Field Application Engineer Intern: Design-In Solutions & CAD

HARTING Technology Group; Elgin (IL); On-site; USD 30,000 - 34,000; Full time

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Job summary

Harting Americas in Elgin, IL, is seeking a Field Application Engineer Intern to learn and contribute to our team of Field Application Engineers. The role supports technical inquiries, product applications, and troubleshooting for customers both virtually and in the field.

The internship is full-time, paid, and on-site, with pay ranges from $22-25 per hour. You will gain hands-on experience across product lines, design-in activities, BOM creation, and technical documentation.

Qualifications

• Pursuing a Bachelor’s degree in engineering, Master’s in Engineering/Business, or MBA.
• Knowledge of Microsoft products or equivalent.
• Experience with 2D/3D CAD Software a plus.

Responsibilities

• Actively participate in gaining understanding of our product line of industrial-grade electrical connectors (their specifications, recommended applications, current and potential customer base).
• Learn how technical consultative sales teams like ours have a focus on “designing-in” real solutions for our customers, and how this team support the “winning process” through developing a comprehensive technical solution and proposal, providing technical support, building a Bill of Materials, and coordinating prototype/sample builds.
• Support the creation of technical drawings and documentation per customer requirements.
• Assists Engineering in cable assembly and backplane designs. This includes selecting parts, writing assembly procedures and quoting.
• Maintain and create technical documentation for customized components (i.e. private label, customized, modified, kitted parts).
• Maintain and create technical presentations and trainings for customers and internal HARTING personnel focused on product specifications, capabilities, and applications.
• Support the FAE, Sales and Marketing Teams with activities related to samples, preparation for events, training, certifications and listings.
• Other duties as assigned.

Skills

Microsoft products

Education

Pursuing Bachelor’s degree in engineering

Tools

2D/3D CAD Software

Job description

Harting Americas in Elgin, IL, is seeking a Field Application Engineer Intern to learn and contribute to our team of Field Application Engineers. The role supports technical inquiries, product applications, and troubleshooting for customers both virtually and in the field.

The internship is full-time, paid, and on-site, with pay ranges from $22-25 per hour. You will gain hands-on experience across product lines, design-in activities, BOM creation, and technical documentation.