Prototype Intern - April 2023 - long term

Company Description

Bosch was founded in Stuttgart in 1886 by Robert Bosch (1861-1942) and for more than 130 years has been distinguished by a unique corporate culture based on solid values ​​that drive us to improve every day. Our products, present in a wide variety of fields, that contribute to improve the quality of life of millions of people.

As one of the world's leading automotive steering suppliers, Robert Bosch Automotive Steering LLC is growing in the market and must continue to innovate and develop new products to meet customer needs. Our engineering, technical purchasing, and sales teams are located in our Plymouth, MI office fully supporting regional customers and providing local support for global projects. The production facilities in Florence, KY and Queretaro, Mx manufactures and administers products for the NAFTA region.

Job Description

This role is responsible to support the different roles from the prototype organization focused in the following areas:

• Samples Coordination:  Support with the preparation activities for the planning, build and delivery of the samples.
• Engineering Activities: Supporting Quality and Engineering Prototype Roles with the execution of tasks during the assembly, testing and quality check of the gear.

Additional activities for this role are the evaluation and implementation of processes improvements for the prototype area and other areas from the Testing and Validation department.

Tasks

Project Management Related Activities

• Support the phases of the prototype process with cost calculation, risk evaluation, timing, problem solving, and documentation based on guidance from the project responsible.
• Support the logistics of shipping and receiving components and finished products for processing of customer deliveries.
• Supporting with parts cycle counts to ensure accuracy of physical inventory versus stated in our system.
• Leading small internal projects for process improvement or lab
• Process and customize data for KPI reporting to the organization.
• Support Material coordinator with logistics activities for incoming material and finish good deliveries.
• Documentation and update of processes and training material for the AS organization related to samples.

Engineering Related Activities

• Support for documentation and/or execution of small quality check for incoming material or final product.
• Lead process improvements initiatives for the Prototype lab area.
• Support with Technical check reviews from the ongoing prototype projects.
• Support with relabeling of gears as preparation shipment to customer.

Qualifications

• Must be currently enrolled in an accredited university and pursuing a Bachelors or Master’s degree with at least one semester completed.
• Ability to work 30 - 40 hours per week.
• Minimum of overall GPA of at least 3.0.
• Must be a minimum of 18 years of age.
• Ability to work with intercultural and virtual teams
• Open minded and communicative
• Willingness to work independently in a given framework
• Eligible to work in the US without sponsorship.

Additional Information

Indefinite U.S. work authorized individuals only.  Future sponsorship for work authorization unavailable. 

By choice, we are committed to a diverse workforce - EOE/Protected Veteran/Disabled. 

BOSCH is a proud supporter of STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics) Initiatives 

• FIRST Robotics (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) 
• AWIM (A World In Motion)