Mechanical Engineer Co Op

Position Summary & Objective

The Mechanical Engineer Co-Op is a temporary position to develop the skills of a student enrolled in a College Engineering program to evaluate their potential for future opportunity at American Hydro. 

Essential Functions Performed by the Position

Accountabilities:

• Assist the Mechanical and Hydraulic engineering departments
• Introduced to engineering standards & practices and learn about the hydro turbine components designed and manufactured at American Hydro
• Trained in our current CAD software and will create drawings as directed
• Additional advanced software training may be provided to experienced trainees to include structural finite element analysis and computational fluid dynamics
• Willingness and capacity to learn and adapt
• Accuracy in drawings and calculations
• Speed of correct completion of tasks assigned

Main Responsibilities

• Commit to work under companys core values that include: a One Team mindset open communication continuous improvement and a commitment to provide solutions to our customers
• Practice Mechanical Engineering skills as needed to assist in project design development. 
• Must recognize limitation gaps in education/experience and consult freely with appropriate supervisor to efficiently complete assigned tasks while learning the job function
• Perform data reduction and prepare tabular/graphical presentations
• Become proficient in use of company design/analysis software and interpretation of the results
• Exercise communication skills in report writing and proposal development
• Assist in assembly of companys technical documents (example: Operations & Maintenance manuals proposals model test reports engineering reports etc.)
• Assist field engineers/shop personnel to collect machine data complete check sheets perform hardware inspections index testing etc

Knowledge Skills and Abilities

• Problem Solving Oral Communication Written Communication Teamwork

• Attention to detail; Analysis; Critical thinking; Problem-solving skills
• Communication skills; Ethics; Interpersonal skills; Math skills

Qualifications :

Required Education and Experience

Current student pursuing a B.S. in Engineering

Licenses or Certifications Required

• None

Environment and Working Conditions

• Normal Office Environment
• Some responsibilities require this role to be on the shop floor

Travel Requirements (percent)

• None

Additional Information :

Disclaimer

This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee. Duties responsibilities and activities may change or new ones may be assigned at any time with or without notice.

Industrious Group and its subsidiaries is an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race religion color national origin sex sexual orientation age veteran status disability status or any other applicable characteristics protected by law. All employment decisions are made based on qualifications merit and business need.

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Intern