Intern – Manufacturing Electronics / Software Engineering

Quest Medical Inc.; Allen (TX); On-site; USD 45,000 - 72,000; Full time

Job summary

Nordson MEDICAL is seeking a motivated engineering student to support daily MPS operations across electronics, electromechanical, software, and service-related systems in a dynamic medical-device environment.

You will assist with troubleshooting, ECO documentation, data analysis using Excel/Minitab, and contribute to test and process improvements while learning quality systems and regulatory expectations.

Qualifications

• Pursuing a Bachelor's degree in engineering.
• Experience with electronics or embedded systems preferred.
• Strong written and verbal communication.

Responsibilities

• Assist with sustaining daily MPS operations across electronics, electromechanical, software, and service-related systems.
• Support troubleshooting and root cause investigations for production issues.
• Draft work instructions, technical reports, and validation documents.
• Perform data analysis and yield trending using Excel or Minitab.
• Support continuous improvement projects to reduce waste and improve throughput.

Skills

Embedded systems

Electronics

Software development

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

Tools

CAD

VHDL

C programming

FPGA

Job description

Nordson Medical, a global leader in Interventional Solutions, Fluid Components, and Surgical Solutions, is seeking an experienced and highly motivated individual to join our team. We are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace, and we are looking for candidates who share that same commitment.

Summary of the role

As a member of our team, you will have the opportunity to work in a dynamic and collaborative environment, where your ideas and contributions will be valued and respected.

Essential Job Duties and Responsibilities

• Assist with sustaining daily MPS operations across electronics, electromechanical, software, and service-related systems.
• Support troubleshooting and root cause investigations for production issues, field returns, test failures, software anomalies, or process performance concerns.
• Contribute to test fixture support, test method improvements, calibration activities, software/firmware checks, and protocol execution as assigned.
• Assist with engineering change order (ECO) documentation, verification activities, implementation support, and post-change effectiveness checks.
• Help draft or revise work instructions, technical reports, software or equipment documentation, validation evidence, and engineering records.
• Perform basic data analysis, yield trending, failure tracking, and report generation using Excel, Minitab, or similar tools.
• Participate in design, manufacturing, or software review activities and provide feedback on manufacturability, serviceability, reliability, usability, and testability with support.
• Support continuous improvement projects focused on reducing waste, improving reliability, strengthening test coverage, or improving throughput.
• Support tasks requiring ESD safety, cleanroom entry, controlled documentation, and regulated manufacturing practices as necessary.
• Gain working knowledge of applicable quality system, risk management, validation, and software lifecycle expectations used in medical device manufacturing.

Education and Experience Requirements

• Pursuing a Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Software Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, Systems Engineering, Mechatronics, or a related engineering discipline.
• Coursework, project experience, internship experience, or hands‑on technical work related to electronics, embedded systems, software development, manufacturing, medical devices, or regulated product support is preferred.

Required Skills and Abilities

• Strong organizational and time management skills with the ability to independently complete assigned tasks.
• Strong interest in medical device manufacturing, product sustainment, electronics, software, and continuous improvement.
• Interest in one or more of the following areas: electronics assembly, embedded systems, software development, sensor technology, test systems, or electromechanical product support.
• Familiarity with circuit board components, testing principles, troubleshooting basics, programming concepts, or software debugging is preferred.
• Effective written and verbal communication skills with the ability to document technical work clearly.
• Detail-oriented and self-motivated with the ability to follow directions, ask questions, and elevate issues appropriately.
• Familiarity with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
• Exposure to CAD, programming languages, scripting, data analysis tools, C programming, FPGA, and/or VHDL is preferred.
• Basic understanding of root cause analysis, data analysis, engineering documentation, design controls, or software development lifecycle concepts.

About Nordson Medical

At Nordson MEDICAL, you don't have to be a doctor to help save lives. We are the global expert in the design, development, and manufacturing of complex medical devices and component technologies. By joining our team today, you will help us bring innovative ideas to life. Nordson MEDICAL is a global team that works to create components for life‑saving medical devices. We offer supportive culture in a growing and dynamic work environment. Whether you're just beginning your career or you're a seasoned professional, there's a place for you to belong at Nordson MEDICAL. We offer hourly and salary positions in production, maintenance, customer service, quality, engineering, and more. We actively invest in our teams to help you build your skillsets and advance your career. At Nordson, we believe that anything is possible. We empower our global team of employees to engineer, manufacture, and market innovative products and systems that are essential to everyday life. These differentiated products and systems are used for precision dispensing and processing and serve a variety of end markets, including packaging, transportation, medical, and electronics. Founded in 1954, we are guided by our values of integrity, respect for people, customer passion, energy, and excellence. We care for our employees and provide them with opportunities to advance their careers and make an impact, inside and outside of work. Nordson is headquartered in Westlake, Ohio, and has direct operations in more than 35 countries to support our products and systems with application expertise and a direct global sales and service organization.