Student (Co-op) (Non-Union)

Summary

Lower Mainland Biomedical Engineering (LMBME) is excited to offer a Summer 2026 (May to August 2026) Clinical Engineering full-time Internship position on our Regional Engineering Team for a Biomedical/Clinical Engineering student

About LMBME

LMBME focuses primarily on Healthcare Technology Management by providing a wide range of technical support and engineering expertise. It serves four Health Delivery Organizations (FHA, PHC, PHSA, and VCH) in the Lower Mainland of BC, Canada by managing medical devices throughout their life-cycle: from acquisition planning and development of technical specifications, through the purchasing, implementation, maintenance, and end-of-life and disposal/recycling. 

LMBME also plays a key role in technology related to patient safety. It conducts incident investigations, monitors medical equipment recalls and alerts, and identifies potential hazards associated with medical technology.

LMBME's Engineering Team has regional responsibilities, providing engineering support across 27 major hospitals and additional smaller sites. LMBME's Biomedical Engineering Technologists have site-specific and hands-on responsibilities, supporting 110,000+ medical devices spread across these sites.

Student enrollment in a Master's program in engineering is preferred. Students in their 4th year of a Bachelor's program in engineering may be considered. Recent graduates in engineering programs may also be considered (up to 12 months from graduation date).

Day to day:

LMBME's Regional Engineering Team will supervise the successful applicant, and the student will be assigned a project involving the application of engineering principles to healthcare technology problems. Potential projects are scoped to meet their institution's academic requirements and LMBME's strategic priorities.

Examples of previous student projects include:

• Development of a risk assessment tool for using 3rd-party batteries in electromedical devices
• Assessment of infusion pump flow and redistribution in hospitals
• Investigating discoloured tubing in anesthesia machines
• Development of a capital prioritization scoring tool
• Investigating premature AED battery failures
• Development of an incident investigation procedure for Technologists

General internship activities and experiences may include:

• Internship projects are commonly data driven with opportunities to take on other smaller projects based on the intern's interests.
• Observation of clinical procedures involving medical technology (e.g., open heart, catheterization lab, electroconvulsive therapy procedures)
• Exposure to a patient safety incident investigation
• Tours of areas of hospitals with unique technologies (e.g. hyperbaric chamber, operating rooms)
• Interaction with healthcare professionals
• Exposure to LMBME business processes (e.g. medical device alerts management, preventative maintenance program) 

Who We Are:

Providence Health Care is one of the largest faith-based health care organizations in Canada. For the people at Providence, living our Mission, Vision and Values means providing British Columbians with compassionate, socially just, exceptional and innovative care every day.

From our humble roots 129 years ago, Providence has grown into globally renowned research, teaching, and care organization. As individuals within a mission-driven organization, we choose to be part of Providence Health Care because we value the organization's long commitment to social justice and compassionate care, and its commitment to the process of Truth and Reconciliation with Indigenous Peoples.

We acknowledge that Providence Health Care and the new St. Paul's Hospital site is located on the traditional, ancestral, and unceded territory of the Coast Salish Peoples, including the territories of the xʷməθkwəy̓əm (Musqueam), Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish), and Səl̓ílwətaʔ/Selilwitulh (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations.