Undergraduate Engineering Intern - Innovation

Mayo Clinic•Rochester, MN

18h•Onsite

About The Position

This full-time undergraduate internship with Mayo Clinic’s Division of Engineering runs from May or June through December 2027 and is on site in Rochester, Minnesota. The intern supports 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, although some interns have maintained an online evening college course. The intern will be introduced to medical device development processes and documentation requirements, and will gain experience with clinician interviews, engineering innovation sprints, brainstorming, design consultation, and proof-of-concept device fabrication projects, including internally and externally outsourced work. Mentors provide instruction, guidance, and performance assessment. The intern learns Engineering team procedures and processes, completes assignments and reports for Mayo Clinic and, if applicable, the participating educational facility, and presents work accomplishments at the end of the term.

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.
Provide an undergraduate transcript and a resume or CV with the application.
Have excellent written and verbal communication skills and strong technical writing skills.
Be able to work independently.
Understand the project development process.
Be proficient with Microsoft applications such as Office, SharePoint, Teams, and Excel for data management and report creation.
Be working toward a technical engineering degree.
Have a desire to learn about medical device development.
Avoid significant coursework during summer and fall 2027 while accepting the position.

Nice To Haves

Applicants are strongly encouraged to include a cover letter.

Responsibilities

Assist innovation engineers in interviewing clinician innovators to determine needed technical services.
Determine clinical and human-factors needs and use them 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 technical product documentation.
Complete internship-related work assignments and reports for Mayo Clinic and, if applicable, the participating educational facility.
Present work accomplishments in an end-of-term presentation.
Learn the procedures and processes of the Engineering team.