R&D, Software Development Intern

The Summer Intern program at CooperSurgical provides college students with the opportunity to participate in meaningful projects that contribute to the overall business unit objectives. In addition to the assigned projects, Interns are given the opportunity to participate in activities that encourage networking with peers, managers, and employees.

The R&D department is looking for Engineering students in Software, IT or related tracks who are motivated to build and expand their real-world skills in a dynamic product development setting. The R&D interns will assist with the product development and software engineering processes. Interns will work on relevant in-process engineering projects during their time with the company.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Intermediate skill in the use of Excel, Word and PowerPoint. Advanced preferred.
  

• Organized with attention to detail and ability to carry out tasks independently.

• Excellent project management, organizational and follow-through skill set

• Strong communication and interpersonal skills

• Professional demeanor

• Ability to program C, C++, python and/or any high-level programming language

• Ability to read, write and understand software design documents, software requirements documents.

• Ability to recreate, troubleshoot and fault find software defects.

• Familiarity with technologies like Cloud, AI, ML etc.
  

Experience

• Not required, but prior Internship experience is a plus.
  

Education

• Current college student, majoring in Computer Science, or related tracks, entering their Sophomore, Junior, Senior year or Masters.

• Minimum 3.0 GPA.

Essential Functions

• Assist Software Engineering with design, development and verification of medical devices.

• Perform unit tests, integration tests, document analyze results.

• Write test plans and reports.

• Program/Code/Develop software applications, test applications and document the design.

• Perform troubleshooting tasks in simple to complex software applications.

• Prototype software applications and user interface design.

• Detect manual steps in current workflow and automate for efficiency in process.