About the role#
Join our Clinical Engineering team in Santa Clara, California, to help advance healthcare technology through engineering solutions. This internship offers hands-on experience supporting the definition, development, and evaluation of medical technologies, including laboratory testing, system characterization, and engineering studies. You will collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to support the development of innovative medical devices and robotic surgical systems. This role provides exposure to both the clinical and human-centered aspects of medical device design, helping ensure products are safe, effective, and instinctive for healthcare professionals and patients.
What you'll do#
- Research disease states, treatment options, patient pathways, surgical workflows, and competitive technologies.
- Contribute to the identification and analysis of user needs, use scenarios, workflow requirements, and design inputs.
- Support planning and execution of user research, usability evaluations, and product assessments in simulated or clinical-use environments.
- Analyze qualitative and quantitative data from studies, observations, and evaluations to identify insights.
- Assist with the development and maintenance of human factors, clinical, and risk management documentation.
- Develop and detail clinical workflows, task analyses, and product use scenarios to support validation activities.
- Build reports, presentations, visualizations, and summaries to communicate project outcomes.
- Collaborate with physicians, healthcare professionals, and end users to gather feedback.
- Develop clinically relevant test methods, models, and evaluation approaches to assess product performance.
What you'll need#
- Currently enrolled in an accredited university or college program (bachelor’s, master’s, or PhD).
- Undergraduate student of sophomore status or higher; master’s and PhD students are encouraged to apply for advanced areas.
- Minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0.
- Ability to work full-time (40 hours per week).
- Commitment to one of the following term dates: June 1 - August 21, 2027, or June 21 - September 10, 2027.
- Interest or experience in healthcare technology, clinical systems, or biomedical engineering.
- Target majors include Biomedical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Robotics Engineering, Systems Engineering, Health Informatics, Psychology, Cognitive Science, or related fields.
- Proven ability to learn, evaluate, and adopt new AI tools and platforms.
- Basic understanding of medical device development and design control.
- Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail.
- Excellent communication skills.
- Knowledge of healthcare safety standards and device documentation.
Location & details#
- Location: Santa Clara, California.
- Modality: Hybrid.
- Term: Summer 2027.
- Compensation: This is a paid internship.
About Johnson & Johnson
Johnson & Johnson is a public company based in New Brunswick, New Jersey. Founded in 1886, it operates within the hospitals and health care industry. The company focuses on medical devices, diagnostics, and pharmaceuticals. It employs over 133,000 people across its global offices.
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