Summer Intern Program

Launch Your Career with Cochlears Summer Internship Program

Cochlear is a world-leading medical device company and theres no better place to begin your journey. As a Cochlear Summer Intern youll work on real projects that make a real difference gaining handson experience building technical capability and contributing to life changing hearing technology used around the world.

What Youll Do

Across 12 weeks youll join one of our highperforming engineering teams such as: Mechanical Engineering Advanced Innovation Electrical Engineering Digital Signal Processing Firmware Software Systems Engineering Verification & Validation Process Engineering Manufacturing Engineering & IT

Your work will be meaningful from day one. Depending on your team you may:

• Develop and test mobile apps and cloudbased solutions
• Design and build electromechanical systems
• Prototype and program electronic components
• Execute testing on mechanical hardware
• Contribute to product improvement initiatives
• Verify and validate new products or components
• Analyse data and present insights to engineering teams

Throughout the program you will collaborate with some of the brightest engineering minds in the industry. You will be supported challenged and mentored as you explore your interests and grow your skills.

Who Were Looking For

To be eligible for Cochlears Summer Student Program you must:

• Be studying an Engineering IT Science or related degree
• Be in your penultimate year completing your degree in 2027
• Have the right to work in Australia without sponsorship after graduation
• Be available fulltime from late November 2026 to midFebruary 2027

Were looking for curious motivated students who want to become industryready engineers and contribute to technology that transforms lives.

Your Pathway to a Graduate Role

At the end of the Summer Student Program youll be considered for Cochlears exclusive Graduate Program commencing February 2028. Your performance during the internship will play a key role in your suitability for a graduate position.

Because our goal is to develop interns into future Cochlear engineers we look for students who plan to enter industry after graduation. If you intend to pursue further study immediately after your undergraduate degree youre welcome to apply during the penultimate year of your postgraduate degree instead.