6-Month 3D Tech Co-op: QC & Process Innovation

Merck; West Point (PA); On-site; USD 40,000 - 111,000; Full time

Job summary

Merck & Co., Inc. in Rahway, NJ is offering a 3D Technologies Coop to support QC activities within the 3DT Materials & Process team. The role focuses on quality control, equipment qualification, and hands-on learning with 3D printing technologies in a GMP environment.

You will work primarily onsite, 4–5 days per week, for a 4–6 month period starting Apr 2027, contributing to QA improvements, data collection, and cross-functional collaboration with DevOps and QC teams.

Qualifications

• Pursuing a degree in engineering and returning to university after the co‑op.
• Available for full-time employment for 4–6 months (Apr 2027 – Sep 2027).
• Onsite attendance 4–5 days per week.

Responsibilities

• Qualify new equipment.
• Qualify new printers or other equipment into service and outline processing conditions.
• Identify root cause of print failures across a fleet through systematic analysis.
• Document equipment failures and part defects to improve QC checks and Go‑NoGo inspections.
• Continuous improvements and R&D.
• Identify workflows in lab Dev & Ops and 3D printing production for improvement opportunities.
• Execute on research to expand capabilities such as 3DP injection molding, 3DP tablets, or wetted path components.

Skills

Assembly Processes

Chemical Engineering

Data Analysis

Data Visualization

Data Wrangling

Defects Analysis

Cloud Data Catalog

Data Security

Education

Mechanical Engineering

Materials Engineering

Chemical Engineering

Electrical Engineering

Tools

XRCT

Optical Microscopy

Hardness Testing

Tensile Testing

3D CAD

Job description

Merck & Co., Inc. in Rahway, NJ is offering a 3D Technologies Coop to support QC activities within the 3DT Materials & Process team. The role focuses on quality control, equipment qualification, and hands-on learning with 3D printing technologies in a GMP environment.

You will work primarily onsite, 4–5 days per week, for a 4–6 month period starting Apr 2027, contributing to QA improvements, data collection, and cross-functional collaboration with DevOps and QC teams.