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Feb 05, 2025

Engineering and Business Experience Prepares for Career in Fitness Technology

Madison Rodriguez, E’24, industrial engineering, and MS’25, data analytics, is aiming for a career in the fitness technology industry where she will apply the technical and leadership skills she gained from co-ops and the Galante Engineering Business Program.

Mechanical & Industrial Engineering

Jan 17, 2025

Mechanical Engineering Co-op at Apple Leads to Full-Time Position

During his co-op at Apple, Sam Scroggie, E’25, mechanical engineering, worked as a camera process engineer overseeing manufacturing of new cameras in development used in Apple products as well as troubleshooting failures. His success landed him a full-time job upon graduation.  

Mechanical & Industrial Engineering

Jan 06, 2025

Alumna Develops Award-Winning E-Commerce Platform and Lands Job at Google

Fatema Janahi, E’22, computer engineering, MS’22, engineering management and Galante engineering business certificate, developed Palm, a fashion e-commerce platform in the Middle East and North Africa, received a 2024 Women Who Empower Innovator Award from Northeastern, and is working as a technical program manager at Google.

Electrical & Computer Engineering, Mechanical & Industrial Engineering

Nov 05, 2024

Co-ops Lead to 46-Year Career With No Signs of Stopping

Co-ops at the Ciba-Geigy chemical plant allowed Michael Feldman, E’77, mechanical engineering, to financially support himself through his Northeastern education and introduced him to the contact who gave him an opportunity at Hart Engineering, a company he still works for 46 years later as a vice president.

Mechanical & Industrial Engineering

Oct 29, 2024

Co-op Employer Partner Program Contributes to Entrepreneur’s Success

Chet Kanojia, MS’93, mechanical engineering, is a communications industry entrepreneur who launched and led several ventures. He considers the co-op employer partner program central to their success.

Mechanical & Industrial Engineering

Oct 23, 2024

Co-op in Germany at Hegenscheidt Improves Technical and Global Knowledge

Teresa Schmeiszer, E’26, mechanical engineering, advanced her technical skills while working on large-scale milling machines during her co-op at rail industry manufacturer Hegenscheidt in Germany. Growing up speaking German at home, the co-op also deepened her understanding of the language.

Mechanical & Industrial Engineering

Oct 23, 2024

Building a Formula One Racetrack in Singapore on Co-op

Industrial engineering student Fernando Alfaro, E’26, is completing a co-op in Singapore with the engineering firm AtkinsRealis, where he serves as a project manager for the construction and dismantling of the Formula 1 racetrack used in the Singapore Grand Prix.

Mechanical & Industrial Engineering

Oct 08, 2024

Creating a Career To Support Underrepresented Communities 

Sergio Marrero, E’07, industrial engineering, blended his love for entrepreneurship, passion for helping disadvantaged communities, lessons from co-ops at Gillette, Johnson & Johnson, and Procter & Gamble, and an MBA, to make a successful career supporting startups that are helping underrepresented people.

Mechanical & Industrial Engineering