Intern - Manufacturing Engineer

Intern - Manufacturing Engineer

Location: Minneapolis, MN, US

Job Family: Manufacturing

The Manufacturing Engineer Intern will conduct engineering studies and validations for a broad range of technologies to provide new or improved manufacturing processes to the medical device market in the arena of Interventional Urology. This person will act as technical support for the Operations team to fulfill Coloplast business goals for manufacturing projects. Exact dates depend on school calendars.

Major Areas of Accountability:

• Validate medical device manufacturing processes in accordance with applicable regulatory standards.
• Identify cost-savings projects and process efficiency improvements, while maintaining product quality.
• Implement process improvements, under guidance of project engineers/scientists, conduct DOEs, process validation protocols/reports and associated documentation following process performance requirements.
• Participate in hands-on problem solving and resolution.
• Work hands-on with mechanical and chemical process control systems.
• Create and maintain good records of lab work and test results related to assigned projects.
• Coloplast employees are required to conduct business to the highest ethical and professional standards; comply with applicable laws and regulations, the Advamed Code of Ethics on Interactions with Healthcare Professionals, and company policies.
• Other job duties as assigned.

Basic Qualifications:

• Pursuing a 4-year or graduate degree in Mechanical, Biomedical, Chemical Engineering, or equivalent.
• Undergraduate student (completed sophomore level or higher) or Graduate student with successful completion of basic engineering course work.
• Experience using Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook.
• Experience with 3D modeling software (SolidWorks or related CAD software) is preferred.
• Able to develop test protocols and synthesize data to write test reports based on observed data, relevant test standards and general engineering knowledge.
• Familiarity with statistical analysis (e.g. two-sample t-test, tolerance limit calculation).

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

• Knowledge of basic engineering concepts and principles.
• Ability to work independently and to be a technical assist on group projects.
• Ability to take verbal instructions and translate them into goals and objectives.
• Good written and verbal communication.
• Pro-active; high-performance and results orientation.

Competitive Compensation: The compensation for this position is $25/hour.