Engineering Co-Op Job Description Template
Our company is looking for a Engineering Co-Op to join our team.
Responsibilities:
- Solid analytical skills;
- Interface and work closely with Engineering, Operations, and Maintenance personnel, as well as outside vendors and equipment manufacturers;
- Involvement with data flow diagrams/technical diagrams;
- Current Junior or Senior classification in Bachelor’s program or Master’s standing who has completed at least one previous co-op or internship;
- Must be able to work full time during the semester (40 hours/week) for 6 months;
- Specify and order mechanical components, electrical controls, automation components, and instrumentation devices;
- Design mechanical, electrical, and instrumentation systems;
- Perform other miscellaneous duties as requested;
- Coursework or related experience in their major field of study;
- Create and / or update drawings in AutoCAD;
- CAD skills, AutoCAD preferred;
- Effective team skills;
- Co-ops will work in a manufacturing environment to complete projects designated by their Manager;
- Must be in good academic standing, with a minimum 3.0 cumulative GPA;
- Manage small Capital projects.
Requirements:
- Specify and order mechanical components, electrical controls, automation components, and instrumentation devices;
- Perform other miscellaneous duties as requested;
- Design mechanical, electrical, and instrumentation systems;
- Interface and work closely with Engineering, Operations, and Maintenance personnel, as well as outside vendors and equipment manufacturers;
- Manage small Capital projects;
- Create and / or update drawings in AutoCAD;
- Demonstrated leadership experience;
- Previous experience in an industrial or manufacturing environment;
- Candidates must be U.S. Citizens or Permanent Residents;
- M odeling and drafting of concepts into designs that can be tested;
- Develops test designs to measure the function and quality of products and to test new ideas or modifications of existing products;
- Provides technical expertise in support of improvements to existing product designs; authorizes product design revisions;
- Motivated, self directed, and the ability to make risk balanced decisions;
- Tests materials and concepts, working closely with the test lab staff to design tests and document results;
- Conducts computer aided analysis of new concepts with FEA and/or CFD.