Are you looking for an exciting opportunity to learn and collaborate with a talented team, and gain hands-on experience in R&D? Join our dynamic R&D team at Meissner! 

Who is Meissner?

The goal at Meissner is to be more than simply good; it is to be extraordinary. Extraordinary performance comes from extraordinary people.

Meissner as a group is passionate about helping our clients manufacture lifesaving and life enhancing drugs, therapies, and vaccines. We develop, manufacture, supply and service advanced microfiltration products and single-use systems worldwide.

We know that when you are passionate about what you do, it’s more than just a job.

Meissner is focused on the development of the whole individual, and we have programs and tools in place to help us stay at our best mentally and physically. In alignment with our commitment to support the growth and development of the whole individual, Meissner has inaugurated a Learning and Development department to solely focus on cultivating our team. When you grow, we grow.

How you will make an impact:

Research and Development is at the forefront of innovation and scalability for Meissner Filtration Products. The R&D Intern will be responsible for assisting current R&D team members on their projects. The work will be diverse and will involve sample measurements, filter testing, prototype assembly and some CAD design. Work involved will be both in the design stage to scale-up.

The R&D Intern’s work will include experimentation, analysis, design of experiment and implementation of advanced technologies and systems focused on augmenting our capacity to serve our ever-growing customer base in the life sciences fields.

• Responsible for accomplishing tasks assigned by project leader.
• Take a collaborative approach to meeting the goals and deadlines and seek out the necessary assistance. Work in an interdisciplinary team, ranging from other scientists to technicians and engineers.
• Carry out hands-on experimental work, operate equipment to test and validate concepts.
• Understand the material properties and physical characteristics of the materials being used for testing and experimentation and underlying science and concepts.
• Carry out own experiments, testing, analysis and validation, DOE and effectively communicate their results through written reports. Example of testing involved: failure analysis, lifetime studies, comparative performance evaluations using appropriate equipment and instrumentation.

The skills and experience you’ll need:

• Mechanical aptitude and a desire to work on chemical processes involved in different aspects of the manufacturing of filters at an R&D/prototype scale to pilot and production scales.
• Strong problem solving and analytical skills.
• Self-driven, motivated to learn and expected to be accountable for assigned tasks.
• Currently enrolled in a degree (B.S.) in Mechanical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Biomedical Engineering or equivalent technical discipline.
• The ability to utilize basic computer skills is essential including the use of word-processing, spreadsheets, project management software and databases.

Don’t meet every single requirement? Apply anyway.

What we can offer you:

• Full Medical, Dental and Vision coverage with HSA Employer Contributions for eligible plans
• Additional Perks- HQ Onsite Full Gym, Ultramodern Coffee Bars, Free EV Charging Stations, Employee Discounts
• 401k, Profit Sharing, 401k Advisory Services
• Employee Assistance Program
• Paid Time Off, Paid Holidays, Anniversary Holiday

Ready to make an impact? Let’s talk.

Meissner is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer.

US BASE PAY SCALE $20.00 - 25.00/hr

The base pay scale for this role is what Meissner reasonably expects to pay for the position although actual pay may vary from this scale depending on an applicant's experience.