2025 Project Engineering Co-Op (Jan - June) - AbbVie

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Project Engineer Co-Op Overview

Under the direction of a Senior Project Engineer, the Co-Op will support capital projects involving design, procurement, commissioning, start-up, validation, and management of equipment and associated aspects related to the site’s prioritized capital projects. The Co-Op will work closely with departmental and/or cross functional teams focused on delivering project goals.

Core Co-Op Responsibilities

• Provide project management support for GMP equipment procurement and or upgrades from initial specification and selection through procurement and qualification.
• Develop engineering documentation (User Requirement, P&IDs, etc.) to support equipment design as well as performing engineering calculations required to size process lines, equipment, and instrumentation.
• Support commissioning and validation of project related equipment, facility, and/or utilities to ensure the system is installed as designed, operates within the design parameters, and can perform as designed to produce the intended product or environment.

Key Co-Op Deliverables:

• Creating cost estimates to be used for requesting funding for capital projects.
• Managing project budgets.
• Creating and maintaining the project schedules.
• Design, procurement, and validation of equipment/utilities.
• Providing project updates with key stakeholders.
• Creating engineering documents (Technical Specifications, P&IDs, PD’s, etc.)
• Supporting FAT activities.
• Adding new assets into the Maintenance program.

This Co-Op position will be based in Worcester, MA.

Minimum Qualifications 

• Currently enrolled in university, pursuing a Bachelor’s degree in Chemical, or Mechanical Engineering, Biotechnology, Biology or related program.
• Must be returning to university for at least one semester following the Co-Op.
• Expected graduation date between December 2025 – June 2027.
• Must be able to commit to a 6-month program at the AbbVie Bioresearch Center (ABC) in Worcester, MA (January – June).

Preferred Qualifications

• Excellent problem-solving, written, and verbal skills.
• Exceptional interpersonal, leadership and project management skills 
• Proven track record of teamwork, adaptability, innovation, initiative, and integrity 
• Self-motivated; ability to execute with limited supervision and direction, working independently or as part of a team.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, etc.)

Benefits and Amenities

• Competitive pay
• Relocation support for eligible students
• Select wellness benefits and paid holiday / sick time

Applicable only to applicants applying to a position in any location with pay disclosure requirements under state or local law: ​

• ​The compensation range described below is the range of possible base pay compensation that the Company believes in good faith it will pay for this role at the time of this posting based on the job grade for this position. Individual compensation paid within this range will depend on many factors including geographic location, and we may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range. This range may be modified in the future.​

Note: No amount of pay is considered to be wages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, and determinable. The amount and availability of any bonus, commission, incentive, benefits, or any other form of compensation and benefits that are allocable to a particular employee remains in the Company's sole and absolute discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Company’s sole and absolute discretion, consistent with applicable law. ​

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