R&D Internship - Engineering Design & Prototyping

MALLINSON MADE Ltd.; Auckland; On-site; NZD 11,021,000 - 13,776,000; Full time

Job summary

MALLINSON MADE Ltd. in Auckland is offering a paid 400-hour internship for a motivated final-year engineering student or MSc candidate. The role focuses on early-stage prototyping, testing, and design within the Biotech/Medtech field.

You’ll contribute directly to projects involving prototyping, testing, and design, gaining hands-on experience in a highly specialised area of Biotech.

Qualifications

• Final-year Bachelor of Engineering student (Mechatronics, Biomedical, Electronics or Aerospace) or studying towards a Masters.
• 3rd year students with prior engineering internship experience also considered.
• Positive and motivated with ambition to work on impactful projects.
• Able to work autonomously in an ambiguous R&D environment.
• Comfortable handling small and delicate components with care.

Responsibilities

• Research new & innovative technologies within Biotech & microfluidics.
• Apply learnings to prototyping new devices.
• Assemble complex prototypes with small components.
• Test, analyse and improve prototype devices built.

Skills

Prototyping

Testing

Hand dexterity

Problem solving

Attention to detail

Education

Bachelor of Engineering (Mechatronics/Biomedical/Electronics/Aerospace) or pursuing Masters

Final-year engineering student

Tools

Arduino

Python

Job description

MALLINSON MADE Ltd. – Auckland, North Island

Hobsonville, Auckland | 400 hour internship | Full-time

Mallinson Made is a small, hands-on engineering consulting team working in the Biotech/Medtech field. We’re offering a 400-hour paid internship for a motivated student who’s excited to apply their technical skills to real-world product development.

You’ll contribute directly to projects involving early-stage prototyping, testing, and design, gaining valuable experience in a highly specialised area of the Biotech field.

What You’ll Do:

• Research new & innovative technologies within the Biotech & microfluidics areas.
• Apply learnings from research into prototyping new devices.
• Assemble complex prototypes, that include small and delicate components.
• Test, analyze and improve upon the prototype devices that you’ll build.

What You Need to Apply:

• Final-year Bachelor of Engineering student (Mechatronics, Biomedical, Electronics or Aerospace) or studying towards a Masters.
• 3rd year students with prior engineering internship experience also considered.
• Positive and motivated, with ambition to work on interesting projects that have a meaningful impact on the world.
• Highly adaptable and comfortable working in ambiguous R&D environment, where project needs are often changing.
• Able to work autonomously, find innovative ways to solve problems and seek support when needed.
• Happy working on small & delicate components, in a structured & careful way. Good with your hands and an eye for detail.
• Comfortable using Microsoft Office tools (Excel, Word, and PowerPoint).

Nice to Have:

• Previous engineering / technical internship experience highly desirable.
• Experience with electronics or PCB prototyping.
• Familiarity with Arduino or Python programming.
• Experience from Aerospace industry.

Think you’re a good fit and excited to join the project?