Boston Scientific

Manufacturing Engineering Intern

May - August 2019 • Spencer, IN

What I liked

Working at a global company, mentors to co-ops, opportunity to learn

What I wish was different

More technical experience

Advice

Great for growing as a professional, but sometimes lacking in opportunities to gain technical experience

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Quality Engineer

May - August 2019 • Maple Grove, MN

What I liked

I loved how I actually got to do something that I am really passionate about.

What I wish was different

I wish I got to do some of the day-to-day aspect of the position.

Advice

Keep a positive attitude and always give it your best.

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R&D Engineering Intern

May - August 2019 • Marlborough, MA

What I liked

What I wish was different

Advice

Ask questions and don't be afraid to ask for help! Talk to people and get to know different people outside of your department. Absorb as much as you can from the experience.

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R&D Intern

May - August 2018 • Maple Grove, MN

What I liked

Structure of the internship program, company culture, managers were receptive to intern requests (ie which projects / type of work to do)

What I wish was different

N/A

Advice

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Medical Device Specialist

June - August 2019 • Maple Grove, MN

What I liked

The flexibility and exposure to new ideas!

What I wish was different

More co-worker interaction, I worked third shift, so everyone was always very worn out

Advice

Be careful and be clean!

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Process Development Co-op

January - August 2019 • Spencer, IN

What I liked

The culture of the company and the specific site was amazing. The people helped me want to come into work every day.

What I wish was different

I wish I had been more involved in process design earlier than I had been.

Advice

Don't let the geographic location of a co-op or internship keep you away from applying or accepting the offer. You'll always make friends and find ways to make the most of what you have.

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Sales and Clinical Engineering Intern

June - August 2018 • Valencia, CA

What I liked

Amazing company with amazing employees

What I wish was different

More hands on engineering experience

Advice

Take advantage of all networking opportunities

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IT Intern

May - August 2018 • Marlborough, MA

What I liked

What I wish was different

Advice

Spend your time learning from different areas outside of your main project. They have amazing resources and learning opportunities here.

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Manufacturing Engineering Intern

May - July 2019 • Arden Hills, MN

What I liked

Great culture with friendly people. I was given a large scale project and tasked with many different experiences.

What I wish was different

I would like to meet more people next time!

Advice

Be outgoing and take every opportunity to learn, the summer goes by fast.

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Process development

May - August 2019 • Spencer, IN

What I liked

I enjoyed my internship at Boston Scientific. It was an amazing hands on experience working in the medical device industry. Applied knowledge from class to the field and vise versa.

What I wish was different

I wouldn’t change anything about the internship itself. However, I would recommend that the College of Engineering would require students to get internships or research opportunities on/off campus. While talking with other students from other schools, some required students to have 1-2 or more internships to graduate.

Advice

In any internship or job, t is important to accept that you will not understand everything you will be doing. It’s very important to speak up and ask for help versus guessing on what to do. “Make mistakes early, the quicker you fail the quicker you learn from your mistakes”. Even in an industry setting, you will learning something new everyday.

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R&D Engineering Intern

May - August 2018 • Minneapolis, MN

What I liked

I learned a lot about the medical device industry and was given real, meaningful projects to work on.

What I wish was different

The position I held focused a lot on electrical engineering and electrochemistry, whereas my background is in mechanical engineering.

Advice

I definitely recommend networking during an internship like this in order to learn about the different job functions available in the industry that you're interested in.

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Co-op (Endoscopy - Sustaining Engineering)

May - October 2017 • Marlborough, MA

What I liked

BSC was a great place to work at. As a coop, I got to work on actual large scale projects. I learned a lot and gained valuable experience.

What I wish was different

The timing of the coop cut into school time but was still well worth it.

Advice

Network by meeting with people in other departments

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Process Development Engineer Intern

May - August 2019 • Spencer, IN

What I liked

The environment was friendly. The mentor I had was every helpful and patient. Very inclusive company. Gave relevant work experience.

What I wish was different

Wish there was a bit more instruction given to new employees, if I didn't actively seek work I didn't have much to do.

Advice

Make sure you go out of your way to make a name for yourself and offer your services as much as you can responsibly handle.

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Engineering Intern

July 2018 • Arden Hills, MN

What I liked

Hands-on, applicable work that is meaningful and makes a difference. Good work environment, competitive pay.

What I wish was different

Advice

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Engineering Intern

May - August 2018 • Maple Grove, MN

What I liked

I got tour all the production floors in Minnesota locations, loved learning about operations

What I wish was different

Bad team made it difficult to find mentorship and rewarding work

Advice

It is important to get a variety of experiences and figure out what you like as much as what you don’t like

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Electrical Engineering Intern

May - August 2018 • Arden Hills, MN

What I liked

Boston Scientific has a great company culture, and they assign their interns real world tasks that give you a great experience of what it means to be an engineer.

What I wish was different

My only wish is that I could have stayed and worked longer!

Advice

Make sure to make a good impression and talk to as many people as possible, there is a lot you can learn and a strong network to be made if you put in the effort to reach out to current employees.

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Component Engineering Intern

June - August 2018 • Minnetonka, MN

What I liked

Lots of great experience working in a large company. Gained networking skills and got to work on a lot of technical projects.

What I wish was different

Some projects were fairly tedious and low level. I wish there were more opportunities for interesting work that fit my area of interest.

Advice

Even when the work is long and boring, do your best. You sign your name with your work and as an engineer you're basically selling yourself. Show that you can do any job well, no matter what it is.

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