Manufacturing Engineering Co-Op

Job Description

Engineering Co-Op | Thermo Fisher Scientific

The Tone:
This is a co-op role at Thermo Fisher Scientific, with a standard Monday-Friday work schedule in an office environment. The company helps customers in finding cures for cancer, protecting the environment, and ensuring food safety. Your work will have real-world impact, supported by professional mentorship and leadership development opportunities to achieve your career goals. This role offers pathways for future career growth, including repeat internships, leadership development programs, or full-time positions post-graduation.

The TL;DR
• Role: Early Career
• Type: Standard (Mon-Fri)
• Location: In-person, Office
• Pay: $21.50–$28.75 hourly
• Mission: To improve business efficiency and achieve strategic objectives by owning processes, developing tools, and implementing continuous improvement initiatives.

What You’ll Actually Do
• Efficiency Improvement: Partner with leadership to identify and address areas to improve efficiency and benchmark with industry best practices.
• Process Ownership: Critically review specific processes with great attention to detail and proactively recommend opportunities for improvement.
• Equipment Operation: Use highly specialized equipment and instrumentation accurately and with limited supervision.
• Tool Development: Develop tools and models to improve tracking and efficiency across the business.
• Continuous Improvement: Learn continuous improvement methodologies, such as PPI and Six Sigma, and help promote improvement initiatives.

The Must-Haves
• Background: Undergraduate student completing an Engineering-related degree; legally authorized to work in the United States without requiring current or future employment visa sponsorship (F-1, J-1, H-1, OPT, and CPT Visas are not supported for this position).
• Experience: 0 years of work experience required; previous related internships preferred.
• Skills: Excellent interpersonal communication skills with a high degree of emotional intelligence; consistent track record demonstrating integrity, innovation, involvement, and intensity; energized by championing change, driven in getting results, and savvy in navigating ambiguity.