Operations Project Engineering Internship - Summer 2026 intake - Year in Industry

JOB DESCRIPTION:

Unlock your potential as an Abbott Intern. Join us to work on impactful projects, learn from leaders, and build your career. At Abbott, you can:

• Contribute to meaningful, challenging projects with a direct impact on our business
• Have regular access to leadership providing you with an opportunity to grow and learn from the best each day
• Develop your career and grow your knowledge through targeted training, a global intern community, and the opportunity to build your network
• Access perks that keep you supported both inside and outside the office

Abbott’s Internship Programmes allow you to build your own path using the growth opportunities and tools offered, that is why Abbott are officially the #1 Global Internships in the HappyTrainees ChooseMyCompany Index. As a global company, where you start doesn’t have to be where you stay. Apply to our Internship programs today; pursue the career that you want and do work that matters.

The Opportunity

Our Diabetes Care business have an exciting opportunity for 2 Project Engineering Interns to join our Operations Engineering team for an approximately 13-month internship (starting Summer 2026) at our Manufacturing Centre of Excellence site in Witney, Oxfordshire. 

The main purpose of the role:

• To be a part of a highly-skilled team delivering innovative solutions to complex challenges in an automated manufacturing process.
• To provide support and assistance with Engineering project management and documentation in compliance with site, corporate and external regulatory requirements.
• Examples of this include developing machine user requirements specifications, and the development and execution of equipment qualification testing protocols to prove that the machine functions as required.
• Work could include devising, planning, and running trials on manufacturing equipment, collecting and analysing data and writing reports.
• Exposure and insight to our validation procedures for qualifying production equipment that is used for manufacturing components for medical devices.

The main responsibilities are as follows:

• Responsible for working within the Operations Engineering team providing support to Senior Engineers on projects and tasks within agreed constraints of time, cost and quality.
• Contribute to the development and execution of validations on our production equipment, proposing solutions to issues as they arise, and implementing and documenting under supervision.
• To ensure that changes are introduced according to the required standards and change control processes.
• All documentation must be completed in compliance with site, corporate and external regulatory requirements

One of our current students says:

“This internship has been an amazing cross-disciplinary experience that combines end-to-end project management with hands-on engineering. I’ve been trusted with meaningful projects where I plan, write protocols, operate and test machines, and report results while working closely with talented experts in systems, controls, vision engineering, and more. The experience is incredibly valuable because it builds technical and soft skills that are transferable to any career path. Learning to balance project management with engineering work has strengthened my adaptability, problem-solving, and leadership skills, which are essential in today’s industry. I always feel supported by my team and can see the impact of our work in everyday life. Being part of such a positive and collaborative environment makes the experience even more rewarding.”

What are we looking for?

The ideal candidate will be a proactive, well organized, and detail-oriented individual who is currently studying towards a Bachelor’s or Integrated Master’s degree in an Engineering or STEM discipline. They will bring a passion and interest for delivering on high value engineering projects in a fast paced and automated manufacturing environment. This role would suit a person with good communication skills who enjoys working on a variety of different projects simultaneously.

To be successful in this role, you will be able to work independently, as well as part of a team, and enjoy problem solving through collaboration.

We’re looking for someone who is keen to pursue a career in the Medical Devices sector. You should be excited about working in a fast-paced environment within a hard-working and welcoming team.

Career growth and future opportunities are pillars of our program. Students who continuously excel in our early career programs are encouraged to apply for Abbott’s Professional Development Programs, Graduate Schemes, or other full-time positions.

To Apply:

To apply, submit your CV (including grades) and cover letter.

  

Interviews are planned to commence in February.

 

By submitting your application, you consent for your details to be shared with Randstad, our Third-Party Labour supplier, who are working on behalf of Abbott on this position.

 

For University courses requiring submissions, for example reports, the intent of NDA agreement with yourselves and your universities will be sought before interview, please discuss this with your supervisors before submitting your application.

Our Diabetes Care Business:

With a track record of innovation and development, Abbott’s Diabetes Care business designs, develops and manufactures leading-edge glucose monitoring systems for use in both home and professional healthcare settings. We have a Global Centre of Excellence for Medical Devices based in Witney, Oxfordshire. The site has been instrumental in the research, development and manufacture of the FreeStyle Libre Flash Glucose Monitoring System as well as exciting developments in the Libre family including FreeStyle Libre 2, FreeStyle Libre 3 and the Libre Sense system. We are passionate about doing work that improves the quality of people’s lives.

At our Centre of Excellence site in Witney we also support our employees to live life to the fullest – whether it’s joining our Schools program, or supporting Wellness, Charity or STEM teams, there is plenty going for you to engage with as and when you wish.

Abbott is proud to see a number of our students return to us for permanent roles post-graduation, and our internship opportunities are a stepping-stone to a longer-term career with us. To be eligible therefore to apply, it is a requirement that candidates can demonstrate the assured on-going right to work, without the need for sponsorship now or in the future, thus must be already eligible to work in the UK, or able to apply for a visa granting permission to work in the UK (e.g. dependent visas, ancestry etc.) that do not require future sponsorship.

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The base pay for this position is

N/A

In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.

     

JOB FAMILY:

Administrative Support

DIVISION:

ADC Diabetes Care

LOCATION:

United Kingdom > Witney : Range Road

ADDITIONAL LOCATIONS:

WORK SHIFT:

Standard

TRAVEL:

No

MEDICAL SURVEILLANCE:

Not Applicable

SIGNIFICANT WORK ACTIVITIES:

Not Applicable