Engineering Co-Op Fall 2026

Fives; Cincinnati (OH); Hybrid; USD 24,796 - 30,307; Part time

Job summary

Fives in Cincinnati is offering a Co-op with the AddUp engineering team to learn material testing and development for Laser Powder Bed Fusion. You will contribute to project-specific material characterization and a short capstone project during downtime.

Pursuing a 4-year engineering degree in materials, mechanical, or metallurgical fields, with 1–3 years completed, is required. Coursework in basic materials, chemistry, calculus, and lab work is expected, with additional preferences for surface

Qualifications

• Pursuing a 4-year degree in materials, mechanical, or metallurgical engineering (or equivalent).
• Has completed at least 1-3 years of that degree program.
• Required coursework includes basic materials/chemistry/calculus and a lab; preferred courses include materials testing, metallography, physics, thermodynamics, mechanics of materials, and design principles.

Responsibilities

• Learn and refine skill sets in materials testing and development for additive manufacturing.
• Apply skills to project-specific material characterization and to real LPBF projects.
• Complete a capstone project during downtime.

Skills

Metallography

Material testing

Tensile testing

Hardness

Roughness

Microstructure

Communication

Additive manufacturing

Traditional manufacturing

Welding

Hand tools

DFM/DFAM

SolidWorks

Dimensional testing

Technical presentations

Education

4-year engineering degree

1–3 years completed

Tools

SolidWorks

Calipers

Micrometers

Blue light scanning

Job description

Position Summary This Co-Op would work with the AddUp engineering team to learn and refine skill sets like material testing/development, design for additive manufacturing, and general problem solving and apply them to real projects that utilize Laser Powder Bed Fusion. They would regularly work on project-specific material characterization as well as a short capstone project in their downtime.

Degree Program

• Must be pursuing a 4-year degree in materials, mechanical, or metallurgical engineering (or equivalent)
• Has completed at least 1-3 years of that degree program

Coursework

• Required: Introduction to Materials (Structures/Properties of Materials), Engineering Math/Calculus 1, Introduction to Chemistry, and a laboratory class (all of these or equivalent)
• Desired: Material Testing Principles/Lab, Metallography, Physics, Thermodynamics, Mechanics of Materials, Basic Design Principles

Skills (not all required, but a plus)

• Metallography and optical microscopy
• Material testing
• • Tensile
  • Hardness
  • Roughness
  • Microstructure
  • Etc.
• Good written/oral communication skills
• Additive manufacturing experience
• Traditional manufacturing experience
• Welding experience
• Hand tools
• Design principles (DFM/DFAM)
• SolidWorks or equivalent
• Dimensional testing experience (calipers, micrometers, blue light scanning)
• Technical presentations/communication

Other Preferences (not required, but a plus)

• US Citizen