Engineering Intern

Job Description

About Vantive

Vantive is a vital organ therapy company dedicated to extending lives and expanding possibilities for patients and care teams worldwide. With a 70-year legacy in kidney care, our team is committed to elevating the dialysis experience through digital solutions and advanced services. We are also looking beyond kidney care, investing in transforming vital organ therapies to deliver greater flexibility and efficiency in therapy administration for care teams, and longer, fuller lives for patients.

Joining Vantive means becoming part of a community that is focused, courageous, and committed to excellence. Each team member is driven to improve patients’ lives globally. We invite you to advance our mission to extend lives and expand possibilities.

The Opportunity: Engineering Intern

As an Engineering Intern at Vantive’s Mountain Home site, you will play a crucial role in supporting process improvement, troubleshooting, and documentation within our medical device manufacturing operations. The facility encompasses injection molding with over 40 presses, producing plastic components for the kidney dialysis market, and cleanroom assembly lines dedicated to manufacturing Automated Peritoneal Dialysis (APD) sets. This hands-on role involves working closely with engineers, technicians, and production teams to enhance safety, quality, throughput, and cost efficiency.

Key Responsibilities

• Assist Manufacturing Engineers with process monitoring, data collection, and analysis for injection molding and assembly operations.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives (Lean/6σ), including cycle time reduction, yield improvement, scrap reduction, and ergonomics/safety enhancements.
• Participate in troubleshooting automated and semi-automated assembly equipment by documenting symptoms, collecting evidence, and validating fixes.
• Help create and update critical manufacturing documentation, such as work instructions, visual aids, standard work, process flow diagrams, and basic equipment checklists.
• Assist with time studies and capacity assessments to inform staffing and line balancing recommendations.
• Support quality investigations (e.g., nonconformances, defect Pareto analysis) by compiling data, summarizing trends, and assisting with corrective actions under engineer guidance.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with Manufacturing, Quality, Maintenance, and Engineering teams to communicate findings and support implementation efforts.
• Apply good documentation practices in a regulated environment and adhere to cleanroom and safety requirements.

Required Qualifications

• Currently pursuing a Bachelor’s degree in Manufacturing, Mechanical, Industrial, Chemical, Electrical, Controls, Automation Engineering, or a closely related field.

US Benefits At Vantive

At Vantive, your well-being is paramount. We offer comprehensive compensation and benefits packages for eligible roles, designed to support you from day one.

Health and Well-being Benefits:

• Medical, Dental, and Vision Coverage: Starts on your first day of employment.
• Insurance Coverage: Includes basic life, accident, short-term and long-term disability, and business travel accident insurance.

Financial and Retirement Benefits:

• Aon Pooled Employer Plan (“Aon PEP”): Vantive’s 401(k) retirement savings plan, designed to improve retirement outcomes by providing resources more efficiently.
• Investment Options: A robust set of investment choices to help you prepare for your future.
• Financial Education: Access to resources and education to support your retirement goals.

Additional Benefits:

• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Educational Assistance Programs
• Time-off benefits including paid holidays, and paid time off ranging from 20 to 35 days based on length of service.
• Family and Medical Leaves of Absence
• Paid Parental Leave
• Commuting Benefits
• Employee Discount Program
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Childcare Benefits

Join us and enjoy competitive compensation and benefits. For more information regarding Vantive’s US Benefits, please speak with your recruiter or visit our Benefits site.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Vantive is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, protected veteran status, disability/handicap status, or any other legally protected characteristic. Know Your Rights: Workplace Discrimination is Illegal.

Reasonable Accommodation

Vantive is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities globally. If, because of a medical condition or disability, you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or interview process, please click here and let us know the nature of your request along with your contact information.

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