About this role
## What You Can Expect
Zimmer Biomet is excited to announce that our Summer Internship Program is back for 2026/27 .
This is a unique opportunity to gain hands-on experience in the medical technology field, contribute to meaningful projects, and develop skills that directly impact patient care and customer experience.
📍 Location: OSSIS Corporation, Christchurch, NZ
📅 Tentative Program Dates: 30 November 2026 – 5 March 2027 (12 working weeks)
💰 Remuneration: Paid internship
## How You'll Create Impact
Join our OSSIS R&D team to support the design and prototyping of next generation surgical guides used in complex osteotomies. You’ll work alongside experience engineers across the development lifecycle, gaining hands-on exposure to medical device design.
Responsibilities include:
- Assist the development team in designing new surgical guides with guidance from senior engineers
- Prototyping guide features via 3D printing and evaluation fit and function against defined acceptance criteria
- Supporting usability testing of guides, and generating usability evaluation protocols
- Contribute to design for manufacture activities, including liaising with vendors
- Exposure to controlled and high precision manufacturing environments
- Gathering design inputs and developing product specifications that can be implemented in a medical device manufacturing process
- Document work to support Design History File (DHF) records
## What Makes You Stand Out
To be successful as a Zimmer Biomet Intern, you will bring:
- A collaborative mindset and the ability to work effectively in a team.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills.
- A natural problem-solving approach and curiosity to dig deep into challenges.
- Self-drive and accountability to meet project deadlines.
- Technical expertise including 3D modelling and printing.
- A willingness to learn and adapt in a fast-paced, innovative environment.
## Your Background
This internship is designed with university students and early-career applicants in mind. It is a chance to put your knowledge into practice, learn how a global medical device company operates and contribute to work that makes a genuine difference to patient outcomes. You will be given a project of your own, with clear objectives and a manager to guide you through it.
We welcome applications from students who have recently completed or are entering the final year of their studies , from all universities and disciplines . This includes (but is not limited to):
- Engineering (Biomedical, Mechanical, Mechatronics)
- Industrial Product Design
Important Information
- Applicants must be eligible to live and work in New Zealand
- Due to the high volume of applications, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
- Application deadline – Friday, 25th September 2026
To apply, submit your CV and a short cover letter (one page maximum) telling us what interests you about about R&D engineering work in the medical devices space.