Function
Career Programs
Sub function
Non-LDP Intern/Co-Op
Category
Intern/Co-Op, Non-LDP Intern/Co-Op (C)
Location
Aachen / Germany
Date posted
Jul 01 2025
Requisition number
R-010089
Work pattern
Hybrid Work
Description
At Johnson & Johnson, we believe health is everything. Our strength in healthcare innovation empowers us to build a world where complex diseases are prevented, treated, and cured, where treatments are smarter and less invasive, and solutions are personal. Through our expertise in Innovative Medicine and MedTech, we are uniquely positioned to innovate across the full spectrum of healthcare solutions today to deliver the breakthroughs of tomorrow, and profoundly impact health for humanity. Learn more at https://www.jnj.com

JOB DESCRIPTION:

Location: Aachen
Start: 1st August 2025

QUALIFICATIONS - EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:

• Ongoing or finished university degree with chemical sciences background
• Or more specifically: Polymer or Materials Engineering student (min. 2 years of study) with polymer-synthesis or polymer-physical expertise.

QUALIFICATIONS - SKILLS:

• Must have basic understanding of polymer chemistry and physics.
• Interest in the areas of product development and medical devices
• Fluent in English and German
• Strong communication & interpersonal skills
• Ability to work in a matrix organization and participate effectively both independently and as part of a team
• Capacity to work under strict timelines
• Skills design, mechanical testing and validation
• Basic statistical knowledge
• Basic programming experience in MATLAB and/or Python
• Comfortable with reading and reviewing technical documents and drawings

As an intern you will be a part of our R&D team and support the team in chemical analysis and prototyping of our next generation products. Tasks include but are not limited to:

• Provides support in research and development of products and processes like
• synthesis of polymers, coating, surface modifications
• 3D printing, injection molding
• Executes protocols for testing product performance (Tensile testing, DSC, NMR, XPS, XRD, etc)
• Conduct small sets of experiments (e.g. solubility, swelling, surface modification, and surface analysis)
• Collect and document results to statistically analyze and validate parameters of established processes.
• Support in scouting scientific/technical papers and patents on topics relevant to work
• Assistance with maintenance of equipment/devices