2027 Intern - Engineering, Automation

Catalent Pharma Solutions; United States; On-site; USD 25,000 - 39,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision benefits

Tuition Reimbursement

Competitive PTO + 8 holidays

Job summary

Catalent Pharma Solutions in Madison, WI invites enrolled engineering students to join a 12-week summer internship onsite, supporting automation and operational technology projects, troubleshooting, data collection, and documentation in a state-of-the-art GMP facility. You will read electrical and instrumentation drawings, collaborate with cross-functional teams, and contribute to process improvements.

The program offers tuition reimbursement, competitive paid time off, eight paid holidays, and

Qualifications

• Currently enrolled in an accredited college or university.
• Eligible to work in the United States.
• Able to work full-time (40 hours/week) for a 12-week summer period.
• Familiarity with industrial or laboratory control systems.
• Ability to read electrical and instrumentation drawings.

Responsibilities

• Support automation and OT projects, including troubleshooting, maintenance, and system design activities.
• Collect, analyze, document, and maintain accurate data and records in compliance with procedures.
• Follow safety, quality, compliance, and 5S standards while maintaining workplace organization.
• Collaborate with team members and cross-functional partners in meetings and project discussions.
• Contribute to process improvement and automation initiatives and present progress or results.

Skills

Industrial control systems

Electrical & instrumentation drawings

Education

Undergraduate or graduate student pursuing a degree in Engineering or a related field

Job description

Position Summary:

Shift: M-F 8am-5pm, Summer 2027. Location: Madison, WI. 100% Onsite. Catalent's Madison, Wisconsin site is a state-of-the-art biologics development and manufacturing facility supporting customers from research through early- and mid-stage clinical production. Located at 726 Heartland Trail in Madison, the approximately 102,700-square-foot GMP facility specializes in mammalian cell line engineering, drug substance biomanufacturing, and biopharmaceutical development, utilizing flexible single-use systems to enable rapid scale-up and customization. The site is home to Catalent’s proprietary GPEx® and GPEx® Lightning technologies, which are used to generate high-yielding mammalian cell lines for biologic therapies, and supports production scales ranging from 50 to 4,000 liters for clinical manufacturing. Following a $45 million expansion announced in 2025, the Madison site has significantly increased capacity, added new equipment, and created approximately 200 highly skilled biohealth jobs, further strengthening its role within Catalent’s global biologics network and Wisconsin’s growing life sciences ecosystem.

The Role:

• Support automation and operational technology projects, including troubleshooting, maintenance, and system design activities.
• Collect, analyze, document, and maintain accurate data and records in compliance with company procedures.
• Follow all safety, quality, compliance, and departmental standards while maintaining 5S workplace organization.
• Collaborate with team members and cross-functional partners, actively participating in meetings and project discussions.
• Contribute to process improvement and automation initiatives while completing assigned projects and presenting progress or results.

Candidate Minimum Requirements:

• Currently enrolled in an accredited college or university.
• Undergraduate or graduate student pursuing a degree in Engineering or a related field of study.
• Eligible to legally work in the United States.
• Ability to work full-time (40 hours per week) for a 12-week period over the summer.
• Familiarity with industrial or laboratory control systems.
• Ability to read electrical and instrumentation drawings.

Why You Should Join Catalent:

• Defined career path and annual performance review and feedback process.
• Diverse, inclusive culture.
• Potential for career growth on an expanding team within an organization dedicated to preserving and bettering lives.
• Competitive paid time off plus 8 paid holidays.
• Community engagement and green initiatives.
• Medical, dental, and vision benefits effective day one of employment.
• Tuition Reimbursement.

Catalent offers rewarding opportunities to further your career! Join the global drug development and delivery leader and help us bring over 7,000 life-saving and life-enhancing products to patients around the world. Catalent is an exciting and growing international company where employees work directly with pharma, biopharma and consumer health companies of all sizes to advance new medicines from early development to clinical trials and to the market. Catalent produces more than 70 billion doses per year, and each one will be used by someone who is counting on us. Join us in making a difference. personal initiative. dynamic pace. meaningful work.

Catalent is an Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and veterans. If you require reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process due to a disability, you may submit your request by sending an email, and confirming your request for an accommodation and include the job number, title and location to [e-mail]. This option is reserved for individuals who require accommodation due to a disability. Information received will be processed by a U.S. Catalent employee and then routed to a local recruiter who will provide assistance to ensure appropriate consideration in the application or hiring process.

Catalent, Inc. is a leading global contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO) whose mission is to develop, manufacture, and supply products that help people live better and healthier lives. Catalent is dedicated to delivering unparalleled service to pharma, biotech, and consumer health customers, supporting product development, launch, and full life-cycle supply. With time-tested experience in development sciences, delivery technologies, and multi-modality manufacturing, Catalent supports the acceleration of development programs and the launch of more than a hundred new products every year. Powered by thousands of scientists and technicians and the latest technology platforms at more than 40 global sites, Catalent supplies billions of doses of life-enhancing and life-saving treatments for patients annually.