Undergraduate Engineering Intern - Additive Manufacturing

Mayo Clinic • Rochester, MN

5d • Onsite

About The Position

This full-time, on-site undergraduate internship runs Summer–Fall 2027, from May or June through December, in Rochester, Minnesota. Its purpose is to provide an engineering student with relevant engineering experience. Mentors provide instruction, guidance, performance assessment, and technical support. The intern learns the Division of Engineering’s procedures and processes and completes selected engineering assignments that reinforce learning and benefit the work unit. Assignments take place within the Division’s Engineering Quality Management System, including safety risk management, and in a multidisciplinary development environment. The intern also completes internship-related assignments and reports for Mayo and, if applicable, the participating educational facility.

The Additive Manufacturing intern is assigned to the Additive Manufacturing Facility (AMF) in the Mechanical Fabrication Unit within the Division of Engineering. The AMF is a dedicated 3D-printing space with a titanium printer, polymer printers, and post-processing equipment. It produces parts for one-of-a-kind medical devices, laboratory instruments, and other products serving Mayo Clinic patients. The unit uses iterative printing to create concept models, functional prototypes, and end-use parts, helping accelerate development through faster form, fit, and function evaluation.

The intern collaborates with designers, technicians, engineers, and project managers on varied project needs. Work includes computer-aided design using SolidWorks, prototype development using additive manufacturing, verification testing, and engineering documentation. The intern performs hands-on work with metal and polymer additive manufacturing technologies and takes on tasks under the direction of mentors, including the Additive Manufacturing Facility Coordinator, Metal Lead, and Polymer Lead.

Requirements

• Be enrolled in an engineering, management information systems, or other technology-related degree program at an accredited college or university.
• Have completed at least four semesters, or the equivalent, of instruction toward the degree.
• Meet the minimum undergraduate GPA requirement of 3.3.
• Attach an undergraduate transcript and resume to the application.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with 3D-printing technologies using one or more feedstock types.
• Basic understanding of additive manufacturing processes and material science.
• Applicants are strongly encouraged to include a cover letter.
• Applicants are strongly encouraged to include a sample of academic work, such as model or drawing screenshots or a lab report.

Responsibilities

• Learn the Division of Engineering’s procedures and processes and those of the assigned work unit.
• Complete selected engineering assignments and internship-related assignments and reports for Mayo and, if applicable, the participating educational facility.
• Collaborate with designers, technicians, engineers, and project managers on project needs.
• Create computer-aided designs using SolidWorks.
• Develop prototypes using additive manufacturing technologies.
• Perform verification testing and prepare engineering documentation.
• Perform hands-on work with metal and polymer additive manufacturing technologies.
• Undertake tasks assigned and guided by mentors, including the Additive Manufacturing Facility Coordinator, Metal Lead, and Polymer Lead.
• Engineering assignments may include designing components; developing project strategies; gathering user needs, requirements, and specifications; evaluating commercial components; prototyping; design verification and validation; troubleshooting; and participating in design reviews.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Intern
• Education Level: No Education Listed