Intern

Exciting Onsite Opportunity: Engineering Internship in Springfield MO!

Are you a driven and talented individual looking to kick-start your engineering career? We’re seeking a motivated Engineering Intern to join our team in Springfield MO!

What You’ll Do:

Assist with hands-on engineering projects, gaining real-world experience in a collaborative environment.
Support our engineering team with research, data analysis, and project management tasks.
Contribute to innovative solutions that drive our projects forward.

Qualifications:
Currently enrolled as Junior, Senior or recently graduated from an engineering program.
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
Local to Springfield MO, or willing to commute.

Position Summary:

The Design Engineer Intern will assist in new product development, including research, design, testing, and prototyping. They will also perform research for, validate, and implement changes to designs and/or processes.

POSITION REQUIREMENTS:

• Maintain a safe, clean work environment; address any unsafe conditions or behaviors with a supervisor
• Assist in new product development, including research and design, testing, and prototyping
• Properly document all research and design activities, testing, and prototyping
• Provide support to ongoing manufacturing operations by developing better parts and/or processes for production of existing product line
• Research, validate, and implement changes to designs and/or processes through an ECN process
• Create and update 3D CAD drawings and 2D shop prints for new and existing product lines
• Research and perform validation testing for new vendors, parts, and materials
• Utilize Lean manufacturing tools to deliver results
• Organize materials at work station and department according to 6S standards
• Perform other related and non-related duties as assigned through on-the-job training

QUALIFICATIONS & REQUIREMENTS

Education and Experience

• Entering Junior or Senior class level at an accredited college; major in Mechanical/Industrial Engineering or similar
• Software experience: Microsoft Office Suite, 3D CAD Software

Skills, Abilities, and Knowledge

• Accountability: Accepts responsibility and accounts for his/her actions
• Active Listening: Actively attends to, conveys, and understands comments and questions of others
• Communication: Communicates effectively with others both orally and in writing
• Diversity Oriented: Works effectively in a diverse workforce
• Quality: Able to produce a high quality product with minimal supervision
• Self-Motivated: Internally inspired to perform a task to the best of one’s ability

COMPETENCIES

• Adapts to changes in the work environment; Manages competing demands; Changes approach or method to best fit the situation; Able to deal with frequent change, delays, or unexpected events.
• Responds promptly to customer needs; Responds to requests for service and assistance; Meets commitments.
• Follows instructions, responds to management direction; Takes responsibility for own actions; Keeps commitments; commits to long hours of work when necessary to reach goals. Completes tasks on time or notifies appropriate person with an alternate plan.
• Demonstrates accuracy and thoroughness; Looks for ways to improve and promote quality; Applies feedback to improve performance; Monitors own work to ensure quality.
• Observes safety and security procedures; Reports potentially unsafe conditions; Uses equipment and materials properly.
• Balances team and individual responsibilities; Exhibits objectivity and openness to other views; Gives and welcomes feedback; Contributes to building a positive team spirit; Puts success of team above own interests; Supports everyone’s efforts to succeed.
• Speaks clearly and persuasively in positive or negative situations; listens and gets clarification; Responds well to questions; Demonstrates group presentation skills; Participates in meetings.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

• This position is subject to Medium Work: Exerting up to 50 pounds of force occ