Johnson & Johnson is recruiting for Research & Development Leadership Development Program (RDLDP) – 2025 Summer Internships (PhD) across various locations in the U.S.
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About The R&D Leadership Development Internship Program(PHD)
We offer an exciting 12-week summer engineering internship with an emphasis in Cyber Security and Product Research and Development. You will experience unrivaled departmental opportunities supporting a wide variety of highly specialized teams such as: New Product Development, Mechanical Design, Computational Modeling and Simulation, Materials Development, Robotics, Research and Testing, Manufacturing and Design Quality.
Not only will you have the ability to develop your engineering skills through on-the-job assignments. You will:
- Improve your industry knowledge through open forum conversations with senior company leaders and shadowing of senior engineers.
- Create or improve your personal brand through skills building workshops and internship networking events.
- Have the power to connect and support our local towns through community activities.
As an R&D Leadership Development Intern, you will:
- Work in a fast-paced cross functional, technologically advanced corporate environment in an internship program focused on developing individual engineers capable of pursuing careers across medical device businesses and high-volume manufacturers.
- Learn about anatomy, disease states, and deformities and the surgical procedures and products used to address these conditions.
- Be involved in the design, development, manufacturing and commercialization of new products or product modifications.
- Assist with the development of advanced materials, process improvements, risk management, and/or mechanical testing or advance a medical device through the development process.
- Utilize solid modeling to design products, create drawings and tolerance analyses of mating components.
- Become familiar with design control documentation required by regulatory governing bodies.
- Present to leadership your learnings and development experience.
- Currently enrolled in a PHD program, graduating in the between Spring/Summer 2025-2026.
- The following engineering disciplines or specialties are preferred: Mechanical, Robotics, Electrical, Computer, Systems, Software, Materials Science, Bioengineering, Optical Engineering and Computer Science.
- The following concentration fields and/or skills are strongly preferred: Information Technology, Machine Learning, IoT, Embedded Software, Deep Machine Learning, Data Analytics and Cyber Security.
- A minimum GPA of 3.3 is strongly preferred.
- Validated leadership experience through extra-curricular activities, employment and/or previous internship experiences is required. R&D Internships highly preferred.
- Team player with the ability to work closely with technical and non-technical personnel is required.
- Excellent communication skills and the ability to influence others is required.
- Ability to demonstrate excellent problem-solving skills, intellectual curiosity, and a dedicated approach to achieving success is required.
- Proactive self-starter and have the courage to take a leadership position to help deliver robust results is required.
- Ability to relocate across the United States as required by the internship program.
Primary Locations: United States:
New Jersey: Raritan
California: Irvine, Redwood City, Santa Clara
The base pay for this position is $51.50/hr PhD Degree, and $59.00/hr PhD Degree for roles in the CA Bay Area. This is a duration based role with ineligibility for severance.
The Company maintains highly competitive, performance-based compensation programs. Under current guidelines, this position is eligible for an annual performance bonus in accordance with the terms of the applicable plan. The annual performance bonus is a cash bonus intended to provide an incentive to achieve annual targeted results by rewarding for individual and the corporation’s performance over a calendar/performance year. Bonuses are awarded at the Company’s discretion on an individual basis.
Employees and/or eligible dependents may be eligible to participate in the following Company sponsored employee benefit programs:
- Medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short- and long-term disability, business accident insurance, and group legal insurance.
- Employees may be eligible to participate in the Company’s consolidated retirement plan (pension) and savings plan (401(k)).
- This position is eligible to participate in the Company’s long-term incentive program.
- Employees are eligible for the following time off benefits:
- Vacation – up to 120 hours per calendar year
- Sick time - up to 40 hours per calendar year; for employees who reside in the State of Washington – up to 56 hours per calendar year
- Holiday pay, including Floating Holidays – up to 13 days per calendar year
- Work, Personal and Family Time - up to 40 hours per calendar year
For additional general information on Company benefits, please go to: https://www.careers.jnj.com/employee-benefits
This job posting is anticipated to close at midnight (EST) on December 27th. The Company may however extend this time-period, in which case the posting will remain available on https://www.careers.jnj.com to accept additional applications.
Johnson & Johnson Family of Companies are equal opportunity employers, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
For more information on how we support the whole health of our employees throughout their wellness, career and life journey, please visit www.careers.jnj.com.
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