Thermo Fisher Scientific

Manufacturing Engineering Intern

Posted on: 19 Jan 2021

Sunnyvale, CA

Job Description

Summary of Internship

The Manufacturing Engineering Internship position provides an opportunity for engineering students who are currently pursuing a chemical engineering, mechanical engineering or like engineering degree to get hands on experience working with engineers in a fast-paced manufacturing environment. The intern will contribute to practical process improvement projects and lean manufacturing. The position starts in June, paid working 40 hours per week through August. Opportunity exists for this position to continue through the academic year on a part-time basis to allow for class schedules.

Essential Functions

* Provide engineering support related to practical process improvements including testing, planning, and design
* Support a variety of activities and may be assigned to contribute to engineering investigations and change orders
* Provide feedback on specifications and designs
* Learn about manufacturing engineering and production through daily activities
* Accept candid feedback and look for areas of improvements
* Specific tasks will be tailored to the interns experience level and abilities
* Works under the close supervision of engineers and manufacturing engineering manager

Skills and Abilities

* Ability to work independently and as a member of a cross-functional team
* Willingness to learn, be mentored, and improve
* Desire to contribute and improve design of new and existing ion chromatography consumables
* Exceptional customer focus
* Desire to teach other engineers about technology in area of expertise
* Aptitude for writing standard operating procedures
* Effective time management

Qualifications

* Pursing an Engineering Degree or Majoring in Engineering
* Experience with statistics and/or design of experiments is a plus

To qualify, applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States, and should not require, now or in the future, sponsorship for employment visa status.

Thermo Fisher Scientific

Waltham, MA

Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. (NYSE: TMO) is the world leader in serving science, with revenues of more than $24 billion and approximately 70,000 employees globally. Our mission is to enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. We help our customers accelerate life sciences research, solve complex analytical challenges, improve patient diagnostics, deliver medicines to market and increase laboratory productivity. Through our premier brands - Thermo Scientific, Applied Biosystems, Invitrogen, Fisher Scientific and Unity Lab Services - we offer an unmatched combination of innovative technologies, purchasing convenience and comprehensive services.

To serve science, Thermo Fisher Scientific needs to stay ahead of it. To be the world leader in serving science, we need to anticipate (pre-empt) customer needs. We need to constantly think about advancing science, so customers have the freedom to be bolder and more innovative – we are committed to pushing science and technology a step beyond where it is today.