Intern System Verification

Smith+Nephew • Pittsburgh, PA

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About The Position

This 12-week internship is designed for engineering students seeking hands-on experience in the medical device industry. The System Verification Intern helps test and validate new products in collaboration with engineering teams, ensuring they meet quality and performance standards before reaching customers. The role focuses on verification testing for a surgical robotic product and includes planning, test-method development, manual and automated testing, troubleshooting, and test-equipment management. The planned start date is May 2027, and the position is located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Requirements

• Currently matriculated at an accredited university as an undergraduate majoring in Electrical, Mechanical, Biomedical, Software, or equivalent applicable engineering.
• Ability to work independently and within a team.
• Ability to assess technical issues and develop solutions using an analytical approach to problem solving.
• Strong communication skills, including technical writing, listening, and speaking, and the ability to influence others.
• Ability to communicate effectively with cross-functional teams and drive project completion.
• High learning agility and ability to analyze and synthesize data.

Nice To Haves

• Excellent academic standing, with a 3.0 GPA preferred.
• Previous applicable intern, co-op, part-time, or apprenticeship experience.
• Python experience.
• Demonstrated leadership experience and effective project management experience.

Responsibilities

• Perform verification testing tasks for a surgical robotic product.
• Define software or hardware verification plans, determine sample sizes, and create, manage, and own test plans and defect management.
• Design new test methods, support AI-assisted test-case development, and help build an automated testing platform for surgical robotics.
• Execute manual and automated verification testing for medical devices.
• Support troubleshooting and root-cause analysis of system defects and help the R&D team identify fixes.
• Manage test equipment for test efforts, maintaining a complete and accurate inventory and ensuring production equivalence.
• Present testing objectives and status at planning meetings.

Benefits

• Training that is hands-on, team-customized, and includes mentorship.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Intern