Intern - Advanced Manufacturing Engineer - Plymouth, MN - Summer 2026
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Intern - Advanced Manufacturing Engineer - Plymouth, MN - Summer 2026Job Description
Job Posting DescriptionIntern - Advanced Manufacturing Engineer - Plymouth, MN - Summer 2025
Are you interested in an Intern opportunity with Philips? We welcome individuals who are currently pursuing (or have recently completed) an undergraduate (BS) and/or graduate (MS) degree to participate in 3 month paid intern opportunities at our site in Plymouth, MN. Through this role you will gain meaningful, hands-on experience in engineering for a HealthTech company.
Your role:
Put your college skills to the test and be a part of a strong Product Industrialization team. You will gain exposure to Philips internal manufacturing operations excellence with hands on experience in different areas of engineering, manufacturing, and production. You will be a part of a new Philips manufacturing center of excellence within the medical device tech hub of Plymouth MN, and with that you will be able to gain valuable skills and industry knowledge that will provide you with a well-rounded perspective in your career moving forward.
Assist in developing innovative processes, concepts, and design approaches for existing as well as new products and processes
Undertake basic project development tasks such as writing and verifying specifications, maintaining process and product documentation, testing and validating new processes, equipment, and product prototypes.
Help identify, improve, and solve problems linked to existing and new manufacturing processes and equipment
Create process experimentation, obtain data for analysis, and making data driven decisions among teammates to better the project, and drive changes for the long term of the business.
Assist in acquiring and implementing new processes/technologies to support both production and R&D
Assist in the continuous improvement of quality, delivery, and cost through effective use of lean manufacturing principles
You are the right fit if
Currently pursuing a Bachelor’s degree in Engineering; preferably Manufacturing, Mechanical, or Biomedical
Strong mechanical reasoning skills in identifying and solving problems, developing innovative solutions, acting decisively, and showing good judgement
Successful record of accomplishment executing school and/or internship projects
Previous internship experience in a manufacturing environment preferred
Intermediate CAD proficiency (SolidWorks) preferred
Intermediate proficiency using a statistics software (Minitab, MATLAB etc) preferred
Some machine shop and laboratory experience preferred
You must be able to successfully perform the following minimum Physical, Cognitive and Environmental job requirements with or without accommodation for this position.
How we work together
We believe that we are better together than apart. For our office-based teams, this means working in-person at least 3 days per week. Onsite roles require full-time presence in the company’s facilities. Field roles are most effectively done outside of the company’s main facilities, generally at the customers’ or suppliers’ locations.
This is an office role.
About Philips
We are a health technology company. We built our entire company around the belief that every human matters, and we won't stop until everybody everywhere has access to the quality healthcare that we all deserve. Do the work of your life to help improve the lives of others.