Manufacturing and Supply
Where the
miracles of
science are made
a reality for patients
Product Supply Engineering Summer Student
At a glance
Our teams produce and deliver over 4 billion units of medicines and vaccines every year, ensuring every breakthrough gets to the people who need it most.
Our state-of-the-art facilities, AI-powered smart factories, and cutting-edge automation are redefining what’s possible: ensuring treatments reach patients faster, safer, and more sustainably than ever before. This is where your skills, ambition, and passion can shape the future of healthcare.
- Location:Waterford, Ireland
- Start date: 1 June 2026
- Duration: 3 months
- Work Model: full-time, On-site
About the job
As a Product Supply Engineering Summer Student, you will join our engineering team in Waterford and support the improvement of manufacturing processes and equipment performance. This role offers a great opportunity to learn how engineering supports the production of medicines while working alongside experienced professionals. You will contribute to process monitoring, troubleshooting, and continuous improvement initiatives that help ensure safe, efficient, and reliable manufacturing operations.
Ready to grow your skills while helping shape the future of healthcare? At Sanofi, you’ll be empowered to learn, ask questions, and bring your ideas to life – all while supported by inspiring mentors and collaborative teams.
About Sanofi
We’re an R&D-driven, AI-powered biopharma company committed to improving people’s lives and delivering compelling growth. Our deep understanding of the immune system – and innovative pipeline – enables us to invent medicines and vaccines that treat and protect millions of people around the world. Together, we chase the miracles of science to improve people’s lives.
Main responsibilities
- Support the team in monitoring manufacturing processes and equipment performance
- Help investigate process or equipment issues and contribute to problem-solving activities
- Assist with identifying opportunities to improve efficiency, product quality, and reliability
- Support qualification activities for new products, processes, or equipment
- Help review and analyze production and machine performance data
- Contribute to improvement projects and help track progress against timelines
- Assist the team with activities related to new product introductions and process improvements
About you
To excel in this role you will need to have:
- Currently studying engineering or a related technical field
- Fluent English (written and spoken)
- Familiarity with Microsoft tools such as Excel, Word, PowerPoint, or Power BI
- A curious mindset and interest in understanding how manufacturing processes work
- Strong problem-solving and analytical thinking skills
- The ability to collaborate and communicate clearly within a team
- Attention to detail when supporting documentation and technical tasks
Nice to have (not required)
- Exposure to or interest in manufacturing or production environments
- Familiarity with 3D design or CAD tools (e.g., SolidWorks, Fusion 360, or similar)
Why choose us?
- Stretch your skills through apprenticeships, internships, graduate programs, and international experiences that grow with you.
- Learn from inspiring mentors and collaborative teams while contributing to real projects that shape the future of healthcare.
- Build your future with access to the latest tools, digital innovation, and continuous learning that keep you ahead of the curve.
- Explore more with personalized development plans, short-term gigs, and internal mobility across functions and countries.
- Grow in a purpose-driven company where your voice matters and your work helps improve millions of lives.
- Thrive in inclusive, flexible workplaces that support your personal and professional well-being.
- Launch your career with a company that invests in you — and empowers you to reimagine what’s possible.
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Join Sanofi and step into a new era of science - where your growth can be just as transformative as the work we do. We invest in you to reach further, think faster, and do what’s never-been-done-before. You’ll help push boundaries, challenge convention, and build smarter solutions that reach the communities we serve. Ready to chase the miracles of science and improve people’s lives? Let’s Pursue Progress and Discover Extraordinary – together.
At Sanofi, we provide equal opportunities to all regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.
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Why work with us
- We’re problem-solvers and pioneers. United by the belief that everyone deserves a healthier future. We create best-in-class vaccines that prevent disease and protect lives.
- Innovation drives us. From AI and mRNA to next-gen science, we push the boundaries to deliver first- and best-in-class vaccines for infectious diseases worldwide.
- Growth happens here. With bold investments in R&D and world-class facilities, Sanofians across the entire vaccine lifecycle are shaping the future of global health.
- We do what’s right. Sustainability and DE&I drive our positive global impact—because the diverse communities Sanofians represent are the patients we serve.
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"Manufacturing and Supply is the bridge between the science that happens in research laboratories and the people and communities we serve."
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Executive Vice President of Manufacturing and Supply
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