2025 Summer Intern - Learning, Development and Engagement - Vaccines

Technical Services Engineering Internship/Co-op - Reliability Engineer

Location: Swiftwater PA

Note: Candidates must be available 40 hours per week, Monday-Friday

• At this time, Sanofi will not sponsor a new applicant for employment authorization or offer any immigration related support for this position (i.e. H1B, F-1 OPT, F-1 STEM OPT, F-1 CPT, J-1, TN, or another type of work authorization). **
  
  

About The Job

We are an innovative global healthcare company that helps the world stay ahead of infectious diseases by delivering more than 500 million vaccine doses a year. Across different countries, our talented teams are exploring new technologies to protect people and promote healthy communities. We chase the miracles of science every single day, pursuing progress to make a real impact on millions of patients around the world.

Description

The selected candidate will work in the Manufacturing & Supply, Technical Services department and be a member of the Reliability Engineering team. This individual will be responsible to establish effective preventative and predictive maintenance plans for GMP Pharmaceutical process equipment according to OEM recommendations, industry standards and process application.

This position will involve working in the field 25-40% of the time within the maintenance organization. The student will benefit from mentoring, coaching and side-by-side work with knowledgeable and experienced experts in the field. Candidates will receive an in-depth, hands-on learning experience on how process systems, components and sub-systems operate and function in an operating CGMP (Current Good Manufacturing Practice) manufacturing facility. Additionally, the incumbent will interface with various cross-functional groups, employees supporting site initiatives and receive GMP training required to operate within a manufacturing facility, including various GMP and or GXP systems to complete their assignments. They will learn how to create, read, and interpret maintenance job plans, engineering specifications and schematics and will gain a working knowledge of the SAP Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system which can be applied to future carrier opportunities.

Responsibilities

• Execute:
• Criticality and gap assessments for equipment and components.
• FMEA (Failure Mode Effect Analysis), RCA (Root Cause Analysis) and identify alterative options to reduce or eliminate risk.
• Develop Historical trends to evaluate the criticality assessment, FEMA, and RCA for periodic review.
• Troubleshooting equipment issues (Deviations)
• Investigating equipment related failures (Investigations)
• Implementing equipment related changes (CCRs/CAPAs)
• Updating drawings
• Updating procedures
• Specifying parts
• Capturing user requirements
• Walkdown of equipment
• Defining spare parts for equipment
• Evaluation of preventative maintenance
  

About You

Basic Qualifications:

• Currently pursuing a bachelor's degree in Chemical, Mechanical, Biomedical, Computer Systems, or Electrical Engineering (or related field) at an accredited college or university, with the expectation that you will complete your current degree by the Spring of 2027
• Must be enrolled in school the semester following your internship/co-op with Sanofi. 
• Must be able to relocate to the office location and work 40 hrs./week for the full duration of the internship/Co-o
• Must have permanent US work authorization
  
  

Preferred Qualifications

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Self-starter capable of working in a high paced environment.
• Enjoy hands-on work and interest in all things mechanical and automated.
• Strong Computer Skills and Proficiency in MS Office is Required
• Good documentation skills
• Good analytical, technical, and organizational skills
• Strong attention to detail
• Working independently, being flexible and eager to learn
• High level of commitment
• Ability to effectively communicate with employees, contractors, and vendors.
• Self-starter who can work both independently without direct supervision and in a team environment.
• Maintains a high level of multi-tasking ability in conjunction with proven organizational skills.
  
  

There Will Be 2 Positions Supporting The Following Areas

• Utilities (Process & Building)
• FFIP (Filling Formulation & Inspection)
• Antigen (Vaccines Manufacturing)
  
  

Why Choose Us?

• Bring the miracles of science to life alongside a supportive, future-focused team.
• Discover endless opportunities to grow your talent and drive your career, whether it’s through a promotion or lateral move, at home or internationally.
• Enjoy a thoughtful, well-crafted rewards package that recognizes your contribution and amplifies your impact.
• Take good care of yourself and your family, with a wide range of health and wellbeing benefits including high-quality healthcare, prevention and wellness programs and at least 14 weeks’ gender-neutral parental leave.
  
  

Sanofi Inc. and its U.S. affiliates are Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action employers committed to a culturally diverse workforce. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race; color; creed; religion; national origin; age; ancestry; nationality; marital, domestic partnership or civil union status; sex, gender, gender identity or expression; affectional or sexual orientation; disability; veteran or military status or liability for military status; domestic violence victim status; atypical cellular or blood trait; genetic information (including the refusal to submit to genetic testing) or any other characteristic protected by law.

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