Intern, Upstream Process Engineer

Fujifilm • Holly Springs, NC

10d • Onsite

About The Position

As a member of the Upstream Process Engineering Team, you will be supporting the Upstream Engineers as they work through starting up the upstream process equipment. During your internship time we will be supporting the manufacturing facility as it executes the first process runs. You will gain invaluable experience during the startup of equipment in the areas supporting: Media Preparation, Seed Cell Culture, Production Cell Culture, and Harvest. Included in these process areas are the basic unit operations of separation, mixing, heat transfer, filtration, pumping, and pressure transfer. During your internship you will have the opportunity assist in troubleshooting using the concepts learned in the 200 and 300 level Chemical Engineering course work. Start Date: This internship is set to begin on May 26th 2026 for an 11-week duration ending on August 7th 2026. Relocation: Please note this Internship Opportunity is designed to be 100% Onsite, 40 hours/week and a relocation/housing stipend is not provided. Company Overview FUJIFILM Biotechnologies is building the future of bioproduction in Holly Springs, North Carolina. By end of 2025, we'll open North America's largest end-to-end CDMO biopharmaceutical manufacturing facility, offering drug substance production, fill-finish, and packaging under one roof. We're looking for passionate, mission-driven people to help us realize this exciting vision and deliver the next vaccine, cure, or therapy. We offer a dynamic work environment and we're proud to cultivate a culture that will fuel your purpose, energy, and drive—what we call Genki. Ready to shape the future of medicine? Let's transform healthcare together! Holly Springs, North Carolina, combines small-town warmth with proximity to Raleigh's thriving tech scene, making it the perfect blend of community and opportunity. Fujifilm is globally headquartered in Tokyo with over 70,000 employees across four key business segments of healthcare, electronics, business innovation, and imaging. We are guided and united by our Group Purpose of “giving our world more smiles.” Visit: https://www.fujifilm.com/us/en/about/region/careers Job Description What You'll Do Under the direct supervision, support and guidance of the manager:

Requirements

• Currently enrolled in an Engineering or Scientific Undergraduate or Master's degree Program
• Proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint

Nice To Haves

• Prior experience in Pharma/Biotech/Chemical Industry
• Prior hands-on technical experience (in a laboratory or manufacturing environment)

Responsibilities

• Creating a tool to track, manage, and evaluate equipment and process ranges for DSM equipment.
• Providing on-floor support for troubleshooting equipment issues.
• Review and redline Piping and Instrumentation Diagrams (P&IDs) and other technical documents with supervision.
• Contributes to system impact assessments and quality risk assessments for process equipment.
• Provides technical support for root cause analysis (RCA) and process deviation investigations.
• Assists with deviations, change controls, corrective and preventive action (CAPA) closures.
• Collaborates with other departments, such as Quality, Manufacturing, Maintenance, Validation, and Safety.
• Perform other duties as assigned

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Intern
• Number of Employees: 501-1,000 employees