Engineering Internship with Seed Quality

Syngenta Seeds; Nampa (ID); On-site; USD 28,000 - 62,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive wages

Career development resources

Meaningful projects

Work-life balance

Job summary

Syngenta Seeds seeks an Engineering Internship with Seed Quality in Nampa, ID. This internship supports laboratory testing optimization for vegetable crops, focusing on seed testing in a new facility, applying engineering principles and clear communication to assist QC testing and prepare operations for future automation.

As part of the Emerging Talent Program, you will gain hands-on experience, exposure to daily operations, and opportunities to apply your academic knowledge to real-world

Qualifications

• Engineering principles and accurate communication with engineering teams.
• Hands-on experience with laboratory processes for seed testing.
• Knowledge of Quality Control laboratory processes and international work environments.
• Fluency in English.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with QC Physiology and Engineering to improve seed testing in a new workspace.
• Support Quality Control testing and documentation.
• Guide the transition of QC Physiology to Project Leaf.
• Prepare laboratory processes for upcoming automation.
• Develop and test automation options for sowing or evaluation.
• Support HSE compliance and continuous improvement for QC testing.

Skills

Engineering principles

Lab testing

Excel

SAP

Fluent English

Education

High school diploma or higher in Biological Science

Tools

Excel

SAP

Lab equipment

Job description

Job Description

At Syngenta, our goal is to build the most collaborative and trustworthy team in agriculture, providing top-quality seeds and innovative crop protection solutions that improve farmers' success. We invite you to help shape the future of agriculture and play a role in safely feeding the world while caring for our planet.

Syngenta is seeking an Engineering Internship with Seed Quality in Nampa, ID. This internship role will support the delivery of ollaborate with Syngenta Engineering and QC Physiology to optimize laboratory testing for vegetable crops, focusing on seed testing within a new facility and workspace. By applying engineering principles and facilitating clear communication, you will support Quality Control testing, transition the QC Physiology team into Project Leaf, and prepare operations for future automation.

As part of Syngenta's Emerging Talent Program, you will gain hands-on experience, exposure to day-to-day business operations, and opportunities to apply your academic knowledge to real-world challenges while developing your professional skills.

Accountabilities

• Collaborate & Optimize: Partner with Syngenta Engineering and QC Physiology to improve laboratory testing for vegetable crops, with a focus on seed testing in a new workspace.
• Support QC Testing: Apply engineering principles and strong communication to support Quality Control testing.
• Project Transition: Guide the Engineering team to understand the needs of the QC Physiology team for a successful transition into Project Leaf.
• Futureproofing: Prepare laboratory processes for upcoming automation.
• Develop and test automation options for sowing and/or evaluation. Collaborate with other physiology testing groups to better understand current technologies.
• Provide support for HSE compliance and continuous improvement for all QC testing activities.
• Maintain accurate records of project related documents and processes using computer-based technologies.
• Support the development and validation of new physiology testing methodology.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications

Critical Success Factors & Key Challenges

• Effectively interact with members of the QC team to support change management.
• Effectively interact with members of the Engineering team to advocate for QC Physiology needs.
• Demonstrate a clear understanding of quality control testing and how the results of the laboratory impact product quality and customer experience.
• Ensure that updates to the testing facilities and testing processes provide results that are accurate and reliable for our customers.
• Thorough knowledge of Syngenta global protocols.

Knowledge, Experience & Capabilities

Critical Knowledge

• Engineering principles and methods of communication with engineering teams.
• Hands-on experience with laboratory processes for seed testing.
• Knowledge of Quality Control laboratory processes.
• Experience in an international work environment; ability to work effectively with varied cultures and work habits.
• Fluency in English.

Critical Experience

• High school diploma/HBO or higher education in Biological Science or a related area preferred.
• Experience in a laboratory or quality testing-related function (preferably in a seed company).
• Must have good computer skills, particularly in Excel, SAP, and/or other databases.

Critical Technical, Professional, and Personal Capabilities

• Superior communication skills to bridge the needs of the QC Physiology team and Engineering team.
• Well-developed analytical skills, with experience in scientific processes and process engineering.
• Intercultural sensitivity.
• Customer-focused.
• Quality-conscious and service-minded.
• Able to cope with pressure and conflicting demands.
• Good organizational skills.
• Problem-solving ability and decision-making skills.

Desired Qualifications

• Ability to deal with multicultural differences.
• Ability to work with internal customers.
• Ability to manage complex business activities.
• Ability to influence people.

Additional Information

Salary for this position ranges between $20 - $45 hourly.

What We Offer

• A culture that celebrates belonging and collaboration, promotes professional development and strives for a work-life balance that supports the team members.
• Competitive wages
• Ongoing career development resources
• The opportunity to work on meaningful, innovative projects that solve problems

Syngenta is committed to creating a culture that celebrates belonging and collaboration, promotes professional development, and strives for a work-life balance that supports the team members

Syngenta has been ranked as a top employer by Science Journal. Learn more about our team and our mission here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OVCN_51GbNI

Syngenta is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate in recruitment, hiring, training, promotion or any other employment practices for reasons of race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, sexual orientation, marital or veteran status, disability, or any other legally protected status.

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Compensation

$20-$20