Research & Development Leadership Development Program (RDLDP)- Summer 2026 Internship

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Johnson & Johnson

Research & Development Leadership Development Program (RDLDP)- Summer 2026 Internship

Raynham, MA +5 locations
Internship
Paid
  • Responsibilities

    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 Function:

    Career Programs

    Job Sub Function:

    R&D LDP

    Job Category:

    Career Program

    All Job Posting Locations:

    Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America, Irvine, California, United States of America, Jacksonville, Florida, United States of America, Raynham, Massachusetts, United States of America, Santa Clara, California, United States of America, West Chester, Pennsylvania, United States of America

    Job Description:

    About MedTech

    Fueled by innovation at the intersection of biology and technology, we’re developing the next generation of smarter, less invasive, more personalized treatments.

    Your unique talents will help patients on their journey to wellness. Learn more at https://www.jnj.com/medtech

    We are searching for the best talent for the Research and Development Leadership Development Program- 2026 Summer Internship.

    Purpose: We offer an exciting 12-week summer engineering internship with an emphasis in 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 senior engineers.

    • Create or improve your personal brand through skills building workshops and internship networking events.

    • Have the power to connect with and support our local towns through community activities.

    You will be responsible for :

    • Working 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.

    • Learning about anatomy, disease states, and deformities and the surgical procedures and products used to address these conditions.

    • Being part of a team responsible for the support of complex automated manufacturing equipment, working on the manufacturing engineering team

    • Participating in machine development; equipment changes and testing protocol

    • Becoming familiar with design control documentation required by regulatory governing bodies.

    • Presenting your learnings and development experience to Leadership

    Qualifications / Requirements:

    • Actively enrolled in a Graduate Engineering Degree Program graduating after August 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 preferred: Machine Learning, IoT, Embedded Software, Deep Machine Learning, Prototyping, Robot Design, Systems Reliability, Firmware, and hardware integration.

    • 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:

    • Massachusetts: Raynham

    • Florida: Jacksonville

    • Ohio: Cincinnati

    • Pennsylvania: West Chester

    • New Jersey: Raritan

    • California: Irvine, Redwood City, Santa Clara

    This job posting is anticipated to close on November 7th, 2025. 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.

    Ineligibility for severance.

    Johnson & Johnson is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by federal, state or local law. We actively seek qualified candidates who are protected veterans and individuals with disabilities as defined under VEVRAA and Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act.

    Johnson & Johnson is committed to providing an interview process that is inclusive of our applicants’ needs. If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request an accommodation, please contact us via https://www.jnj.com/contact-us/careers or contact AskGS to be directed to your accommodation resource.

    #LI-Onsite #JNJInternship #JNJResearchandDevelopment

    The anticipated base pay range for this position is :

    Post-Graduate $33/hr, Software Eng w/ 2 years exp Post-Graduate $37/hr, Data Science/Robotics Post-Graduate $39.25, Post-Graduate Bay Area $38/hr, Software Eng w/ w years exp Post-Graduate Bay Area $42.50/hr, Data Science/Robotics Post-Graduate Bay Area $

    Additional Description for Pay Transparency:

    This position is overtime eligible. Co-Ops/Interns are eligible to participate in Company sponsored employee medical benefits in accordance with the terms of the plan. Co-Ops and Interns are eligible for the following sick time benefits: up to 40 hours per calendar year; for employees who reside in the State of Washington, up to 56 hours per calendar year Co-Ops and Interns are eligible to participate in the Company’s consolidated retirement plan (pension) For additional general information on Company benefits, please go to: - https://www.careers.jnj.com/employee-benefits

  • Industry
    Hospital and Health Care
  • Locations
    Santa Clara, CA • Irvine, CA • Jacksonville, FL • Raynham, MA • Cincinnati, OH • West Chester, PA
  • Fun Fact
    We aspire to be the world's healthiest work force, offering group fitness classes, beach volleyball courts, bicycle desks, and more!
  • About Us

    Push the boundaries of science to transform health—and your career.

    Join us and advance life-changing treatments for people who need them most. At Johnson & Johnson, our focus is on improving global health equity and developing MedTech and pharmaceutical innovations that impact the future of health. Using AI and robotics to transform surgery or helping data scientists and clinicians formulate new ways to diagnose and treat disease, this work may sound like sci-fi, but it’s all science, all real, and could be your career. Whatever your background, skills, or career goals, there’s a place for you to help solve some of the world’s most pressing health challenges with us.

    Accelerate your career while changing the world.

    Each of our broadly-based family of companies offers an inclusive and empowering culture and employee benefits (like paid time off to volunteer, transgender-inclusive and same-sex partner health insurance coverage, and more) designed to help you live your best life, however you define it. And our best-in-class learning and development approaches, mentorship, and access to innovators across the world will help you grow your skills and reach your career goals. Because when you're at your best, nothing stands between you and your next breakthrough.