R&D, Manufacturing & Quality Engineering Internship Opportunities at Abbott
Publication date:
13 May 2025Workload:
100%Contract type:
Unlimited employment- Place of work:Zurich
<div><p><b><span><span><span>Thoratec Switzerland GmbH</span></span></span></b><b><span> </span></b><span><span>is a part of </span></span><span><b><span>Abbott</span></b></span><span><span> </span><span><b>Laboratories</b>, one of the world's leading manufacturers of medical devices. We are the global market leader for implantable and extracorporeal blood pumps based on magnetic levitation technology. Our life-saving systems, which we develop and manufacture in Zurich, are used for acute and long-term therapy in patients with severe heart diseases.</span></span><span> </span></p></div><div><p><span> </span></p></div><div><p><span><span>Our location in the heart of the city of Zurich has around 130 employees in the areas of development and production of the <b>Centri-</b></span></span><b><span><span>Mag </span></span><u><span><span>S</span></span></u></b><span><span><b>ystem</b> and the <b>HeartMate </b></span></span><b><span><span>motor. </span></span></b></p></div><div><p><span> </span></p></div><div><p><span> </span><b><span>Department Overview</span></b><span> </span></p></div><div><p><span> </span></p></div><div><p><span> </span><b><span>Research & Development Engineering</span></b><span> </span></p></div><div><p><span> </span></p></div><div><p><span><span>The Research & Development Engineering team focuses on managing and </span><span>maintaining</span><span> the product pipeline, supplying the market with innovative solutions that help improve the quality of life of our customers. Typical projects last between six months and multiple years, offering an interesting mix of width and depth.</span></span><span> </span></p></div><div><p><span> </span></p></div><div><p><b><span>Manufacturing Engineering</span></b><span> </span></p></div><div><p><span> </span></p></div><div><p><span><span>The Manufacturing Engineering team covers all aspects of manufacturing our high-end products. This entails a wide variety of activities, such as test equipment development, cost saving initiatives, manufacturability improvements, and non-conformance investigations.</span></span><span> </span></p></div><div><p><span> </span></p></div><div><p><b><span>Quality Engineering</span></b><span> </span></p></div><div><p><span> </span></p></div><div><p><span><span>The Quality Engineering team has the very interesting</span></span><span><span><span> </span></span></span><span><span>role of facilitating<span><span> </span></span>the link between all external requirements by regulatory agencies, their interpretation of</span><span> internal process requirements, and the implementation thereof. The navigation in these various fields </span><span>require</span><span> a wide range of lateral thinking as well as creative problem-solving skills.</span></span><span> </span></p></div><div><p><span> </span></p></div><div><p><span><span>Please follow our Career site and check for available openings:</span></span><span> </span></p></div><div><p><a href="https://www.jobs.abbott/us/en" target="_blank"><u><span>Abbott Jobs | Apply Now | Abbott Laboratories Careers</span></u></a><span> </span></p></div><div><p><span> </span></p></div><div><p><span><span>We are looking for highly motivated specialists who </span><span>would like to</span><span> b</span><span>e</span><span> part of our passionate team with broad responsibilities. Do you have what it takes? Then send us your application including motivation, curriculum vitae, letter of recommendation and diplomas in PDF format today. We are looking forward to meeting you</span></span><span> </span></p></div>
