Engineer Co-Op/Intern

Kadant Inc.; Mississippi; Hybrid; USD 25,000 - 33,000; Full time

Job summary

The Coop, under the supervision of the Facilities Manager, will assist in new product development, perform calculations, evaluate designs, conduct lab tests, write reports, analyze data, and improve the Quality department.

Responsibilities include assisting R&D with hand calculations, testing, data analysis, drafting models and drawings, and documenting progress in weekly meetings.

Qualifications

• Currently enrolled as an undergraduate student in Mechanical, Electrical, or Industrial Engineering
• Experience with SolidWorks, AutoCAD, or other drafting software
• Ability to perform tests, analyze data, and create lab reports
• Strong understanding of basic mechanical and electrical principles
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Basic/intermediate knowledge of Microsoft Office: Word, Excel, Power Point, and Outlook

Responsibilities

• Ability to manage and prioritize projects, and meet deadlines
• Assist R&D Team in performing hand calculations
• Assist R&D Team in testing, analyzing data, and writing lab reports
• Assist R&D Team in managing notes and procedures
• Assist in creating and improving new designs/products/procedures/calculations/tests/etc.
• Assist in creating SolidWorks Models, Assemblies, Drawings, and Simulations
• Assist R&D Team in performing FEA
• Assist in organization of engineering files
• Participate in weekly meetings, and give reports on project progress to Engineering Management
• Assist Drafting Team in updating old Drawings and Models
• Assist Drafting Team in fulfilling customer orders
• Detailed note taking of all tasks, progress, discoveries, important information, etc.

Skills

SolidWorks

AutoCAD

Data analysis

Project management

Communication skills

Education

Undergraduate engineering student

Tools

SolidWorks

AutoCAD

Job description

Overview

The Coop, under the supervision of the Facilities Manager will assist in new product development, performing calculations, evaluating designs, performing tests in the lab, writing reports, analyzing data, and improving the Quality department.

Responsibilities

• Ability to manage and prioritize projects, and meet deadlines
• Assist R&D Team in performing hand calculations
• Assist R&D Team in testing, analyzing data, and writing lab reports
• Assist R&D Team in managing notes and procedures
• Assist in creating and improving new designs/products/procedures/calculations/tests/etc.
• Assist in creating SolidWorks Models, Assemblies, Drawings, and Simulations
• Assist R&D Team in performing FEA
• Assist in organization of engineering files
• Participate in weekly meetings, and give reports on project progress to Engineering Management
• Assist Drafting Team in updating old Drawings and Models
• Assist Drafting Team in fulfilling customer orders
• Detailed note taking of all tasks, progress, discoveries, important information, etc.

Qualifications

• Currently enrolled as an undergraduate student in Mechanical, Electrical, or Industrial Engineering
• Experience with SolidWorks, AutoCAD, or other drafting software
• Ability to perform tests, analyze data, and create lab reports
• Strong understanding of basic mechanical and electrical principals
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Basic/intermediate knowledge of Microsoft Office: Word, Excel, Power Point, and Outlook