NPI Process Engineering Co-op

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Job Summary

To support our extraordinary teams who build great products and contribute to our growth, we’re looking to add a New Product Introduction (NPI) Process Engineering Co-Op located in our Nashua, NH site.

Reporting to the NPI Engineering Manager, the student will work with process engineers across a range of projects to help move our new products from the early prototype stage into pilot line production and final transfer to our contract manufacturer.

What a typical day looks like:

• Assess new medical product designs for manufacturability (DFM) and ease of assembly (DFA).
• Participate in the build of electro-mechanical assemblies to help develop assembly process flows and identify assembly risks that may lead to product failure.

• Create detailed assembly process documents that will be used by our pilot production teams and contract manufacturers to assemble our products.
• Work with the lead process engineer to identify and develop assembly and test tools used in the building of our products.
• Assist in the evaluation of product assembly issues and collaborate with a cross-functional team to develop solutions to resolve the issue.
• Assist in equipment development and validation activities, including designing and executing DoEs to determine operating limits for production-intent processes.

Student qualities/experience we’re seeking for this Co-Op assignment:

• Strong ethic of initiative and personal ownership of work product.
• Solutions-oriented attitude when challenges arise – there will be problems and we will fix them!
• Excellent mechanical aptitude with structured problem-solving experience (5Why, Ishikawa, RedX) strongly preferred.
• Demonstrated ability to function within a team, with project team experience (FIRST, FormulaSAE, Human Powered Vehicle, DBF, etc.) a strongly preferred.
• Basic to intermediate proficiency in SolidWorks (part and assembly creation, 2D drawing creation).
• Demonstrated capability in technical or creative writing.
• Experience working within a machine shop.
• Experience with the Microsoft Office Suite of tools, including Excel, PowerPoint, and Word.
• Ability to work full time, on-site, in our Nashua, NH NPI center.

Co-Op Program Requirements:

• Available to work 40 hours/week (in-person) for the assignment term (Jan - Jun 2027)
• Currently enrolled in 4-year accredited university studying Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Biomedical Engineering or Industrial Engineering
• 3.0 minimum GPA




Application Deadline:

Applications for this job position will be accepted for at least five days following the job posting start date below and continuing until the end date below or until the position is filled. This posting may close sooner due to application volume.

Job Posting Start Date 07-30-2026 Job Posting End Date



Job Category

Intern

Relocation: Not eligible

Is Sponsorship Available?

No

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