Manufacturing Engineer Co-Op - Operations, Spring- Summer 2025 (Onsite)

Date Posted:

2024-09-05

Country:

United States of America

Location:

HIL01: Rockford - Plant 1 2421 11th Street , Rockford, IL, 61104 USA

Position Role Type:

Unspecified

When the global aerospace community looks for ideas and solutions to its biggest challenges, they turn to the people of COLLINS Aerospace. We design, invent, and deliver the most advanced and diverse range of aerospace systems on the market. We are inventors. We are manufacturers. We work in space exploration, commercial air travel, defense, and rescue applications. Always learning and pushing the boundaries, we are an undisputed industry leader that continually sets the bar higher and higher. Come soar with us.

Get onboard the COLLINS Aerospace MPC team.

What You Will Do:

• Immerse yourself in a full-time, Monday-Friday co-op session, that will run January - August (including the Spring semester; it is expected students will take a semester off from coursework to fully engage with this working mentorship opportunity).
• Assist and create tooling and fixturing designs by use of SolidWorks, Teamcenter, NX, and AutoCAD.
• Use 3D printing technology to create shadow boards, fixture/tools & support operations day to day need.
• Revising, creating, and maintaining manufacturing work instructions.
• Support implementation of new manufacturing equipment, tools, and processes and evaluate feasibility.
• Participate in Lean events pertaining to production processes.

What You Will Learn:

• Develop key management and team skills with ownership over daily, weekly, and monthly tasks.
• You will learn how to perform industrial engineering evaluations of production standards.
• You will directly work with the Quality engineers, Supply Chain Managers, Design Engineering, Industrial Engineers, Value Stream leadership, and Plant Operations.
   

Qualifications You Must Have:

• U.S. Person (U.S. citizen, permanent resident, or granted refugee or asylee status) as defined here: https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-22/chapter-I/subchapter-M/part-120/subpart-C/section-120.62
• Must be pursuing a Bachelor’s or advanced Degree in Mechanical, Industrial, Manufacturing, Materials, Operations, Aerospace or an applicable discipline
• Must have completed 30 hours of college coursework

Qualifications We Prefer:

• Good oral and written communication skills
• Solid analytical problem-solving skills are extremely valuable
• Willingness to learn and react in a fast-paced environment
• Experience with Microsoft Office products.
• Proficient with a modeling software (i.e., AutoCAD, SolidWorks, NX)

Collins Aerospace, a RTX 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.

The next chapter of our future as an aerospace company is here, and we are excited about what this means for our employees and customers! Get onboard the Collins Aerospace Operations team and play a part in managing our innovative products from inception to delivery. The Operations team continues to grow and aims to strengthen the connection of Manufacturing Operations, Supply Chain and Environment, Health & Safety (EH&S) across Collins Aerospace. In this dynamic environment, you will have the opportunity to network across our businesses and functions, all while improving the productivity, quality and efficiency of our operations worldwide.

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.

WE ARE REDEFINING AEROSPACE.

This position is eligible for relocation.

* Please consider the following role type definitions as you apply for this role.

Onsite: Employees who are working in Onsite roles will work primarily onsite. This includes all production and maintenance employees, as they are essential to the development of our produc