Client Engineering/Desktop Administrator Intern

When you're part of the team at Thermo Fisher Scientific, you'll do important work. You'll have the opportunity to grow and learn in a culture that empowers your development. We have created an inclusive, global environment that values the power of diverse talent, backgrounds, and experiences to drive speed, productivity, innovation, and growth.

Our internship program will give you a chance to get real world business experience and build your network before graduation. We are seeking an energetic, responsible intern to join our growing organization. In this position, you will be expected to learn the ins-and-outs of our daily routines and procedures. You will focus on learning how our organization runs, and can be expected to gain valuable insight that can further your interest in your chosen career field.

Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. (NYSE: TMO) is the world leader in serving science. With revenues of $20 billion and the largest investment in R&D in the industry, we give our 70,000 employees the resources and opportunities to make significant contributions to the world. The customers we serve fall within pharmaceutical and biotech companies, hospitals and clinical diagnostic labs, universities, research institutions and government agencies. Our products and services help accelerate the pace of scientific discovery, and solve challenges ranging from complex research to routine testing to field applications.

Summary of Internship

The Client Engineering Internship position provides an opportunity for engineering students who are currently pursuing a computer science, computer engineering, or like engineering degree to get hands on experience working with engineers in a fast-paced global environment. Opportunities are endless in implementing processes and procedures using the corporate defined tool Service Now. Duties and learning will continue with client hardware testing, Packaging of software, imaging for client machines and learning how to contribute to and maintain a software catalog for over 75K users within the environment ensuring the best employee experience possible. Duties include working in parallel with current engineers maintaining the Microsoft deployment tool SCCM that is used as the automation patching tool for the clients in the environment. The person coming in as an intern will get a great deal of exposure, and on the job training experience overall. The position starts in June, paid working 40 hours per week through August. Opportunity exists for this position to continue through the academic year on a part-time basis to allow for class schedules.

Essential Functions

• Provide engineering support related to client workstations throughout the company (approx. 85,000 globally)
• Provide feedback on specifications and designs
• Learn about client engineering and instrumentation through daily activities.
• Accept candid feedback and look for areas of improvements
• Specific tasks will be tailored to the Client Engineering intern experience level and abilities
• A software intern works under the close supervision of engineers, project managers, and software engineering managers

Qualifications

• Student currently enrolled in classes leading to a ABET accredited degree in a software or computer related engineering discipline
• Computer science or computer engineering, or like engineering field

Skills and Abilities

• Ability to work independently and as a member of a cross-functional team
• Willingness to learn, be mentored, and improve
• Desire to contribute and improve design of new and existing scientific instrumentation products
• Exceptional customer focus
• Desire to teach other engineers about technology in area of expertise
• Familiarity with of least one software development tool set such as Java, C#
• Aptitude for writing software programs

As the world’s leader in serving science, Thermo Fisher Scientific's professionals develop critical solutions—and build rewarding careers. They help customers in finding cures for cancer, protecting the environment, making sure food is safe, and so much more. When you #StartYourStory with Thermo Fisher, you are guaranteed meaningful work - both personally and professionally.