Medtronic

R&D Engineering Intern

May - August 2019 • North Haven, CT

What I liked

I enjoyed being able to spearhead my own internship project, and setting and achieving goals agreed on by my manager and I. I was also able to shadow other employees and learn about roles outside of my immediate team, and collaborated with other team members on team projects. My internship manager and my peer mentor’s amazing mentorship was critical in my success and guiding me towards achieving and exceeding my project goals.

What I wish was different

It was a great internship experience, no complaints!

Advice

Network as much as you can and conduct informational interviews with anyone or department that you are interested in. Make sure you give 100% to your internship experience. It’s what you make of it, and remember there is no guarantee that you will get a job offer because of timing or openings available, so get the most out of the internship experience as you can to propel you forward and allow you to achieve and exceed your goals!

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Manufacturing Engineering Intern

June - August 2020 • Fridley, MN

What I liked

I enjoyed the projects I got to work on- I was able to make improvements to our manufacturing process, specifically in how scrapped product gets captured. Medtronic also assigns each intern a mentor, who is very helpful to ask questions to and bounce ideas off of. My team was welcoming and made sure I knew that my work was valued.

What I wish was different

Due to the pandemic, the internship was entirely virtual. I would've liked to get into the facility and have more of a hands-on aspect to my projects, particularly being in a manufacturing position, but that just wasn't possible with the current situation.

Advice

My advice would be to make your future career goals known to your manager and other people around the office. I was able to stay on part-time this fall, simply because I mentioned to a few people that I was interested in doing this. You never know who will open doors for you if they just know what your objectives are.

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Biomedical Engineering Intern

June - August 2020 • Northridge, CA

What I liked

Medtronic has a great company culture and the work I did over the summer was both impactful to the team and myself. I felt like they really invested in me and my learning; in return, I created a software tool that greatly improved their efficiency by automating a common process.

What I wish was different

I wish it could have in been on-site and in person; due to COVID-19, however, that was out of their control - despite the circumstance, the experience was amazing!

Advice

A summer internship at a company you know you may want to work at is really important - you learn a lot about industry, your own strengths and weaknesses, and understand if you would like more experiences like that.

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Clinical Specialist Intern

June 2020 • Riverside, CA

What I liked

I loved the team I worked with

What I wish was different

I wish I had more time in the field

Advice

Take your time with learning

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Industrial Engineering Intern

June - August 2020 • North Haven, CT

What I liked

I liked my employer and my team, as well as my peer advisor. I liked the flexibility of having summer hours (8-5pm M-Thurs and 8-12pm on Friday). I liked getting to work on my own projects, as well as projects with my team members. I also liked that I worked on technical projects and projects to improve employee engagement within our team.

What I wish was different

I wish that I could have been in person at least for part of my internship.

Advice

Ask so many questions, get involved early on, do not be afraid to not know everything and remember that there is so much you can take away from this experience.

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Manufacturing Engineering Intern

June - August 2020 • Brooklyn Park, MN

What I liked

My mentor was the best thing about my internship at Medtronic. Despite the online setting due to COVID-19, I was able to reach out to him and he was extremely helpful in answering all my questions.

What I wish was different

I wish there would have been an opportunity to connect with the other interns through social events.

Advice

Step out of your comfort zone to learn something new. You never know how it may impact you positively in the long run

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Manufacturing Engineering Intern

June 2019 • Santa Rosa, CA

What I liked

What I like about my job is the wealth of knowledge between all my colleagues and how they have no problem answering questions when asked. I learned a lot about real world experience and how our products make an impact in people in need.

What I wish was different

One thing would be the use of more engineering analysis to solve a problem based on what we learned in our classes.

Advice

A piece of advice I would share would be to ask a lot of questions and learn as much as you can. Get involved in projects without being asked to and share what you can offer based on your knowledge.

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Research assistant

May - August 2019 • Milwaukee, WI

What I liked

The freedom and first hand experience of research

What I wish was different

I wish I could meet more people and see more facilities

Advice

Take notes and make sure to network!

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Systems Engineering Intern

May - August 2019 • Minneapolis, MN

What I liked

I really liked the group I was working with. Everyone was nice and friendly, and I always had interesting projects to work on. With a larger site like Minneapolis, there are over a hundred other interns working across all of the campuses, so we had a lot of social events to get to know other interns better.

What I wish was different

I wish I would have been given the opportunity to explore other areas of engineering such as R&D or other groups outside the business unit I was in.

Advice

Networking is super important to understanding not only your group but the Medtronic culture as a whole. I networked with a lot of people even at different campuses, and it was a great opportunity for me to understand how Medtronic works

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Sensor R&D Engineering Intern

May - August 2019 • Northridge, CA

What I liked

I loved the location and how organized the internship program was. Interns were from all over the country, so it was a great way to meet tons of new people from places I've never been. I liked how we were all housed together in the same two apartment complexes (about a 25 minute drive from work and 30 minutes from the beach). I also liked how there was an intern orientation, intern outing events (Dodger's game, Dave & Busters, Six Flags), intern volunteer hours, and intern networking events with full-time employees of the company. Medtronic did a great job of making the interns feel welcome and included, and gave them the full experience of what it's like to be an employee there.

What I wish was different

Nothing!

Advice

Put yourself out there, and don't be afraid to ask questions or reach out to full-time employees to talk about their career paths and how they got to where they are.

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Biomedical Engineering Intern

May - August 2018 • Memphis, TN

What I liked

My experience at Medtronic was fantastic. I learned FDA submission guidelines, FEA with Ansys, GD&T, and how to design from VoX input through the Design Control Process, up to and including print review.

What I wish was different

I honestly can't think of anything that could have been better.

Advice

Hit the ground running and do not stop. You can only get out of it what you're willing to put into it.

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Research and Development Intern

May - August 2019 • North Haven, CT

What I liked

I loved the company's culture and inclusiveness. I never felt anything short of an full-time employee. The projects were meaningful and challenging. I also loved the people I worked with; they are very knowledgeable and helpful.

What I wish was different

The first few weeks were very dry. It takes a while to get going with a project, but once you are assigned one, it is a lot of fun.

Advice

Network with the people within the company. Be an extrovert; inquire about the projects they are working on and express your interest in working with them.

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Clinical Specialist

May 2019 • Buffalo, NY

What I liked

It was a job that I didn't know existed for biomedical engineering majors and it ended up being something I really enjoyed. The job offers me the chance to interact with many different people such as doctors, nurses, patients and other engineers.

What I wish was different

I wish I had received a little more direction while training, but it was also a new internship program so not many people new the plan.

Advice

I would say this isn't a typical job or internship. It is a lifestyle choice since there are days you could be working 4 hours and then other days you could be working over 8 hours and have to drive up to 2 hours away for the day.

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Quality Intern

June - August 2019 • Danvers, MA

What I liked

I enjoyed working with the quality team and doing testing and helping with documentation.

What I wish was different

I wish I could've been more involved and participated in more testing.

Advice

Ask questions! It's the most important part of a job and it's how you'll learn the most.

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Plastic engineering intern

June 2019 • Danvers, MA

What I liked

The involvement and hands on experience

What I wish was different

Advice

Get involved and ask a lot of questions

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Engineering Intern

December 2019 • Minneapolis, MN

What I liked

The requirements for the job were very clear and straightforward.

What I wish was different

Honestly, not much. Handshake does a great job connecting employers and potential employees quickly and simply.

Advice

Potential employees should throw their names in the hat as early as possible in order to get the best chance at an interview.

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Manufacturing Engineering Intern

June 2019 • North Haven, CT

What I liked

I liked that I got to work with many WPI graduates and it was nice to see that they all starter where I was and moved their way up to higher roles within the company.

What I wish was different

I wish that I was with another intern, because I was the only intern in my department.

Advice

I would advise people to build relationships with their coworkers in their office. I got really close with not just my mentor, but all of my coworkers in my office, which gave me a very broad networking group in order to get more information about different parts of the company or other companies.

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R&D Engineering Intern

June - August 2019 • Irvine, CA

What I liked

Company culture is very focused on improving lives and patient outcomes. Had meaningful projects to work on. Team was super helpful and always willing to help me learn.

What I wish was different

Sometimes at a big company like this, there can be a lot of hoops to jump through to get work done and it's difficult to get things moving.

Advice

Don't be afraid to advocate for yourself! Take initiative to find work when you don't have anything to do, network, and learn as much as you can during your 11 weeks.

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Mechanical Engineer

May - August 2018 • Memphis, TN

What I liked

Work environment

What I wish was different

Had learned more at my internship

Advice

Work hard

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Electrical Engineering Co-op

May - August 2019 • North Haven, CT

What I liked

Everyone was kind, patient, welcoming, and very dedicated to answering all of my questions and providing me with a valuable experience.

What I wish was different

Advice

They constantly tell you this already, but ask questions! The employees here are always willing and eager to help you understand any topic as much as possible.

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