Designer 1

Company: Kinetic Concepts, Inc. Location: San Antonio, TX 78201 Status: Employee Job Category: Manufacturing/Production/Operations Career Level: Experienced (Non-Manager) Company: Kinetic Concepts, Inc. Reference Code: IRC145161 Designer 1 Kinetic Concepts, Inc. is a publicly traded (NYSE: KCI) global medical technology company based in San Antonio, Texas with direct operations in 19 countries.  With over 6,500 employees and 2007 revenues of approximately $1.61 billion, KCI is one of the fastest growing and most exciting companies in the global medical technology sector.  We design, manufacture, market and service a wide range of proprietary products which can help significantly improve clinical outcomes while helping to reduce the overall cost of patient care.  More details on KCI can be found at www.kci1.com. Support the development of electrical and/or mechanical systems, fixtures, instrumentation and controls for medical devices.  Conduct iterative prototyping, assembly and testing of systems or subcomponents of the system.  Make recommendations to engineers and management on technical matters and participate in design team discussions, including work planning.  Apply knowledge and skills of electrical, mechanical and software tools. Basic Qualifications: Associates degree in Design and Drafting or Mechanical Engineering Technology (MET) 5 years experience in 3-D Design and Drafting. 1 year experience in product design. Experience with MS Office business ApplicationsOther Qualifications: Experience, including advanced surfaces modeling. Experience with Microsoft Office business software. Ability to work effectively with all employees and external business contacts while conveying a positive, service oriented attitude. Ability to communicate effectively, orally and written to technical and non-technical audiences. Ability to maintain complete confidentiality and discretion in business relationships and exercise sound business judgmentPreferred Qualifications: SmarTeam, SmartDoc, AutoCAD, and Oracle software experience. Materials knowledge:  plastics, steels, aluminum. Familiarity with machine shop practices and GD&T. Familiarity with manufacturing/molding processes. General experience with regulatory test standards (i.e., UL, IEC). Bachelors degree in Design and Drafting or M.E.T.