Internship - Test Engineer
Housed in the largest industrial complex of its time, the historic Amoskeag Millyard in New Hampshire, DEKA employs a team of over five hundred professionals, whose engineering, design, manufacturing and quality expertise make DEKA a hot spot for creating innovative solutions and advanced technologies. Located about an hour from Boston, the beach, and the mountains, DEKA is one of the leading research and development companies in the country and is the birthplace of some of the most innovative and life-changing products of our time.
We have an opening for a Test Engineer Intern to work in a dynamic Medical Device Research and Development environment. This position provides visibility to the device development process and hands-on experience with engineering prototypes and finished products.
DEKA offers Internships and Co-Ops for full time students* (must be at least 18 years of age). Internships last a minimum of 10 weeks, 12 preferred. All summer internships must start no later than June 17, 2019.
Responsibilities:
- Verify the product performance relative to system-level requirements
- Write test procedures for durability, reliability, and other assessments
- Execute test procedures on engineering prototypes and finished products
- Creating and evaluating test fixtures needed for product design verification
- Assist in failure investigation and root cause analysis
- Produce test results for Regulatory and Agency approval of medical products.
- Gain experience in medical device product development
- Acquire knowledge of FDA’s Quality System Regulations (QSR’s), ISO 13485, and other standards for medical device development and verification
Requirements:
- Must be currently enrolled in an undergraduate or graduate technical program
- Experience with the following preferred:
- CAD (AutoDesk Inventor, Creo, or Solidworks)
- Design of Experiments
- Engineering Statistics
- MS Word, MS Excel
- Laboratory classes that include documentation of experiments
- Basic electrical circuits, breadboard, and soldering.
- Programming experience with Labview, Python, C++, or Java
Applicants should be aware that short-term housing options in Manchester, NH are limited and that DEKA is not able to assist with housing.
Public transportation is available and routes/schedules can be found by visiting the Manchester Transit Authority website, www.mtabus.org
Please be aware that we try to make sure that our internship opportunities are well defined and will provide a unique experience. We understand that most candidates would like to know if they have a placement as soon as possible, but at DEKA it takes more time than other companies. We will try to let you know as soon as we can, but encourage you to pursue other opportunities as well.
*A full time student is defined as being enrolled in a minimum of 12 credits per semester at an undergraduate program, or a minimum of 9 credits per semester for a graduate program.