Intern, Co-op
Coloplast
This job at a glance
- Who can apply
- New grads and up to 1 year
- Must know
- OperationsBusiness analysisExcelMicrosoft OfficeStatistics
- Nice to have
- SolidWorksCAD
- Work
- On-site in Minneapolis · internship
- Pay
- Not stated by the employer.
- Skill demand
- Microsoft Office29%Operations27%Excel22%Business analysis7%of 143 similar entry-level jobs posted in the US this week
- Listed
- Oct 31, 2026 · still open
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About the Role
The Manufacturing Engineer Co-op 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.
- Other job duties as assigned.
Requirements & Tech Stack
- 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.
- 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.
Preferred:
- Experience with 3D modeling software (SolidWorks or related CAD software).