Position Summary & Responsibilities:
This Co-op is anticipated to run from middle of May - December 2025 working an average of 40 hours a week. This role is based in Durham, NC with a five day per week onsite requirement. Relocation Assistance is not available for this position. bioMérieux is seeking an Intern/Co-op to join the Durham Site Automation Engineering team to assist with the development and implementation of engineering solutions in a manufacturing environment. This will be a great opportunity to gain real world experience while working in a fast paced, regulated Medical Instruments industry. The Automation Engineering team is responsible for the installation, maintenance, programming, and improvement of the Automated and Computerized equipment used in the Manufacturing and Packaging of the BacT/Alert line of products.Assist with the development and implementation of engineering solutions to improve bioMérieux manufacturing systems.Conduct engineering studies and perform manufacturing data mining and analysis.Write Excel Macros using Visual Basic for Applications (VBA), and develop software applications using C#, VB.net, or Python.Other assignments as directed by management.Education, Skills, & Experience:
High School Diploma/GED is required and must be actively enrolled in an academic program/institution pursuing a degree.Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Bioengineering, or Computer Science majors are desiredExperience with PLC programming, C, C++, Python, SQL, or advanced level Excel is desiredPrevious work experience is preferred, ideally in a Manufacturing or Warehouse setting#biojobsPlease be aware that recruitment related scams are on the rise. Fraudulent job postings are being placed on other websites, and individuals posing as bioMérieux Talent Acquisition team members are reaching out via email or text message in an attempt to collect your personal and confidential information. In some cases, these scammers are also conducting bogus interviews prior to extending fraudulent offers of employment. Beware of individuals reaching out using general phone numbers and non-bioMerieux email domains (i.e. Hotmail.com, Gmail.com, Yahoo.com, etc.). If you are concerned that an interview experience or offer of employment might be a scam, please make sure you are searching for the posting on our careers site https://careers.biomerieux.com/ or contact us at [email protected].
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