WO: Internship Mechanical engineering

Design and Simulation of a Nitrogen blanket generator

Are you a WO mechanical engineering student with a passion for designing and simulating flow systems? Are you creative in proposing new solutions, and have the analytical skills to deliver high quality designs? We are looking for you!

Your assignment

As an intern/graduate in mechanical engineering, you will have the opportunity to combine creativity with solid design experience in the flow domain. This assignment starts with defining the scope of the assignment, which you validate with your coach. This forms the basis for the design cycle, where you will use a model-based approach to create a design proposal that can be verified with hardware at the end of your internship.

The focus is on designing a nitrogen blanket system to be used in combination with our UV Curing systems. The goal of this nitrogen blanket system is to provide a smooth isolating layer of nitrogen at the ink surface, preventing oxygen from penetrating the ink during the UV Curing reaction. The assignment requires simulating the expected flows in the printer environment and optimizing the blanket generation hardware to minimize the required nitrogen while ensuring a smooth blanket.

Your profile

• You study mechanical engineering or a related field with a specialization in flow.
• You are capable of working with Comsol or a similar flow simulation package.
• You are available from February/March 2026 for at least 5 months, 5 days a week.

What’s in it for you?

• Internship/Graduation compensation of €500 per month
• Travel cost compensation if you don’t have an ‘OV-weekcard’
• The possibility to network with professionals inside and outside your field of expertise, thanks to our diversity of disciplines which you will work with
• With our company values of collaboration, innovation, and ownership, we strive to bring out the best in each other, expand boundaries, and feel empowered to take ownership of our work.

What do we stand for?

We develop and manufacture high-tech printing products and workflow software for the commercial printing market as part of Canon, a global leader in imaging technologies. With around 3,300 employees across three continents and our headquarters in Venlo, the Netherlands, we innovate to create high-quality solutions that add color to the world. Guided by the philosophy of Kyosei—living and working together for the common good—our culture is built on openness, collegiality, trust and stability. We empower our people to grow, take initiative, and make an impact.