POSITION SUMMARY
/ 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.
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 preform 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.