Systems Automation Co-op

Location: Raritan, New Jersey, United States of America; on-site at the Raritan manufacturing site

Salary: $23.50–$52.50 per hour

Company

Johnson & Johnson MedTech develops healthcare and pharmaceutical solutions, with this role supporting Innovative Medicine manufacturing operations.

What you will do

• Support manufacturing automation systems, including DeltaV and OSI PI, through monitoring, troubleshooting, documentation, upgrades, and enhancements.
• Assist Automation Engineers with equipment onboarding, process-control design reviews, testing, commissioning, and system integration.
• Support industrial data collection, visualization, reporting, historians, OT networks, and OT/IT connectivity initiatives.
• Participate in automation qualification, testing, validation, risk assessments, change controls, and quality activities under GMP requirements.
• Analyze automation performance data and contribute to reliability, efficiency, digital manufacturing, and manual-process reduction initiatives.
• Complete a defined automation or digital manufacturing project, maintain documentation, provide status updates, and present results.

Requirements

• Currently enrolled in an accredited bachelor's or master's program in a relevant technical discipline, such as computer science, engineering, information systems, or a related field.
• Available to work full time, 40 hours per week, at the Raritan site during the co-op term.
• Must be permanently authorized to work in the United States without current or future employment-visa sponsorship.
• Remain actively enrolled throughout the internship period and have a minimum GPA of 3.0.
• Strong analytical, organizational, problem-solving, written, verbal, and cross-functional collaboration skills.
• Proficiency with Microsoft 365 applications, including Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Teams, and Outlook.

Nice to have

• Coursework or project experience in automation, controls, robotics, instrumentation, or process engineering.
• Knowledge of programming concepts and scripting languages.
• Familiarity with PLCs, SCADA, HMIs, industrial networking, or process control systems.
• Experience with Power BI, Python, or SQL and an interest in Industry 4.0, digital transformation, or operational technology.

Culture & Benefits

• Hands-on exposure to manufacturing automation, process control, operational technology, industrial data platforms, and digital manufacturing.
• Cross-functional collaboration with Manufacturing, Quality, Engineering, IT, and Automation teams.
• Company-sponsored medical benefits in accordance with the applicable plan.
• Up to 40 hours of sick time per calendar year, or up to 56 hours for employees residing in Washington State.
• Eligibility to participate in the consolidated retirement plan.