Engineering & Product Development Intern/co - op Technician I

Engineering Co-op

As an Engineering Co-op, you will be a member of the Product Development/Design Engineering team, where your work will be focused on design and development work associated with our global screening solutions products. You will also have the opportunity to support/impact product development and design innovation projects under supervision of Product Development Manager.

Schedule: Part time or Full time. 8a-5p Monday to Friday.

Travel - Less than 10% overnight travel is required.

To be successful in this role, you must have the ability to articulate design issues/recommendations in quantitative terms, both verbally and in written documentation, the ability to drive people/projects (internally and externally) for quality, design and schedule, and have a solid understanding of engineering fundamentals, analytical methods and lean manufacturing.

Essential functions:

• Using SolidWorks, perform engineering design work utilizing sound engineering judgement and principles including analytical studies, computer analysis and mechanical testing.
• Analyze and provide design recommendations in conjunction with product development and design projects with consideration given to parameters, manufacturability, sourcing and cost.
• Perform, direct, and/or check drafting work associated with product development projects as required.
• Develop functional design specifications and prepare engineering documentation associated with design and development work in accordance with our engineering procedures and practices.
• Perform other assignments or duties appropriate to the overall responsibility of the position of an Engineering Co-op.

Business processes:

• Action/Results Oriented: Achieves high level, sustainable performance and results; is bottom-line oriented; steadfastly pushes self and encourages others to grasp ownership for achieving timely, quality, agreed upon results; is highly energetic; not fearful of acting with less than complete data and planning; seizes opportunities and acts upon them; displays a sense of urgency.
• Customer Orientation: Understands and meets the expectations and requirements of internal and external customers; gets firsthand customer information and uses it to meet customers' needs by providing the highest quality products and services; acts with customers in mind; develops effective relationships with customers and gains their trust and respect. Clearly communicates the customer role in developing systems required to meet user needs and the importance of user involvement in the systems development process.
• Analysis/Decision Making: Uses logic and insight to solve difficult problems and create effective solutions; uncovers hidden problems; is excellent at analysis; looks beyond the obvious and seeks root cause of problems; makes decisions in a timely manner, under tight deadlines and pressure; able to make tough decisions; supports calculated risk-taking; influences others to build support for decisions; includes others (as appropriate) in decision making.

Change processes:

• Adaptability: Effectively responds to change and is comfortable with ambiguity; manages conflicting priorities; comfortably handles risk and uncertainty; learns quickly when facing new problems; open to change; analyzes both successes and failures for clues to improvement; enjoys the challenge of unfamiliar tasks.
• Lean Business: Understands the Lean business and utilizes lean processes and tools to continually improve the efficiency of the manufacturing shop floor and work areas. Develop glass wall metrics to track and improve the operations. Serve as a model for the rest of the organization on the utilization of Lean.

People processes:

• Communication: Presents ideas in a style that is clear, fluent and to-the-point; keeps the attention of others; clearly articulates the key points of an issue; takes recipients' perspectives into consideration when communicating; listens to and understands views of others; knows who needs what information and communicates information in a concise, timely and straightforward fashion; not afraid to communicate difficult messages.
• Teamwork: Supports team efforts; cooperates and works well with others in the pursuit of team goals; builds group cohesiveness by emphasizing team objectives and reinforcing cooperation; creates strong morale in his/her team and across functions; shares wins and successes; brings a feeling of participation and belonging to the team.

Education:

• Currently enrolled as a Sophomore level or above in an accredited 4-year engineering degree program, and have completed 2 or more years of relevant coursework in mechanical/mechatronics engineering, manufacturing engineering, product development/design engineering, or other related engineering disciplines.

Experience:

• Intermediate computer skills.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office.
• Have CAD experience - whether it is a class or self-taught. Typically 1st year co-op students have some experience with some CAD package at this point.

Desirable/Preferred:

• Experience with Database Software, ERP
• Design for production assembly / manufacturing
• Experience with motion control
• Experience with rotating mechanisms
• Fabrication knowledge/experience
• Experience with Solidworks
• CAD design experience using both 2D and 3D applications

Physical Demands:

• To perform this job successfully, the physical demands listed are representative of those that must be met by an employee. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, stand, walk, use hands to handle and feel, reach with hands and arms, talk and hear. The employee may occasionally be required to crouch, kneel and bend. The employee may occasionally lift items as heavy as 50lbs. Specific vision abilities may include the employee's ability to see near and far distances.