Intern (w/m/d) in R&D

At Johnson & Johnson, we believe health is everything. Our strength in healthcare innovation empowers us to build a world where complex diseases are prevented, treated, and cured, where treatments are smarter and less invasive, and solutions are personal. Through our expertise in Innovative Medicine and MedTech, we are uniquely positioned to innovate across the full spectrum of healthcare solutions today to deliver the breakthroughs of tomorrow, and profoundly impact health for humanity. Learn more at https://www.jnj.com

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Zuchwil, Switzerland

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Internship

Job Title: Intern (w/m/d) in R&D

Location: Zuchwil, Switzerland

Start: 01.09.2025

Johnson & Johnson is currently seeking an Intern to join our Co-Op R&D team located in Zuchwil

At Johnson & Johnson, we believe health is everything. Our strength in healthcare innovation empowers us to build a world where complex diseases are prevented, treated, and cured, where treatments are smarter and less invasive, and solutions are personal. Through our expertise in Innovative Medicine and MedTech, we are uniquely positioned to innovate across the full spectrum of healthcare solutions today to deliver the breakthroughs of tomorrow, and profoundly impact health for humanity.

Join us to advance the future of human health and take the first steps toward building a career with a purpose.

Position Overview - Tasks & Responsibilities

As an intern you will be a part of our R&D team and support our engineers in developing the next generation of surgical implants for fracture fixation.

• Support numerous work activities as part of the development process of new medical devices.
• Build concepts for medical devices and mechanical test setups.
• Design prototypes and coordinate manufacturing in the prototype shop.
• Coordinate and support mechanical tests
• Write technical reports to document your work.
• Present your results to your colleagues.
  
  

Qualifications - Education And Experience

• Engineering student (FH, ETH, min. 2 years of study) with mechanical engineering / materials engineering / biomedical engineering expertise.
  
  

Qualifications - Proficiencies And Skills

• Interest in the areas of product development and medical devices.
• Skills design, mechanical testing and validation.
• Basic CAD skills (preferably ProE / Creo).
• Basic skills in finite element analysis
• Basic anatomical & biomechanical understanding.
• Basic statistical knowledge.
• Basic programming experience in MATLAB and/or Python.
• Comfortable with reading and reviewing technical documents and drawings.
• Written and oral English communication is required, German is a plus.
  
  

Our Offering

• 6 months full time internship in an international healthcare company to grow your professional experience, start date 1st September 2025
• Exciting and intensive insight into one of the largest MedTech companies in the world
• Independent collaboration in national and regional projects for leading Swiss hospitals
• Great team and excellent sense of belonging
• Flexible working conditions with the opportunity of 40% remote work if the job allows
• Many attractive benefits to support your physical, mental and financial wellbeing. Learn more here.
  
  

Please mention in your application if you learned about this opportunity through the Health Science Club.

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