Interns Get to Work
Gabriella Rozovsky ENG’23 / Biomedical Engineering (pictured at right with fellow intern Haley Hanrahan)
Stryker Joint Replacement (Mahwah, NJ), Product Support Engineering Intern
How did you land your internship?
Through the Rutgers Mega Career Fair and attending networking events.
What was the best part of the internship?
The hands-on activities that I had the opportunity to participate in, one of which was a surgical workshop I led, demonstrating the surgical technique of a total knee replacement with the Stryker Mako robotic arm.
One thing you learned that surprised you?
How closely all the different divisions and teams work together. Throughout my time there, I had the opportunity to work with people from regulatory, quality, operations, and other departments that I didn’t think I would have a chance to work with. It was a great way to be exposed to the different opportunities available to engineers after graduation!
Pearl Buccine ENG’23 / Biomedical Engineering with a Packaging Engineering Certificate
Johnson & Johnson, Compliance and Technology Integration Intern
How did you land your internship?
I knew I wanted to intern at J&J, so I frequently checked their Careers Homepage for opportunities. I saw the job posting online, applied, landed a digital interview, and then moved through three additional rounds of interviews.
What was the best part of the internship?
At J&J, all of the employees who I met with were so willing to chat with me about their academic and career experiences, offer me guidance, and connect me to other employees. Having this support and the chance to network with people from all areas of the business was one of the best aspects of my internship.
One thing you learned that surprised you?
For one of my projects, I created visualizations of data for Pharmaceutical Healthcare Compliance Officers using Tableau Desktop. Prior to this, I had no idea how important "clean data" is and how visualizing data can help guide important business decisions.
Dylan Poku ENG’23 / Materials Science and Engineering (pictured left, back row with fellow interns and coworkers)
Power Container Corporation (Somerset NJ), Quality Lab intern
How did you land your internship?
I landed this job through the SHE/SWE/MEET career fair.
What was the best part of your internship?
Getting hands-on, in-person experience after being stuck inside for so long due to the pandemic. It was great to be able to work inside a lab, supporting the quality team with compatibility testing of products which ensured that the company's components functioned correctly with the products sent in from other companies. I was able to showcase my skills but also improve and learn tons more!
One thing you learned that surprised you?
Everyone was so friendly at Power Container. From day one everyone was super nice and approachable which made it easy for me to transition into the team and made me feel more comfortable asking questions. This family bond among the PCC team and fun environment made working more enjoyable.
