2026 Summer Intern - Sequencing Hardware Development
About The Position
At Roche you can show up as yourself, embraced for the unique qualities you bring. Our culture encourages personal expression, open dialogue, and genuine connections, where you are valued, accepted and respected for who you are, allowing you to thrive both personally and professionally. This is how we aim to prevent, stop and cure diseases and ensure everyone has access to healthcare today and for generations to come. Join Roche, where every voice matters. The Position 2026 Summer Intern - Sequencing Hardware Development We advance science so that we all have more time with the people we love. Department Summary We are seeking a characterization engineer intern in the complex consumable device development team. This team member will work on characterizing and developing methods suited for medical diagnostic products, including but not limited to surface, bulk, mechanical, electrochemical, and material properties to enable nanopore based sequencing technology, and to discover correlations between in-line parametric, measurement data, and process parameters, with final sequencing results. This internship position is located in Santa Clara, on-site The Opportunity Collaborate with other team members in a wide range of activities, including, but not limited to execution or sample preparation for: failure analysis, material, surface, electrochemical, biocompatibility, mechanical characterizations, and nanopore sequencing Support development and documentation of procedures and processes needed within the sequencing system Support methods development, documentation and execution for validation and verification efforts Participate in requirements generation through formal design development procedures from customer requirements through unit specifications Write technical reports and documentations, present findings to internal and external audiences as necessary Program Highlights Intensive 12-weeks, 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. Ownership of challenging and impactful business-critical projects. Work with some of the most talented people in the biotechnology industry. Who You Are 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: Chemistry, Materials Sciences, Engineering, or Natural Science major. Required Skills: Knowledge in materials, mechanical, surface, analytical, or electrochemical characterizations is required. Hands-on experience working in a laboratory environment is required.
Requirements
- 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).
- Chemistry, Materials Sciences, Engineering, or Natural Science major.
- Knowledge in materials, mechanical, surface, analytical, or electrochemical characterizations is required.
- Hands-on experience working in a laboratory environment is required.
Nice To Haves
- Excellent communication, collaboration, and interpersonal skills.
- Complements our culture and the standards that guide our daily behavior & decisions: Integrity, Courage, and Passion.
- Exposure to design of experiments, data analysis, and statistics (JMP, Minitab, etc) is preferred.
- Proficiency with programming languages for data analysis (R, python) is preferred
Responsibilities
- Collaborate with other team members in a wide range of activities, including, but not limited to execution or sample preparation for: failure analysis, material, surface, electrochemical, biocompatibility, mechanical characterizations, and nanopore sequencing
- Support development and documentation of procedures and processes needed within the sequencing system
- Support methods development, documentation and execution for validation and verification efforts
- Participate in requirements generation through formal design development procedures from customer requirements through unit specifications
- Write technical reports and documentations, present findings to internal and external audiences as necessary
Benefits
- A stipend, based on location, will be provided to help alleviate costs associated with the internship.
- paid holiday time off benefits
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Intern
Number of Employees
5,001-10,000 employees
