Materials Development Coop

Siemens Healthineers AG; Issaquah (WA); On-site; USD 59,000 - 87,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401(k) retirement plan

Life insurance

Disability insurance

Paid parking/public transportation

Paid time off

Paid sick leave

Job summary

Siemens Healthineers AG seeks a motivated intern to join the transducer engineering team. You will support material development, testing, and data analysis under senior guidance in a dynamic R&D environment.

Qualifications include a bachelor’s in Materials Science/Chemistry or related field, knowledge of materials characterization techniques, and programming skills in MATLAB/LabVIEW/Python. This internship emphasizes hands-on learning and collaboration.

Qualifications

• Working knowledge of chemical formulations and lab safety.
• Experience with material characterization techniques (FTIR, DSC, DMA).
• Proficiency in MATLAB, LabVIEW, or Python programming.

Responsibilities

• Learn and implement tasks within the transducer engineering team.
• Formulate and characterize new materials for acoustic properties.
• Perform DOE to understand component contributions to properties.
• Operate material characterization test equipment and record data.
• Use Python for data analysis and documentation.
• Support acoustic/lab testing equipment operation and troubleshooting.
• Gain exposure to basic ultrasound technology.

Skills

Python programming

MATLAB

LabVIEW

Data analysis

Technical writing

Material formulation

Education

Bachelor's degree in Materials Science/Chemistry or related engineering fields

Tools

Oscilloscopes

Pulse/function generators

Impedance analyzers

Job description

Join us in pioneering breakthroughs in healthcare. For everyone. Everywhere. Sustainably.

Our inspiring and caring environment forms a global community that celebrates diversity and individuality. We encourage you to step beyond your comfort zone, offering resources and flexibility to foster your professional and personal growth, all while valuing your unique contributions.

Acquires further qualification for a Bachelor's degree, and gathers respective working experience in different technical fields of expertise, in the course of a respective assignment.

The intern will work in a dynamic and cross-functional environment as part of the transducer engineering team to support the material development, testing endeavors for R&D as well as new production introduction. All work will be guided and reviewed by senior engineers to help the individual develop skills for the healthcare/ultrasound industry.

The responsibilities may include, but are not limited to, learning and implementing

• Formulating and characterizing new materials
• Performing design of experiments to understand material components' contributions to desired acoustic properties
• Operation of material characterization test equipment
• Performing data analysis and writing documentation
• Python programming
• Acoustic/lab testing equipment operation and troubleshooting
• Basic ultrasound technology

Required Knowledge/Skills, Education, and Experience

• Working knowledge in chemical formulations, processing and chemistry lab safety
• Material characterization techniques such as FTIR, DSC, DMA etc.
• MATLAB, LabVIEW, and/or Python programming
• Operating engineering lab equipment, such as oscilloscopes, pulse/function generators, and impedance analyzers
• Technical writing skills
• Data analysis

Academic majors: Materials Science/Chemistry or related engineering fields of study.

Other requirements

• Self-motivated
• Able to work independently with minimal supervision

Who we are: We are a team of more than 72,000 highly dedicated Healthineers in more than 70 countries. As a leader in medical technology, we constantly push the boundaries to create better outcomes and experiences for patients, no matter where they live or what health issues they are facing. Our portfolio is crucial for clinical decision‑making and treatment pathways.

How we work: When you join Siemens Healthineers, you become one in a global team of scientists, clinicians, developers, researchers, professionals, and skilled specialists, who believe in each individual’s potential to contribute with diverse ideas. We are from different backgrounds, cultures, religions, political and/or sexual orientations, and work together, to fight the world’s most threatening diseases and enable access to care, united by one purpose: to pioneer breakthroughs in healthcare. For everyone. Everywhere. Sustainably.

The base pay range for this position is: $59,100 - $86,680

Factors which may affect starting pay within this range may include geography/market, skills, education, experience, and other qualifications of the successful candidate.

If this is a commission eligible position the commission eligibility will be in accordance with the terms of the Company's plan. Commissions are based on individual performance and/or company performance.

The Company offers the following benefits for this position, subject to applicable eligibility requirements:

• medical insurance
• dental insurance
• vision insurance
• 401(k) retirement plan
• life insurance
• long-term and short-term disability insurance
• paid parking/public transportation
• paid time off
• paid sick and safe time

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement: Siemens Healthineers is an Equal Opportunity and Aff…? All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their race, color, creed, religion, national origin, citizenship status, ancestry, sex, age, physical or mental disability unrelated to ability, marital status, family responsibilities, pregnancy, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender expression, gender identity, transgender, sex stereotyping, order of protection status, protected veteran or military status, or an unfavorable discharge from military service, and other categories protected by federal, state or local law.

Reasonable Accommodations: Siemens Healthineers is committed to equal employment opportunity. As part of this commitment, we will ensure that persons with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations.

Export Control: “A successful candidate must be able to work with controlled technology in accordance with US export control law.” “It is Siemens Healthineers’ policy to comply fully and completely with all United States export control laws and regulations, including those implemented by the Department of Commerce through the Export Administration Regulations (EAR), by the Department of State through the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR), and by the Treasury Department through the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) sanctions regulations.”

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