Engineering Planning Intern

Location: Waltham, Massachusetts, United States

Department: Central Engineering Services

ElevateBio is a technology-driven cell and gene therapy company, accelerating access to the cutting-edge technologies and expertise to change the future of medicine. Our integrated technologies model offers turnkey scale and biotechnological capabilities to power genetic medicines processes, programs, and companies to their full potential. 

The Role:

Reporting to the Associate Director of Engineering Planning, the Summer Intern will work in a team focused on evaluating capital project requests and optimizing operational processes. The intern will gain exposure to feasibility analyses, engineering standards development, and process modeling to support strategic decision-making.

Here’s What You’ll Do:  

• • Lead a small engineering Front End Planning project, including 
  • Stakeholder alignment and scope development 
  • Equipment list, utility analysis, and layout development 
  • Feasibility and operational analyses 
  • Schedule and cost development 
  • Presentation to project and business stakeholders, providing assessment findings and recommendations 
• Additional opportunities 
  • Investigate assigned business and manufacturing operations challenges; collect and interpret operational data in preparation for simulation 
  • Assist in building a comprehensive library of engineering specifications and standards 
  • Develop standardized CapEx project execution templates in Asana PMO software 

Requirements: 

• Currently pursuing a bachelor’s or master’s degree in engineering with preference for Chemical Engineering
• Skills: 
  • Familiar with industrial piping systems and typical biotech production and utility unit operations 
  • Exposure to process analysis, operational data collection, or related problem-solving activities 
  • Knowledge of discrete event process modeling is a bonus but not required 
  • Experience with Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Word, PowerPoint) 
  • Strong curiosity and a desire to learn 
  • Determined and self-motivated, with the ability to work independently 
  • Comfortable asking questions and seeking guidance when needed 
  • Strong analytical and critical-thinking skills 
  • Effective verbal and written communication abilities 

The budgeted range for this position is $25.00 per hour. This range is a good faith estimate of the expected hourly range for this position, based on a wide range of factors including qualifications, experience and training, operational and business needs and other considerations permitted by law.