Nuclear Engineering Co-Op: Hands-On Medical Imaging

Siemens Healthineers; Hoffman Estates (IL); On-site; USD 28,000 - 41,000; Part time

Job summary

Siemens Healthineers is seeking a Nuclear Engineering Co-Op in Hoffman Estates, IL. The role focuses on collecting data from detector systems, developing analysis code, and building test fixtures to advance detector and collimator technologies.

You will develop data processing algorithms, perform testing, and present findings to the engineering team. This is a paid co-op that supports growth in medical physics and radiation detection.

Qualifications

• Familiarity with radiation detection methods and instrumentation.
• Background in electro-mechanical systems engineering.
• Knowledge of radiation transport theory and shielding methods.
• Exposure to medical imaging and physics concepts is a plus.
• Experience with detector corrections and calibrations (uniformity/linearity/energy).

Responsibilities

• Use radiation sources to collect data from detector systems for testing detector, collimator, or shielding technologies.
• Develop code to process and analyze data to answer technical questions.
• Develop mechanical or electrical test fixtures to enable detector/collimator testing.
• Develop algorithms or analysis methods for technical investigations.
• Present development activities and results to engineering staff and management.

Skills

Radiation detection

Electro-mechanical

Radiation transport

Radiation shielding

Medical imaging

Medical physics

Detector calibrations

Education

Engineering/Physics/Medical Physics degree

Job description

Siemens Healthineers is seeking a Nuclear Engineering Co-Op in Hoffman Estates, IL. The role focuses on collecting data from detector systems, developing analysis code, and building test fixtures to advance detector and collimator technologies.

You will develop data processing algorithms, perform testing, and present findings to the engineering team. This is a paid co-op that supports growth in medical physics and radiation detection.