Co-Op Program

Get hands-on experience and expand your functional knowledge with a paid co-op at Abbott. Typical assignments last six-to-eight months and include two-to-four weeks of training. Work alongside the best in your field and contribute to meaningful work. Learn more about our co-op jobs and apply now below. After receiving rigorous training, our co-ops have the opportunity to solve actual business problems. Co-op participants work across Abbott businesses and have the opportunity to partner with several experienced engineers throughout their job assignment. In addition to using their technical engineering knowledge and capability, our co-op students demonstrate critical thinking, problem solving, creativity, perseverance, and strong communication skills, along with confidence and curiosity. An engineering co-op job is a great complement to formal education, giving students hands-on experience in the field. Co-ops currently work in our diagnostics, cardiac rhythm management, structural heart, heart failure, and procurement businesses. We hire several types of engineering students to do complex work, including: The co-op will design, build and test electrical systems for both upcoming and existing product lines. Support, program, and test FPGA based instrument control systems. Expected to demonstrate increased efficiency with schematic and programming tools and internal documentation systems.

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