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 Research Engineer
Kyle Jansson has returned to the medical industry as he was recently recruited to join the Steadman Philippon Research Institute as a Research Engineer. His goal is to help the research team discover findings to improve surgical techniques and reduce patient recovery time. He wants to be the link between the clinicians and scientists and the hardware that can provide them with the new surgical tools or testing they need to advance the industry. He will work towards this goal through design, analysis, and hands-on fabrication.
In 2006, Kyle received a B.S. degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Wisconsin – Madison where he received 3rd place honors in a prototype contest for the college of engineering for his pressurized-hydrapack idea he invented. He started his career as a Design Engineer with GE Healthcare designing medical equipment in Madison. While there, he designed a hand-held product which allows for automatic record keeping of a bolus drug delivery to patients in a clinic.
Kyle was then offered a new position as a Product Engineer at Eaton Hydraulics. This opportunity was closer to his family and his original home, so he returned to Minneapolis, Minnesota. While at Eaton, he developed calculations, carried out testing, and used detailed analysis to optimize the design of a new hydraulic piston pump. He took the pump from its conception on paper to successfully be mass produced on the production line in a plant. This exciting new product line for Eaton will be the market leader for power-density in the mobile hydraulics industry. But returning to the medical field was always in the back of his mind.
Through a strange twist of luck, he became interested in the field of orthopaedics shortly after tearing his ACL last year and experienced the surgical and rehabilitation process of a ligament repair himself. After learning more about the field of orthopedics and the role an engineer can play, he joined the University of Minnesota’s Biomechanics Research team on a project to discover the characteristics of reaming tibial tunnels with different reamers for knee ligament repair surgeries. From this, he knew he could make an impact in this field with his career. He has made the transition back to the medical industry and will now be able to continue his career here with the Biomechanics Research Department.
Kyle moved to the Vail Valley with his wife, Anna, who is an Esthetician at a local spa. They enjoy hiking together and being in the great outdoors, and both look forward to skiing on fresh powder instead of hard packed Minnesota ice in the upcoming ski seasons. Kyle has completed two marathons and enjoys road biking, and is enjoying the challenges of high altitude ascents. He is looking forward to returning to a soccer field and team this summer with his new and improved knee.
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