Medtronic

Electrical Engineering Intern

May - August 2019 • Northridge, CA

What I liked

Great team great program

What I wish was different

nothing

Advice

ask questions

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Machined Parts Quality Inspector

May - August 2019 • Warsaw, IN

What I liked

Working as a quality inspector at Medtronic taught me so much. My coworkers were amazing and still encouraged me to keep at my education! I also worked along side quality engineers about different parts that I was inspecting. I learned a lot about how the quality of a medical product is inspected and what actions are taken after inspection.

What I wish was different

Honestly I wouldn't change a whole lot about my job there. The only thing would be less training but I understand why you have to go through all of the paperwork.

Advice

This is a great way to gain engineering experience without an actual internship. I honestly learned so much by just working there!

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Quality Engineering Intern

June - August 2019 • Louisville, CO

What I liked

The work environment, company culture, mission, challenging projects, program structure, and mentoring/support were all condusive to a fantastic internship experience.

What I wish was different

Advice

Open yourself up to new experiences.

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process engineering intern

May - August 2019 • Irvine, CA

What I liked

I had a very supportive team that really wanted to see me succeed. I had a meaningful project that I was excited about. I had opportunities to learn a lot from other people and they treated me like a real full time employee, not just an intern.

What I wish was different

I wish I had more time to complete my project. Really in the grand scheme of things, 3 months is really a short amount of time

Advice

Opportunities are there, but you must seize them. My manager was impressed that, on top of my project, I took the initiative to help other people with their work. I got to learn from them, and they got some help, it was a win-win situation. Also, set up time to meet/network with people. Show that you are nice and eager to learn and they will want to help you too.

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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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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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Electrical Engineering Intern

May - August 2019 • Tempe, AZ

What I liked

I liked that the entire culture of the company is very mission-driven ("...to alleviate pain, restore health, and extend life...") and that every employee with whom I interacted was extremely helpful. I also like that I had a real engineering project of my own. I was not simply given a support role in another project, or made to do typical "intern tasks." Rather, I was given a project over which I had full ownership, was technically challenging, and which made a definite impact on the company.

What I wish was different

I wish that the onboarding process had been smoother. There were many technical onboarding related issues that prevented me from making progress on my project for a very long time.

Advice

Networking is everything: networking will get you into an internship in the first place, and networking will get you more places once you have that internship. Networking doesn't just have to be a dry business practice, either: networking actually becomes very natural if you choose to take a genuine interest in the work that other people are doing.

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Data Science Intern

May - August 2019 • Northridge, CA

What I liked

Good relocation support, interesting project, and strong mentorship support.

What I wish was different

Advice

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Mechanical Engineering Intern

May - August 2018 • Brooklyn Park, MN

What I liked

Lotta moneeyyyy

What I wish was different

More work, I was bored a lot

Advice

Be proactive about seeking out work, the engineers are busy and tend to forget you

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Test Engineer

June 2019 • Miami Lakes, FL

What I liked

Medtronic has been great. They have helped me develop my knowledge of the Medical Devices Industry as well as Test Engineering. I have been challenged and given responsibility without being overloaded with work that I can't complete.

What I wish was different

I wish I had asked to learn about specific areas that I wanted to develop. For example they had SolidWorks projects that needed to be done and I knew that it was an area I wanted to improve, but I never asked to be on that project.

Advice

Don't be afraid to voice your opinion. Generally the internship will want to give you work that you want to do, but they wont know what you want to do unless you tell them explicitly.

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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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System Validation Engineering Intern

May - August 2019 • Minneapolis, MN

What I liked

I liked that I was finally able to apply my degree to real-world problems. I was treated as any other team member, and I was able to experience what my future will be like.

What I wish was different

I wish I would have had more time to work on my project. The summer was halfway over before I fully understood the scope of my project, which limited the amount of progress I was able to make on it.

Advice

Go into your internship with an open mind. Try and do the best you can, but don’t stress yourself out. Your manager knows you are still in college, with very little experience, and willl probably make mistakes. As long as you learn from them, you can save yourself from making those same mistakes when you are actually in your real job.

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Process Development Engineering Intern

May - August 2019 • Plymouth, MN

What I liked

I loved the intern community at the company, and the atmosphere of the location I worked at. It was great experience to be able to work on my own personal project throughout the summer as well.

What I wish was different

I wish I would've had a little less guidance on my project from my manager, so that I could've developed more of my own solutions.

Advice

Talk to as many people as possible to try to learn more about the company and the opportunities that are available. Also, people will likely have advice relating to your project as well, so don't be afraid to ask people who are more experienced than you.

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Software Test Intern

May - August 2019 • Northridge, CA

What I liked

The team and especially my manager were amazing, very supportive of me and my career goals. The intern cohort was also super cool and friendly. There were a lot of opportunities to grow and learn more about the company.

What I wish was different

I initially was given 3 days right before Thanksgiving to accept the offer, but thankfully they pushed it back a weekend (though still not a lot) to decide.

Advice

Ask questions! Be confident in your abilities.

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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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Design Quality Engineering Intern

May - August 2019 • Northridge, CA

What I liked

I really appreciated the cross-functional involvement of the role and the chance to work with teams of different engineers to deliver quality assurance and regulatory documents. I also appreciated how interns were valued and work completed was used to drive company progress. Work life balance was awesome and the intern program was wonderfully run for the most part. Also the benefits with regard to housing and relocation assistance were amazing.

What I wish was different

I wish the way that onboarding and key quality documents were given to us was more engaging. I also wish there was transport to and from work and that the housing complex was closer to work.

Advice

Get ready to learn and never forget to ask, why does what I'm doing matter?

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Biomedical Engineering Intern

May - August 2018 • Plymouth, MN

What I liked

Office was exceedingly welcoming and open to questions. Had access to informational interviews with employees across varying roles across product lines and locations. Received a lot of hands on experience with products and was given freedom to pursue own project.

What I wish was different

I wish I would have been able to have more say in my project direction. Sometimes the large-company bureacracy slowed progress, which was frustrating.

Advice

If you get the position, network as much as possible.

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Electrical Engineering Intern

June - September 2018 • Northridge, CA

What I liked

My internship experience was incredibly hands on, and the company was very ready for me with a relevant project, access to all the resources I would need, a manager and mentor with a similar background to myself, and housing for the summer. I really enjoyed getting to work on my own project from the initial development stages to its completion. Overall, Medtronic has a very well organized engineering internship program, and really sets its interns up for potential long-term roles within the company.

What I wish was different

I would have preferred to work on a project within a team of other interns or full-time employees, and across multiple disciplines. I think this would have reflected what a typical engineering project looks like in industry, and would help me get better connected within the company.

Advice

Definitely don't be afraid to ask questions from those around you, everyone in this company is more than willing to lend a helping hand. Also, I found that talking to engineers in other departments was incredibly rewarding as I got to learn about other potential career paths, and see a wider scope of Medtronic's operations as a whole.

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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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