CAREERS THAT CHANGE LIVES
Careers that change lives start here. Medtronic is a global leader in healthcare technology with a Mission to alleviate pain, restore health, and extend life. Our 95,000 employees work across more than 150 countries to put patients first — developing innovative medical technologies that improve the lives of 72+ million patients each year. Your unique talents will help shape the future of healthcare while building a career grounded in purpose, growth, and impact.
Our summer internships are full-time (40 hours/week), paid positions lasting 10-11 weeks. We offer competitive compensation, educational and social programming throughout the summer, as well as housing assistance and relocation support for eligible interns.
Engineering Intern Opportunities for Students
Interns may support one or more engineering areas based on business need, candidate background, and location availability. Examples of work in each area are listed below.
Research & Development Engineering
Support design, development, analysis, and testing of engineering solutions during research and product development phases.
Contribute to system integration, verification, validation, risk analysis, and data-driven evaluation efforts.
Support safety testing, regulatory compliance, and transfer of products from development into manufacturing.
Great for students who want to:
Gain exposure to how new medical technologies move from early concepts through validation and manufacturing readiness.
Apply engineering fundamentals to real design, testing, and system-level challenges.
Understand how safety, quality, and regulatory requirements influence engineering decisions.
Operations Engineering
Design and support manufacturing processes, procedures, and production layouts for assemblies, equipment, machining, and material handling.
Provide technical and sustaining engineering support within manufacturing environments, including equipment and process improvements.
Contribute to continuous improvement efforts focused on quality, efficiency, and production yield.
Great for students who want to:
Learn how products are built, assembled, and scaled for full-scale manufacturing.
See how engineering decisions directly impact production efficiency, cost, and output.
Gain hands-on experience solving process and equipment challenges in a manufacturing setting.
Quality Engineering
Develop, apply, and maintain quality standards and protocols for materials, components, and finished products.
Collaborate with engineering, manufacturing, and supplier teams to support quality requirements and compliance.
Support reliability studies, data analysis, and evaluation of design or test methods to achieve product reliability targets.
Great for students who want to:
Understand how quality systems and standards help ensure medical products are safe and compliant.
Work cross-functionally to support quality and reliability across the product lifecycle.
Build experience using data, testing, and process evaluation to support engineering decisions.
Location and Work Model
Most internship positions are based at primary hubs in Minnesota, California, Colorado, Connecticut, and Massachusetts, with additional opportunities available in Arizona, Florida, Michigan, Tennessee, and Texas. Candidate location preferences are strongly considered during the interview and offer process; however, flexibility increases the number of potential opportunities available. All interns must reside in the U.S. for the duration of the internship.
Interns are expected to work onsite a minimum of 4 days per week and participate full time, 40 hours per week, as part of the intern cohort from June 1 through August 13 for semester system programs or June 14 through August 20 for quarter system programs.
Required Qualifications
Working toward a bachelor’s or master’s degree in Biomedical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Materials Science & Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related engineering discipline with an anticipated graduation date of Winter 2027, Spring 2028, Winter 2028, or Spring 2029.
Applicants for Medtronic’s Summer Internship Program must be currently authorized to work in the United States. Medtronic does not sponsor work authorization for internship positions. Individuals on temporary visa classifications, including E, F‑1 (CPT or OPT), H‑1, H‑2, L, B, J, or TN, as well as anyone who requires employment sponsorship now or in the future, are not eligible for the Program.
Preferred Qualifications
Prior experience in engineering design, testing, manufacturing, quality, data analysis, or product development through internships, academic projects, research, laboratory work, or relevant work experience.
Experience with engineering software, programming, CAD, data analysis, or laboratory equipment.
Experience creating technical documentation, laboratory reports, project summaries, test reports, or engineering presentations.
Minimum 3.0 cumulative GPA on a 4.0 scale.
Flexibility in geographic location.
Physical Job Requirements:
The physical demands described within the Responsibilities section of this job description are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of the role. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of the role, the employee is regularly required to be independently mobile. The employee is also required to interact with a computer and communicate with peers and coworkers.