Undergraduate Engineering Intern - Innovation

Mayo Clinic • Rochester, MN

13h • Onsite

About The Position

This full-time undergraduate internship is scheduled for Summer-Fall 2027, from May or June through December, and is on site in Rochester, Minnesota. The intern will assist the Division of Engineering’s innovation project teams by providing technical services to clinicians working to improve Mayo Clinic research and clinical practice. The internship is intended to provide students with relevant engineering experience and exposure to medical device development.

The intern will learn the Engineering team’s procedures and processes, with mentors providing instruction, guidance, and performance assessment. Work assignments will reinforce learning and benefit the work unit. The intern will have the opportunity to present work accomplishments at an end-of-term presentation and must complete internship-related assignments and reports for Mayo Clinic and, if applicable, the participating educational facility. The position requires the intern to avoid significant coursework during Summer-Fall 2027, although some interns have maintained an online evening course.

Requirements

• Be enrolled in a mechanical or biomedical engineering degree program at an accredited college or university.
• Have completed at least four semesters, or the equivalent, toward a bachelor’s degree.
• Have a GPA of 3.3 or higher; an undergraduate transcript is required with the application.
• Provide a resume or CV with the application.
• Have excellent written and verbal communication skills and strong technical-writing skills, including the ability to author technical documents.
• Be able to work independently.
• Understand the project development process.
• Be proficient with Microsoft applications such as Office, SharePoint, Teams, and Excel for managing data and creating reports.
• Be willing to avoid significant coursework during Summer-Fall 2027.

Nice To Haves

• A cover letter is strongly encouraged.
• A desire to learn about medical device development.

Responsibilities

• Assist innovation engineers in interviewing clinician innovators to identify needed technical services.
• Determine clinical and human-factors needs to establish project requirements.
• Observe surgeries and clinical procedures.
• Work with engineers and technical staff to translate requirements into design strategies and development plans.
• Participate in brainstorming and engineering innovation sprint sessions.
• Draft product documentation and other technical documents.
• Participate in design consultation and proof-of-concept device fabrication projects, including internally and externally outsourced projects.
• Learn the Engineering team’s procedures and processes and complete assigned work, internship-related assignments, and reports.
• Present work accomplishments in an end-of-term presentation.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Intern