Undergraduate Engineering Intern - Innovation

Mayo Clinic•Rochester, MN

18h•Onsite

About The Position

This full-time undergraduate internship is for Summer–Fall 2027, from May or June through December, and is based onsite in Rochester, Minnesota. The intern will assist Division of Engineering innovation project teams by providing technical services to clinicians working to improve Mayo Clinic’s research and clinical practice. The internship is intended to provide students with relevant engineering experience. Accepting the position requires the intern not to pursue significant coursework during summer or fall 2027, though some interns have maintained an online evening college course. The intern will learn medical device development processes and documentation requirements, as well as gain experience eliciting clinician needs and requirements, participating in innovation sprint sessions, brainstorming and design consultation, and supporting internally or externally outsourced proof-of-concept device fabrication projects. Mentors will provide instruction, guidance, and performance assessment. The intern will learn the Engineering team’s procedures and processes, complete assignments that support learning and the work unit, present accomplishments at the end of the term, and complete internship-related assignments and reports for Mayo Clinic and the participating educational facility, if applicable.

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.
Be working toward a technical engineering degree.
Have excellent written and verbal communication skills and strong technical writing skills.
Be able to author technical documents and work independently.
Understand the project development process.
Be proficient in Microsoft applications such as Office, SharePoint, Teams, and Excel, including for data management and report creation.
Have a desire to learn about medical device development.
Attach an undergraduate transcript and a resume or CV to the application.

Nice To Haves

Applicants are strongly encouraged to include a cover letter.
Some interns have been able to maintain an online evening college course.

Responsibilities

Assist innovation engineers in interviewing clinician innovators to determine needed technical services.
Determine clinical and human-factors needs and translate them into project requirements.
Observe surgeries and clinical procedures.
Partner 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.
Learn Engineering team procedures and processes and complete assigned work and internship reports.
Present work accomplishments in an end-of-term presentation.