Today, Lonza is a global leader in life sciences operating across three continents. While we work in science, there’s no magic formula to how we do it. Our greatest scientific solution is talented people working together, devising ideas that help businesses to help people. In exchange, we let our people own their careers. Their ideas, big and small, genuinely improve the world. And that’s the kind of work we want to be part of.

Lonza’s Kingston site is part of our Personalized Medicine business unit which aims to make cell and gene therapies accessible to all patients. Specifically, our team develops and distributes the Cocoon® Platform which addresses challenges in cell therapy manufacturing as a functionally closed, automated, and scalable solution for personalized therapy manufacturing. We are a team with a great mission, a high level of excitement and resources to accomplish our goals! Learn more here.

Cocoon® Platform | Cell Therapy Manufacturing | Lonza

As an Electrical Engineer Intern, you will be responsible for driving engineering activities to develop new features, improvements and applications for Cocoon® platform. This will involve work in the area of integrated systems, electronics and firmware design, prototyping, testing and transfer to manufacturing. You will leverage your knowledge of electrical schematics, control system design, communication interfaces (USB, UART, SPI, I2C), and root cause analysis in our state of the art facility. You are expected to bring new ideas and innovations to the table while working within the Quality Management System.

This is an 12-16-month long internship assignment and will be based in our Kingston, ON location.

The ideal candidate will have a palpable energy level, agility to meet changing priorities, drive to exceed goals, attention to detail and positive attitude.

Key responsibilities:

• Work with a multidisciplinary team to deliver on Sustaining Engineering projects
• Support engineering team with tasks such as component drawings, specifications, design review and analysis
• Independently design and execute experiments including data analysis, communication of results and proposals for next steps
• Comply with Quality Management System requirements and documentation
• Perform background research to further development of existing products
• Provide root cause analysis, troubleshooting and solutions for challenges encountered in the manufacture, and customer use of our products
• Writing and revising technical documents including test protocols and reports, bills of materials, work instructions and quality forms
• Execute identified corrective actions to improve product and manufacturing process, typically following an Engineering Change process
• Work within a self-directed team environment
• Present results to direct supervisor and members of the team
• Perform other duties as assigned

Key Requirements:

• Working toward an Engineering degree in the Electrical, Systems or Mechatronics field
• Ability to take ownership in setting strategic workflow to achieve goals
• Technical report writing
• Able to perform troubleshooting and hands-on work with PCBs and electromechanical systems
• Experience with integrated systems and embedded systems
• Working knowledge of common electrical protocols such as USB, I2C, SPI, RS-232, CAN, etc.
• Knowledge of motor control and temperature sensing/control design would be beneficial
• Strong innovation and creativity in design solutions
• Comfort with measurement tools including oscilloscopes
• Good written and oral communication skills
• Independent work skills
• Strong work ethic
• Ability to work in a team setting

Every day, Lonza’s products and services have a positive impact on millions of people. For us, this is not only a great privilege, but also a great responsibility. How we achieve our business results is just as important as the achievements themselves. At Lonza, we respect and protect our people and our environment. Any success we achieve is no success at all if not achieved ethically.

People come to Lonza for the challenge and creativity of solving complex problems and developing new ideas in life sciences. In return, we offer the satisfaction that comes with improving lives all around the world. The satisfaction that comes with making a meaningful difference.

Lonza is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, status as a qualified individual with disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Reference: R53174

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