Engineering Co-op/Intern

Invacare Corporation

Engineering Co-op/Intern

Waukegan, IL
Full Time
Paid
  • Responsibilities

    Essential Functions:

    · Assist members of the Engineering team by providing Engineering support to existing products. This may involve generating ideas on product improvements and cost-savings related activities.

    · Under the supervision of Engineers, assist in new product development activities including concept design, building and testing prototypes, creating drawings and participating in design reviews.

    · Assist with the development of engineering documentation including drawings, test requests and engineering change notices.

    · Assist in the investigation and analysis of materials, processes, and engineering computations, in support of engineering designs.

    · Perform engineering analytical calculations to support design ideas or improvements to current products as directed by members of the Engineering team.

    · Performs or assist with product testing.

    · Interact with members of the Product Management team from the Marketing side of the business to learn how the product ideas and improvements are driven by input from Customers.

    · Under the supervision of manufacturing engineers, assist in manufacturing related process improvements and production line support activities.

    · Under the supervision of quality engineers, assist in quality related investigations, inspections and documentation activities.

    · Complete all required training applicable to assigned position

    · Exhibit positivity, flexibility, creativity, and a willingness to take on new responsibilities as requested or required.

    Qualifications:

    · Currently enrolled Sophomore or higher undergraduate student.

    · Degree focus in an Engineering or closely-related field.

    · Able to work consecutive school semesters, strongly preferred.

    · Prior internship experience strongly preferred.

    · Strong computer skills with a high-level proficiency with Microsoft Word and Excel.

    · Exposure to Solidworks modeling software is preferred, but not required.

    · Excellent communication skills with ability to communicate with engineers, technical specialists, and associates without a technical background.

    · Self-starter with ability to work alone on projects or as part of team.

    · Demonstrated ability to structure and manage a task/project from start to finish.

    An Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer –M/F/Disabled/Vet

    Required Skills

    Required Experience

  • Industry
    Manufacturing