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Manufacturing Development Associate Intern

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At a Glance

Location
Edgewood, Maryland, United States
Employment
Full-time
Compensation
for this position ranges from $15.00 - $35.00/hr and will vary depending on
Posted
2026-03-10T13:12:59.891Z

Key Requirements

Domain Knowledge

  • Education
  • Engineering

Requirements

Education/Training

: Currently pursuing a Bachelor’ degree in Engineering, Biology,  Business, or any related field

Experience: 0 years

Compensation & Benefits

We offer…

Join us and we’ll help build your career, with excellent training and opportunities for career growth across the business, both locally and globally. You’ll experience an inclusive environment, with strong leadership and a focus on safety and wellbeing. You’ll also have the flexibility to choose from a wide range of benefits to suit your lifestyle, offering you and your family support from a health and wellbeing, financial and lifestyle perspective.

Join us and work for a world-leader, with the benefits and training to reward your dedication and skills. Be part of a team where we are making the world a safer place.

Smiths Detection is an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.

Equal Employment Opportunity Posters

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Responsibilities

We are seeking a laboratory-based Manufacturing Associate specializing in life sciences and related laboratory skills including isolation, characterization and culturing of mammalian cells. This position requires the candidate to perform laboratory duties including the use of standard operating procedures utilizing a variety of lab techniques, problem solving skills, research and experiential learning. Additional responsibilities include performing laboratory testing in the areas of bacteriology, PCR, and CANARY. Operations associates plan and execute laboratory maintenance, monitoring, inventory of supplies, ordering of supplies and cleaning laboratory equipment. Applicant must be able to work independently and as an integral member of the manufacturing team. Experience in quality assurance or knowledge of quality systems is a plus. The ability to use various laboratory equipment such as microscopes, centrifuges, balances, etc. is required.

Responsibilities

Essential functions

—essential functions, including how an individual is to perform them and the frequency with which the tasks are performed; the tasks must be part of the job function and truly necessary or required to perform the job.

Job duties to include but are not limited to;

Develop manufacturing processes for product assembly procedures and biosensor production.

About the Company

Every minute of every day, Smiths Detection’s threat detection and security screening technology helps to protect people and infrastructure, making the world a safer place.

Smiths Detection, part of Smiths Group is a global leader in the development, manufacture and management of security and detection solutions designed to make the world a safer place. Our technology provides threat detection and screening solutions for customers in our key markets: aviation, ports and borders, defence, and urban security.

Our expertise spans 21 global offices, seven manufacturing sites and five R&D centres, with a global network of 3,000 dedicated colleagues contributing towards over 40 years at the frontline of advances in safety and security.

This results in careers built on variety and the opportunity to work on a range of state-of-the-art solutions, where you can develop your knowledge and experience every day.