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2025 Summer Intern - Systems Engineer - Systems & Hardware Development

We advance science so that we all have more time with the people we love.

Department Summary

We advance science so that we all have more time with the people we love.

The Summer @ Roche Intern Program has been developed to provide students with a fun yet rewarding summer through hands-on experience and numerous opportunities to network with other interns as well as employees in the organization. Additionally, we help our students meet their career development and educational goals while potentially building a future with the Roche organization. Leveraging the education you received already, we hope to give you an opportunity to grow and develop with us!

This internship position is located in Tucson, Arizona (on-site). 

The Opportunity

Learns and applies company concepts, policies, and procedures.

Follows standard practices under the guidance and supervision of experienced engineers.

Works on projects of limited to moderate scope in which analysis of situation or data requires a review of identifiable factors.

Participates in technical team activities and collaborates with team members on various engineering projects.

Presents and discusses data within the group, contributing to team knowledge sharing.

Makes suggestions to improve work processes and overall efficiency.

Assists in the reduction to practice of patentable inventions.

Program Highlights

Intensive 12-weeks full-time (40 hours per week) paid internship.

Program start dates are in May/June (Summer)

A stipend, based on location, will be provided to help alleviate costs associated with the internship.

Ownership of challenging and impactful business-critical projects.

Work with some of the most talented people in the biotechnology industry.

Who You Are (Required) 

Required Education: You meet one of the following criteria:

Must be pursuing a Bachelor's Degree (enrolled student).

Required Majors: Systems Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Molecular & Cellular Biology, Chemical Engineering, Biochemistry, Physics, Chemistry, Microbiology, Neuroscience, Data Science, Biology - Degrees in science or engineering

Familiarity with searching technical literature.

Basic knowledge of and ability to use word processing, spreadsheets, graphical and presentation software applications.

Understanding of basic engineering techniques and principles.

Ability to follow detailed directions and learn from supervision.

An interest in increasing quality and promoting a \"Quality First Time\" mindset.

Preferred Knowledge, Skills, and Qualifications

Excellent communication, collaboration, troubleshooting, and interpersonal skills.

Complements our culture and the standards that guide our daily behavior & decisions: Integrity, Courage, and Passion.

Able to review and process, plan experiments, write-up experimental data and present to broad audiences, learn new tools quickly, assess risk/requirements, write test procedures/reports.

Entry level; prior internship or coursework in engineering preferred.

Relocation benefits are not available for this job posting. 

The expected salary range for this position based on the primary location of  Tucson is $22-$28 hour.  Actual pay will be determined based on experience, qualifications, geographic location, and other job-related factors permitted by law. This position also qualifies for paid holiday time off benefits.

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