EGR 290: Co-Op Experience
Breanna
Experience Information
Employer: Alliant Healthcare Products
Job Title: Engineering Intern
Major: Product Design and Manufacturing Engineering
Received Credit: Yes
Paid: Yes
Abroad: No
Description of the Organization
Alliant Healthcare Products manufactures medical device products and services. A partner of Alliant Healthcare products is Surge Cardiovascular which is a medical device manufacturer that designs, develops, manufactures, and markets open heart surgical products.
Description of the Tasks/Projects Completed
With Surge Cardiovascular, projects and tasks that were completed include the implementation of an antimicrobial wound care product line, updates to product packaging design, performing and completing design validation and verifications for a variety of tests on multiple product families, update to general documents, and completion of performance qualifications to validate manufacturing equipment and processes.
Skills/Knowledge Gained Through The Experience
I have noticed an improvement in my leadership, communication and organization skills.
Favorite Part of the Experience
I enjoyed the little bit of research and development work that was completed.
How the Experience Influenced Future Career Goals
It has reinforced my emphasis in biomedical engineering.