCare does not currently require U.S. employees to be vaccinated against COVID-19, some GE HealthCare customers have vaccination mandates that may apply to certain GE HealthCare employees.