R&D Engineering Intern

R&D Engineering Intern

The R&D Engineering Intern will work closely with the current R&D Engineering team to complete process improvement projects surrounding the R&D/Toll Melting department.

Job Responsibilities

• Work with engineering team members on specific mechanical design concepts for research and development projects.
• Provide new ideas (and specifications) that will improve the performance or robustness of mechanical equipment within R&D & production melting furnaces.
• Update or create new drawings, P&IDs, and generate BOM list to release to manufacturing.
• Track progress of part manufacturing and provide engineering support.
• Assists in the Computer Aided Design (CAD) of subassemblies.
• Develop and document Standard Operating Procedures (SOP's) for melting processes.
• Generate high quality written reports, proposals, instructions, manuals, and other documentation forms.
• Assist in troubleshooting subsystem components associated with the melting equipment.
• Provides reports on the status of project milestones and task changes as needed.
• Process data review to understand the mechanical system environment and specification requirements.
• Other duties as assigned.

Requirements

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Good working knowledge of Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing.
• Working knowledge of materials suitable for use in high temperature, corrosive environments.
• Ability to perform basic to intermediate mass/energy steady state balances.
• Ability to research industry relevant publications.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office products.

Education and Experience

• Currently enrolled in Bachelor's degree (B.S.) in Mechanical Engineering from a four-year college or university.
• Experience using CAD software, preferably Autodesk Inventor or similarly capable software.
• Previous Internship/Co-op experience is preferred but not required.

Personal Skills/Attributes Required for the Position

• Proven track record of generating innovative and practical ideas.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Exceptional organization skills with attention to detail.
• Ability to be proactive and manage time effectively to meet deadlines.
• Familiarity with hand-tools is a plus.
• Detail-orientated with ability to respond quickly to a fast-moving and ever-changing environment.
• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form.
• A work style which is "people oriented" and can obtain the best out of team members.

Physical Demands

• The employee is regularly required to sit, stand, walk, bend, hear and talk.
• The employee is frequently required to use hands.
• The employee occasionally will be required to reach with hands or arms, climb or balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, and crawl.
• The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, and depth perception.
• Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.