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Engineering Opportunities

The Engineering Cooperative Program is for engineering students who would like to:

Join CDRH’s mission to protect public health by ensuring that medical devices
Learn about FDA’s evaluation process for medical devices
Participate in the evaluation of medical device design
Gain practical work experience related to device development and evaluation, in either a regulatory or a laboratory setting
Work alongside physicians, engineers and other scientists in assessing medical device design, clinical trial data, adverse event reports and device failures

The Engineering Co-op Program at CDRH:

Offers opportunities for undergraduate juniors and seniors.
Typically involves a two year commitment, with students alternating semesters between CDRH and school.
Provides assignments in the pre-market, post-market, or laboratory investigation areas.

Eligibility

An applicant must be:

At least a junior in undergraduate study of engineering.
Enrolled in a formal co-operative program in partnership with FDA/CDRH.
Registered at the university at a minimum credit-hour level.
Of good academic standing, with a minimum GPA of 2.5/4.0
A U.S. Citizen or permanent resident.

The Engineering Co-op Program at CDRH:

Offers opportunities for undergraduate juniors and seniors.
Typically involves a two year commitment, with students alternating semesters between CDRH and school.
Provides assignments in the pre-market, post-market, or laboratory investigation areas.

For engineering students and post-graduate engineers who would like to:

Join CDRH’s mission to protect public health by ensuring that medical devices
Learn about FDA’s evaluation process for medical devices
Participate in the evaluation of medical device design
Gain practical work experience related to device development and evaluation, in either a regulatory or a laboratory setting
Work alongside physicians, engineers and other scientists in assessing medical device design, clinical trial data, adverse event reports and device failures

Engineering Internships at CDRH:

Offer opportunities for junior and senior undergraduate students, graduate students and doctoral candidates.
Typically involve a three-month to one year appointment.
Provide assignments in the pre-market, post-market and/or laboratory investigation areas.

Eligibility

An applicant must be:

If a student,
1. at or above the junior year in undergraduate engineering;
2. registered at the university at a minimum credit-hour level; and
3. of good academic standing, with a minimum GPA of 2.5/4.0
If not a student, the recipient of a Bachelors and/or Masters degree in engineering.
A U.S. Citizen or permanent resident.

For engineers who would like to:

Join CDRH’s mission to protect public health by ensuring that medical devices
Learn about FDA’s evaluation process for medical devices
Participate in the evaluation of medical device design
Gain practical work experience related to device development and evaluation, in either a regulatory or a laboratory setting
Work alongside physicians, engineers and other scientists in assessing medical device design, clinical trial data, adverse event reports and device failures

Engineering Fellowships at CDRH:

Offer opportunities for post-doctorate and senior-level engineers.
Typically involve a three-month to one year appointment.
Provide assignments in the pre-market, post-market and/or laboratory investigation areas.

Eligibility

An applicant must be:

At minimum the recipient of a Doctoral degree in engineering or engineering-related discipline
A U.S. Citizen or permanent resident.