Mechanical/ Manufacturing Engineer Intern, Summer 2025 (Onsite)

Date Posted:

2024-07-09

Country:

United States of America

Location:

01: Building 01 Windsor Locks One Hamilton Road, Windsor Locks, CT, 06096 USA

Position Role Type:

Onsite

In this position you will support the manufacturing of highly complex assemblies for environmental controls and life support systems in some of the harshest conditions known to man, in Space and at Sea. The assembly types you will see include heat exchangers, pumps, fans, and pressurized accumulators. You will work with cross functional teams dedicated to safety and quality; working to support continued exploration through earth’s orbit and beyond.

What You Will Do:

• Create manufacturing assembly documentation, concept tools, and provide technical assistance to assemble high quality, high engineered hardware for use in Life support and Thermal control applications as well as to the external suppliers.
• Support failure investigations, determine root cause of failure, and implement corrective actions and disposition of non-conforming hardware, all in support of continuous improvement initiatives.
• Ensure processes and procedures comply with all applicable Environmental, Health and Safety requirements as well as all the applicable quality requirements.
• Identify opportunities or implements changes, on a need basis, to improve products or reduce costs using knowledge of fabrication processes, tooling and production equipment, assembly methods, quality control standards, or product design, materials, and parts to optimize productivity and ensure optimal use of resources. 
• Present to senior management on various topics, be involved with, and implement additional initiatives, such as ACE, Process Certification, Manufacturing Process Reviews, Lean Manufacturing and EH&S projects.

What You Will Learn:

• Read and Review drawings and concepts and resolve producibility concerns, such as providing recommendations concerning acquisition and use of new technological equipment and materials. 
• Determine and create the sequence of larger and more complex operations and installations and specifies procedures for the fabrication of tools and equipment and other processes, including disassembly/assembly and repairs, to ensure efficiency and optimize performance.
• Work well in an integrated product development team and design environment.
• Perform cost estimates, work to schedules, and write procedures and policies.

Qualifications You Must Have:

• Pursuing a degree typically in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM)
• U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are authorized to access information under this program/contract

Qualifications We Prefer:

• A positive attitude and be able to communicate well within an integrated product development team, staff, and management.
• Familiarity with a modeling and/or design package such as Creo.
• Knowledge of Lean Manufacturing, machining concepts, and special processing.
• Strong knowledge of Continuous improvement methods and demonstrated use of their tools, i.e. Kaizen, Value Stream Mapping, Gemba, 5S, and Fault Tree Analysis.
• Experience with a MRP (Manufacturing Resource Planning) system such as SAP

Collins Aerospace, a Raytheon Technologies company, is a leader in technologically advanced and intelligent solutions for the global aerospace and defense industry. Collins Aerospace has the capabilities, comprehensive portfolio and expertise to solve customers’ toughest challenges and to meet the demands of a rapidly evolving global market.

Do you want to be a part of something bigger? A team whose impact stretches across the world, and even beyond? At Collins Aerospace, our Mission Systems team helps civilian, military and government customers complete their most complex missions — whatever and wherever they may be. Our customers depend on us for intelligent and secure communications, missionized systems for specialized aircraft and spacecraft and collaborative space solutions. By joining our team, you’ll have your own critical part to play in ensuring our customer succeeds today while anticipating their needs for tomorrow. Are you up for the challenge? Join our mission today.

Collins Aerospace Diversity & Inclusion Statement:

Diversity drives innovation: inclusion drives success. We believe a multitude of approaches and ideas enable us to deliver the best results for our workforce, workplace, and customers. We are committed to fostering a culture where all employees can share their passions and ideas so we can tackle the toughest challenges in our industry and pave new paths to limitless possibility.

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