Engineering Intern

We are looking for a highly motivated Intern to join our R&D Engineering team!

Our intern program offers students real-life hands-on experience, coaching, mentoring and networking opportunities. We are in a high-tech, fast-paced, R&D engineering environment that includes mechanics, controls, mechatronics, optics, and systems engineering, that will give you the opportunity to work with seasoned engineers and to gain hands-on industry experience in a company which is developing ground-breaking genomics technology and products that will accelerate our understanding of life, biology and disease.

This internship also offers graduates priority consideration for full-time hires in 2026.

How You’ll Contribute

• Work in a fast-paced cross-functional, technologically advanced dynamic environment in an internship program focused on developing individual engineers capable of pursuing careers in any realm of engineering
• Improve your industry knowledge through a collaborative work environment
• Design, prototype, build, and test modules with mechanical, fluidic, electrical, and controls componentry
• Improve existing designs to be more reliable, repeatable, manufacturable and serviceable
• Maintain, troubleshoot and upgrade instruments and test benches

Qualifications, Skills, Knowledge & Abilities

• Currently a student in an accredited degree program pursuing a bachelor’s or master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechatronics Engineering, Biomedical/Bioengineering, Physics, Optical Engineering or closely related disciplines
• Have an overall cumulative GPA of 3.00 or higher
• Ability to work onsite, work full-time (40 hours per week) for at least 8 weeks during summer 2025
• Self-motivated, detail-oriented, willing to learn, and interested in working in a team environment
• Great work ethic and an enthusiasm for problem-solving
• Good presentation, writing and communication skills
• Strong organizational and analytical skills

What to include when you apply: 

• Cover letter should include:
• Description of your relevant experience and qualifications
• The specific field you are interested in, if applicable
• List your availability for the internship (start date and end date)
• Expected graduation year
• How you found out about the internship
• List any relevant academic/hobbyist projects that you have worked/working on, if applicable
• Resume (PDF)
• Unofficial academic transcripts
• A project portfolio, GitHub repository, or sample work of any kind, if possible

At Ultima Genomics, this internship pays between $25 and $31 per hour, and your hourly rate will depend on your skills, qualifications, experience, and location.