Summer Internship - Industrial Engineering

Summer Industrial Engineering Internship (June 1 - August 7) - $19.50/hr

Summer Logistics Internship (June 1 - August 7) - $19.50/hr

Monday- Friday 8:00AM-4:30PM

Quest Diagnostics is seeking a highly motivated Industrial Engineering Intern to support automation and operations initiatives within our automated medical testing laboratory. This internship is focused on building a high-level simulation model of laboratory operations to identify bottlenecks, evaluate capacity, and test operational scenarios without disrupting live production.

This role provides hands-on experience in a high volume, highly automated clinical laboratory environment. The intern will report directly to the Lead Industrial Engineer within the Lab Operations Department to develop a discrete event simulation model incorporating instruments, buffers, automation track logic, and routing rules.

Primary Responsibilities

• Develop a high-level capacity simulation model of laboratory automation systems

• Collect and analyze production data including instrument throughput, buffer capacity, routing logic, and process flow timing

• Translate real world laboratory processes into simulation logic

• Identify bottlenecks, system constraints, and capacity limitations

• Build scenario testing capabilities to evaluate staffing levels, volume fluctuations, equipment changes, and process improvements

• Perform statistical analysis to validate assumptions and model inputs

• Provide weekly progress updates and deliver a final presentation summarizing findings and recommendations

Technical Requirements

• Completion of Junior year in Industrial Engineering.

• Completion of coursework in Simulation and Statistics

• Experience with discrete event simulation software such as Arena, Simio, FlexSim, AnyLogic, or equivalent

• Strong data analysis skills

• Ability to work with large datasets and translate data into modeling inputs

• Understanding process flow mapping, routing logic, and system capacity concepts

Preferred Skills

• Experience in Arena Simulation or simulation software

• Experience with Python or coding-based simulation tools

• Advanced Excel modeling skills

• Familiarity with statistical validation techniques

What You Will Gain

• Direct experience modeling complex automation in a clinical laboratory environment

• Exposure to high volume medical testing operations

• Real world application of simulation, statistics, and systems engineering

• Experience presenting technical findings to operational leadership

Program Eligibility and Qualifications

To be eligible to participate, students must meet the following qualifications by the start date of the program

• Completed Junior year in a four-year Industrial Engineering program

• Minimum overall GPA of 3.0 from an accredited institution

• Completed coursework in Simulation and Statistics

Required Documentation

• Resume

• Cover Letter describing interest in simulation modeling and automation

• Official Transcripts