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Expires soon Roche

2024 Summer Intern - Instrument Development Electrical Engineer

  • Tucson, USA
  • IT development

Job description

The Position

2024 Summer Intern - Instrument Development Electrical Engineer

Department Summary

Instrument development focuses on all instrument hardware design with a focus on meeting specified requirements to satisfy our customers needs. New and existing products are constantly being created/updated to improve function and/or aid in manufacturability. The instrument designs are considered to be highly complex electro-mechanical devices that require diverse skill sets and team collaboration to ensure the best quality. The Instrument Development department routinely works with many other departments throughout the company to ensure design outputs also satisfy internal stakeholder expectations.

This internship position is located in Tucson, AZ on-site. 

Key Responsibilities

  • Learns to use company concepts, policies, and procedures, familiar with and follows standard practices

  • Normally receives detailed directions on all work

  • Makes suggestions to improve work processes. Assists in producing patentable inventions

  • Works on projects of moderate scope in which analysis of situation or data requires a review of identifiable factors. Exercises judgment within defined procedures and practices to determine appropriate action

  • Participates in technical team activities

  • Presents and discusses data within the group

  • Monitors work to ensure quality and continuously promote Quality First Time

Program Highlights

  • Intensive 12-week, full-time (40 hours per week) paid internship

  • Program start dates are in May/June (Summer)

  • A stipend, based on location, will be provided to help alleviate costs associated with the internship

  • Learn data-driven decision-making

  • Acquire Electrical and Electronics Engineering design methodologies and best practices

  • Become advanced in analytical techniques and best practices

  • Gain understanding in multiple aspects of Design Control relating to Electrical Engineering: Requirements, Risk Management, Detailed Design, Simulations, Prototyping, Integration, Testing and Release

  • Ownership of challenging and impactful projects.

Who You Are (Required) 

Required education: 

You meet one of the following criteria:

  • Must be pursuing a Bachelor's Degree (enrolled student)

  • Must be pursuing a Master's Degree (enrolled student)

  • Must be pursuing a PhD (enrolled student)

Required majors:

  • Electrical or Electronics Engineering or related field

Required skills: 

  • Knows basic and some specialized engineering techniques

  • Familiar with searching technical literature

  • Skilled with use of word processing, spreadsheets, graphical and presentation software applications

  • Previous experience in the job duties listed, either through coursework or industry/academia
    Participation in student organizations and/or other leadership experience

Preferred Qualifications

  • Desire GPA 3.0 or higher

  • Excellent communication, collaboration, and interpersonal skills.

  • Complements our culture and the standards that guide our daily behavior & decisions: Integrity, Courage, and Passion.

  • Hands-on ability/experience with electro-mechanical and small-scale fluidic/pneumatic systems preferred

  • Strong understanding of engineering principles and concepts

  • Completed at least 2 years of college/university to be eligible for the program

Relocation benefits are not available for this job posting.     

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Who we are

At Roche, more than 100,000 people across 100 countries are pushing back the frontiers of healthcare. Working together, we’ve become one of the world’s leading research-focused healthcare groups. Our success is built on innovation, curiosity and diversity.

Ventana Medical Systems, Inc. (Ventana), a member of the Roche Group, innovates and manufactures instruments and reagents that automate tissue processing and slide staining for cancer diagnostics. Our integrated staining, workflow management and digital pathology solutions optimize laboratory efficiency to reduce errors and support diagnosis for pathology professionals. Together with Roche, Ventana is driving personalized healthcare through accelerated drug discovery and companion diagnostics.

Roche is an equal opportunity employer and strictly prohibits unlawful discrimination based upon an individual’s race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, national origin/ancestry, age, mental/physical disability, medical condition, marital status, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

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