Intern 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 jnj.com.

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Zuchwil, Switzerland, Zug, Switzerland

Job Description

Job Title: Intern R&D

Location: Zuchwil, Switzerland

Start: August 2026

Johnson & Johnson is currently seeking an intern to join our 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.

DePuySynthes is recruiting for an Intern/Co-Op R&D, located in Zuchwil, Switzerland.

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.

Key Responsibilities

• 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:

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

Required

Experience and Skills:

• Interest in the areas of product development and medical devices.
  
  

Preferred

• Basic CAD (preferably ProE / Creo) and Finite Element Analysis skills.
• Experience in Mechanical testing and validation
• Basic skills anatomical & biomechanical understanding.
• Basic statistical knowledge.
• Basic programming experience in MATLAB and/or Python.
• Comfortable with reading and reviewing technical documents and drawings.
  
  

Other

• 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 February 2026
• The chance to be part of a world-leading company in the MedTech field and to have this cross-functional experience added to your CV.
• Great team and excellent sense of belonging
• Flexible working conditions with the opportunity of 40% remote work if the job allows
• Many attractive benefits 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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