Co-op-Manufacturing Engineering-Reedsville, PA, July - December 2027

Philips•Reedsville, PA

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

This is a 6-month paid intern opportunity at Philips' site in Reedsville, PA, for individuals currently pursuing an undergraduate (BS) degree. Through this role, you will gain meaningful, hands-on experience working for a HealthTech company. You will aid in the management of a dedicated departmental support process that directly impacts Philips' med-tech products, such as production processes within Manufacturing. This involves collaborating with different stakeholders to ensure smooth operations, demonstrating strong interpersonal and communication skills. You will support the day-to-day activities of a dedicated department, performing hands-on, operational tasks essential for maintaining production flow, ensuring product quality, managing inventory, and providing technical support to meet dynamic environment and continuous improvement goals, exercising autonomy within established procedures. Additionally, you will conduct research on relevant topics and areas as requested by your manager/supervisor, investigating current trends, industry best practices, and the competitive landscape to provide comprehensive insights and support the strategic direction of ongoing projects and initiatives. You will also analyze data related to departmental projects, identifying significant trends, patterns, and anomalies, and delivering actionable recommendations that drive data-informed decision-making. Finally, you will participate in team meetings, contributing innovative ideas and strategic input, while also capturing detailed minutes that accurately reflect discussions, decisions, and action items, ensuring effective communication and follow-up within the team.

Requirements

Pursuing a Bachelor's degree in one of the following areas of study: Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Engineering Science, and Biomedical Engineering
Must have very strong communication and interpersonal skills.
Must be fluent with MS Office software.
Must be able to successfully perform the following minimum Physical, Cognitive and Environmental job requirements with or without accommodation for this Office/Remote position.

Nice To Haves

Experience with statistics is a plus.

Responsibilities

Aids in the management of a dedicated departmental support process which has a direct impact on Philips' med-tech products (e.g. production processes within Manufacturing) by collaborating with different stakeholders to ensure smooth operations, demonstrating great inter-personal and communication skills.
Supports the day-to-day activities of a dedicated department, typically involving hands-on, operational tasks essential for maintaining production flow, ensuring product quality, managing inventory, providing technical support etc. to meet dynamic environment and continuous improvement goals, exercising autonomy within established procedures.
Conducts research on relevant topics and areas as requested by the manager/supervisor by investigating current trends, industry best practices and competitive landscape to provide comprehensive insights and support the strategic direction of ongoing projects and initiatives.
Analyzes data related to departmental projects as requested by the manager/supervisor, identifying significant trends, patterns, and anomalies, and delivering actionable recommendations that drive data-informed decision-making.
Participates in team meetings, contributing innovative ideas and strategic input, while also capturing detailed minutes that accurately reflect discussions, decisions, and action items, ensuring effective communication and follow-up within the team.