R&D Engineering Co-Op, Shared Services (January - June 2025)

Working Location: MASSACHUSETTS, WESTBOROUGH 

Workplace Flexibility: Onsite

 

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Job Description

We are currently looking for a co-op to join our R&D Shared Services Engineering team in our Westborough, MA office. This co-op is a 6-month assignment, working January - June 2025. This is a full-time opportunity involving 35-40 hours per week at an hourly payrate of $28.00. 

 

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The R&D Engineering Co-op is responsible for supporting engineering projects and lab operations for both the New Product Development and Sustaining Engineering teams.   Specifically, the R&D Engineering Co-op will provide testing support for all projects assigned, and ensure test data and observations are accurately reported, ensure traceability of test samples, and assist the Engineering team as needed. The R&D Engineering Co-op may also support lab operations, and assist with the maintenance of equipment (e.g., calibration, etc.), ensure the lab (and lab practices) are safe, ensures the lab is compliant with applicable SOP’s and Policy’s and ensure the lab is clean/organized. As the R&D Engineering Co-op will be involved with the testing efforts required to establish device quality and performance, it is critically important that the R&D Engineering Co-op is attentive to detail, complies with test methods and Standard Operating Procedures, and accurately records data & observations.

Job Duties

• Support all testing efforts on programs assigned. Maintains attentiveness for testing abnormalities, trends, and external influences.
• Partners with engineering staff on project needs (e.g., supports test method development, acquisition of test samples/testing equipment & supplies, maintains sample traceability, etc.).
• Records and communicates all test data and testing observations with a high accuracy to program technical leads and management as required.  Ensures compliance with testing protocols, test methods, and/or standards.
• Supports lab operations, such as maintenance of equipment, coordinating & scheduling calibration services, ordering supplies, quoting of test apparatus, as well as ensuring lab is a safe environment, kept clean / orderly, etc.
• Capable of collaborating with other laboratory resources
• Capable of working closely with Senior technicians and Engineers to efficiently plan their time and advancing their testing efforts / responsibilities.
• Seeks to understand and if possible, improve test methods and practices.
• Able to read and interpret test methods with high attention to detail.
• Capable of working on a team with a willingness to help or support other efforts.
• All additional duties as directed.

Job Qualifications

Required:

• Must be enrolled in a full time undergraduate or graduate degree program at an accredited 4-year institution.
• Must complete freshman year before the internship begins and graduate after the internship ends.
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