KinAlign Orthopaedics
Sacramento, CA
KinAlign Orthopaedics (www.kinalignorthopaedics.com) has an opening for a full-time research engineer preferably with an newly awarded MS degree in Biomedical Engineering or Mechanical Engineering and coursework in biomechanics. Strong applicants with BS degrees also will be considered. The position generally involves undertaking research and development projects to advance total knee replacement surgery and particularly unrestricted kinematic alignment (KA).
Areas of research and development activity include:
- Development of computational and experimental methods for accurately determining biomechanical variables that characterize knee function.
- Creation and testing of new implant designs experimentally and/or computationally to identify a design optimized for KA.
- Improvement of surgical techniques to accurately achieve desired implant alignment in KA.
- Addressing concerns regarding KA such as tibial baseplate stability and outcomes in valgus knees.
The successful candidate will be involved in a broad spectrum of projects related to the goals above including clinical studies. Therefore, he/she must have excellent command of the English language to recruit and interact with patients, strong organizational skills, experimental and computational skills particularly programming in MATLAB, and . This successful candidate should work and communicate well with orthopaedic surgeons. It is also important to possess strong written and verbal communication skills for manuscript submissions and conference presentations.
To apply, please submit a letter of interest, including qualifications for this position, and a current resume including the names of three professional references by email to mlhull@ucdavis.edu (phone: 530-269-1497)
Applications will be accepted until the position is filled. Only applicants who are US citizens or who have a green card should apply. Please send any questions by email.
Maury L. Hull, PhD
President