Co-op Test Engineer: Transducer Production & Analytics

Wabtec Corporation; State College (Centre County); On-site; USD 34,000 - 39,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Onsite in State College

Competitive hourly pay

Job summary

Evident Inspection Technologies, a division of Wabtec, is seeking a Co-op student for January through June 2027 in State College, PA. You will support the Transducer PENG team with testing-focused tasks and may assist with assembly and production projects.

The role emphasizes hands-on testing, data analysis with Excel and Power BI, and documenting manufacturing standards while learning to read basic engineering drawings and participate in project execution.

Qualifications

• Pursuing BS or MS in Physics, Engineering or related field.
• Rising-Junior/Senior in degree program preferred.
• Strong analytical and problem solving skills required.

Responsibilities

• Lead primary project for the co-op term from start to completion.
• Assist Sr. Test Engineer in evaluation, development and implementation of new test systems.
• Support production engineering with time studies, work instruction development, and fixture design.
• Interface with production assemblers and test technicians to review and update test plans.
• Improve existing or develop new features for test programs.
• Analyze manufacturing data using Excel, Power BI and other tools.
• Create and update documentation for manufacturing standard work.
• Contribute to Lean Manufacturing improvements in test processes.

Skills

Analytical skills

Written & verbal communication

Time management

Team collaboration

Physics background

LabView

Python

C#

Matlab

Power BI

Excel

Education

Engineering BS/MS in progress

Tools

LabView

Python

C#

Matlab

Excel

Power BI

Job description

Evident Inspection Technologies, a division of Wabtec, is seeking a Co-op student for January through June 2027 in State College, PA. You will support the Transducer PENG team with testing-focused tasks and may assist with assembly and production projects.

The role emphasizes hands-on testing, data analysis with Excel and Power BI, and documenting manufacturing standards while learning to read basic engineering drawings and participate in project execution.