Part Time Student - Manufacturing Engineering - Davenport, IA

There are over 7 billion people on this planet. And by 2050, there will be 2 billion more... many moving into urban centers at an unprecedented rate. Making sure there is enough food, fiber and infrastructure for our rapidly growing world is what we're all about at John Deere. And it's why we're investing in our people and our technology like never before! Here the world's brightest minds are tackling the world's biggest challenges. If you believe one person can make the world a better place, we'll put you to work. RIGHT NOW.

 

John Deere is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regards to, among other things, race, religion, color, national origin, sex, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, status as a protected veteran, or status as a qualified individual with disability.

 

Primary Location: United States (US) - Iowa  - Davenport  
Function: Factory Engineering (CA)
Title: Part Time Student - Manufacturing Engineering - Davenport, IA - 115788 
Onsite/Remote:Onsite Position

 

Note: Relocation assistance is not provided.

 

The Part-Time Student Program is primarily designed to augment the Company’s regular full-time staff and is for students who work in parallel to their school schedule YEAR-ROUND.

Your Responsibilities

 

As a Factory Part Time Student - Manufacturing Engineering at John Deere Davenport Works located in Davenport, IA you will support manufacturing planning and process control activities for Davenport Works fabrication production departments. This role will include a wide variety of tasks in support of our manufacturing objectives and leverage your previous job/internships/experiences building upon the skills obtained within your accredited degree program. In addition, you will:

 

• Support daily operations by responding to tactical issues in a shop floor environment.
• Actively participate in Continuous Improvement (CI) process on the shop floor – improving and implementing departmental Safety, Quality, Efficiency, Delivery, Ergonomic, & Cost reduction projects
• Works with electronic tools to perform engineering functions.
• Assist in investigations and corrective actions and leverage innovative ideas to best address long standing manufacturing issues

 

This position is not available to students on immigration visas. 

 

What Skills You Need

 

• Ideally you will be pursuing a degree in the following: Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Industrial Technology, others may apply
• Must be registered as a full-time student at an accredited college/university.
• Graduation date of December 2026 or later.
• Cumulative GPA of 2.8 or above.
• Available to work during the academic year 16-20 hours/weekly.
• Available to work during the summer semester 30-40 hours/weekly.
• Must be able to commute to the work location in Davenport, Iowa on a daily basis year-round
• An effective communicator who thrives on solving problems and working in a team environment
• Experience demonstrating technical aptitude in an Engineering discipline
• Experience with root cause analysis, corrective action, mistake proofing or digital process control tools
• A self-starter with the ability to execute multiple tasks in parallel
• Ability to gather, analyze, and summarize trend data to make sound decisions 

 

What Makes You Stand Out

 

• Demonstrable mechanical aptitude or familiarity and ability work within a manufacturing environment
• Familiarity with drawing and schematic interpretation, product models and /or geometric dimensioning and tolerancing
• Experience with software programming languages and/or ML familiarity
• Experience in one or more related engineering areas: electrical, software programming, troubleshooting, design, and manufacturing
• Manufacturing Factory hands on experience
• SAP experience