Manufacturing Engineer Intern

Summary: Assist in the development and implementation of clear, complete, and accurate work instructions and detail drawings from rough or detailed sketches or notes for engineering or manufacturing purposes, according to specified dimensions using SolidWorks. This will be a full-time position during the summer with the opportunity for continued part-time work during the school year.

Primary responsibilities include the following, other duties may be assigned:

•        Create 3-D models from 2-D drawings, SolidWorks knowledge is required.

•        Perform basic product design modifications.

•        Develop basic detail and assembly drawings for products and equipment.

•        Perform engineering change processes as necessary to support existing products.

•        Ability to perform mechanical design calculations.

•        Test prototypes and standard products and write reports to document the results.

•        Categorize a wide arrangement of existing parts.

•        Comply with safety regulations and maintain clean and orderly work areas.

•        Analyze production processes, schedules, methods and other data and then provide management with reports containing the data and statistics to enable management to better understand future requirements needed for the manufacturing process.

Qualifications/About you:

You love tackling multidisciplinary problems and working hands-on (independently and as part of the team) to discover and test solutions. You enjoy working directly on equipment: getting your hands dirty is a requirement. You have a mechanical aptitude and enjoy working with tools, practical manufacturing mindset. You can drive the manufacturing process toward maximum stability, repeatability, and quality. You are committed to the scientific method; you use physical and materials knowledge to form hypotheses, independently measure characteristics of parts and materials (metrology) and make data-driven decisions to improve the processes. Maintain a positive work atmosphere by acting and communicating in a manner so that you get along with customers, co-workers and management. Continue to grow lean knowledge and use the tools to identify and assist with continuous improvement.