Engineering & Delivery Optimization Co-op Intern

Dematic; Grand Rapids (MI); On-site; USD 26,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Career Development

Competitive Compensation

Pay Transparency

Global Opportunities

Job summary

Dematic's Engineering & Delivery Optimization (EDO) Co-op Program offers students practical engineering experience through rotations across multiple EDO teams. Interns contribute to real projects supporting development, validation, deployment, operation, and continuous improvement of Dematic automation solutions.

Participants gain hands-on experience in building, testing, debugging, and documenting systems, collaborating with engineers, technicians, and business leaders while developing

Qualifications

• Currently pursuing a bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or Software Engineering.
• Participating in an accredited co-operative education program.
• Academic standing sufficient to meet the requirements of the student’s university co-op program.

Responsibilities

• Complete structured assignments across multiple EDO teams during successive co-op rotations.
• Contribute to engineering, software, validation, operations, and process-improvement work.
• Apply classroom knowledge to mechanical, electrical, software, and automation challenges.
• Build, test, analyze, document, troubleshoot, and improve solutions under guidance of engineers.

Skills

Hands-on building

Programming

Robotics

Fabrication

Testing

Documentation

Education

Bachelor's in ME/EE/Software

Co-op program enrollment

Tools

CAD

Job description

The Engineering & Delivery Optimization (EDO) Co-op Program offers students the opportunity to build practical engineering experience through successive co-op rotations across multiple EDO teams. The intern will contribute to real projects that support the development, validation, deployment, operation, and continuous improvement of Dematic automation solutions.

The program is designed for students who enjoy turning ideas into reality. Candidates who bring creativity, curiosity, and hands-on experience building, testing, troubleshooting, coding, fabricating, or improving technical systems will be well positioned to succeed.

We offer:

• Career Development
• Competitive Compensation and Benefits
• Pay Transparency
• Global Opportunities

Learn More Here: https://www.dematic.com/en-us/about/careers/what-we-offer/

Dematic provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.

This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.

The base pay range for this role is estimated to be $19-$23 per hour at the time of posting. Final compensation will be determined by various factors such as work location, education, experience, knowledge, and skills.

Tasks and Qualifications:

Integrated Learning & Professional Development:

• Gain diverse experiences across multiple Engineering & Delivery Optimization teams throughout successive co-op rotations.
• Work alongside experienced engineers, technical specialists, operations professionals, and business leaders.
• Build technical, analytical, communication, collaboration, and project-execution skills.
• Explore multiple engineering career paths before graduation while developing a broad understanding of how automation solutions move from concept through deployment and continuous improvement.
• Coordinate work-based learning with the requirements of the student's participating school and co-operative education curriculum.

Key Responsibilities:

• Complete structured assignments across multiple EDO teams over successive co-op rotations, with learning objectives and responsibilities appropriate to each assignment.
• Contribute to meaningful engineering, software, validation, operations, sustainability, architecture, and process-improvement work.
• Apply classroom knowledge to practical mechanical, electrical, software, and automation challenges.
• Build, test, analyze, document, troubleshoot, and improve solutions under the guidance of experienced engineers and technical specialists.
• Collaborate across functions, communicate findings, and prepare clear technical documentation, analyses, and presentations.
• Demonstrate safe work practices, professional conduct, initiative, ownership, and a continuous-learning mindset.

Skills and Capabilities:

• Curiosity and a strong desire to understand how technical systems work.
• Creative problem-solving and willingness to explore, prototype, test, and improve ideas.
• Hands‑on building, fabrication, assembly, electronics, programming, robotics, automotive, maker, laboratory, or similar practical experience preferred.
• Ability to learn new engineering tools, applications, technologies, and processes.
• Effective written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to collaborate in cross‑functional teams and work responsibly with appropriate guidance.
• Organization, initiative, attention to detail, and commitment to quality and safety.

Rotation Organizations and Activities:

Solutions Data & Applications

Support the development, hosting, administration, and continuous improvement of solutioning applications and engineering tools.

• Participate in application testing, validation, enhancement, deployment, and support activities.
• Develop or improve dashboards, analytics, reporting, documentation, and user workflows.
• Learn how software applications, data, and hosted tools enable solution development.

Solutions Mechatronics Engineering

Support mechatronics engineering for the Dematic Solution Center and module engineering standardization.

• Assist with system evaluations, design work, engineering studies, testing, and validation.
• Contribute to standardized modules, reusable solution components, technical documentation, and engineering standards.
• Support Solution Center engineering projects, upgrades, demonstrations, and continuous improvement.

Solution Center Operations

Gain experience supporting the operation of the Dematic Solution Center and its customer engagement environment.

• Support demonstration preparation, operational planning, coordination, workshops, customer visits, and events.
• Assist with performance reporting, operational analytics, asset readiness, and process improvement.
• Help identify practical opportunities to improve safety, reliability, and operational effectiveness.

Solutioning Sustainability

Support sustainability considerations within the solution development process.

• Analyze energy and environmental performance information and support sustainability assessments.
• Research technologies, methods, and industry developments relevant to sustainable automation solutions.
• Contribute to reporting and engineering initiatives intended to reduce environmental impact.

Solution Enablement & Validation

Support solution validation and project deployment support activities that improve solution readiness and implementation outcomes.

• Assist with validation, verification, deployment readiness, and risk‑assessment activities.
• Analyze deployment performance information, issues, and lessons learned.
• Contribute to standard work and improvements that strengthen deployment effectiveness and consistency.

Controls Architecture

Support controls architecture standards, governance, and the team's technical‑optimization focus for process improvement.

• Assist with controls architecture documentation, standards, frameworks, and engineering best practices.
• Analyze engineering workflows and contribute to technical and process‑optimization activities.
• Support initiatives that improve engineering efficiency, quality, consistency, and scalability.

Experience Desired:

• Engineering coursework, laboratory work, design projects, research, student organizations, engineering competitions, robotics teams, maker spaces, personal technical projects, or related experience.
• Demonstrated interest in designing, building, coding, testing, troubleshooting, or improving mechanical, electrical, or software‑based systems.
• Interest in automation, mechatronics, controls, software applications, sustainability, digital engineering, or technical innovation.

Education & Certifications:

• Currently pursuing a bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or Software Engineering.
• Participating in an accredited co‑operative education program.
• Academic standing sufficient to meet the requirements of the student's university co‑op program.