Hands-On Mechanical Engineering Intern – R&D

Oatey Fr; Cleveland (OH); On-site; USD 25,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

Oatey invites college students to join the 2027 Oatey Summer Internship Program as Mechanical Engineering Interns in Cleveland. The 12-week program offers meaningful work, mentorship, and exposure to leadership, with hands-on projects tied to product design and R&D.

You'll work with Sr. Engineers, support documentation, CAD modeling in SolidWorks, and cross-functional teams to develop new products. Strong communication and Excel skills are required.

Qualifications

• Enrolled in an undergraduate engineering program with completion of at least four (4) semesters.
• CAD Software – Solid Modeling in Solidworks
• Strong ability to understand and help modify existing mechanical designs and products.
• Excellent analysis skills.
• Experience working with Excel and other Microsoft applications.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills. Demonstrated high initiative.

Responsibilities

• Assist Mechanical engineers with the preparation of project records, documentation and paperwork.
• Participate in product design projects including preparation of project forms and documentation, design specification and implementation.
• Assist the senior design engineers in the provision of technical support to sales, manufacturing, purchasing, quality and customer service.
• Use computer aided drafting systems to prepare drawings and documentation related to specific engineering projects.
• Create solid computer models to predict material behavior in injection molds and other machines.
• Create bills of materials, material specifications and processes specific to a project.
• Work with cross functional teams in the development of new products.
• Other duties as assigned.

Skills

CAD Software – Solid Modeling in Solid

Excel

Written and oral communication

Team collaboration

Problem solving

Education

Undergraduate engineering program with completion of at least four semesters

Tools

Solidworks

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Oatey invites college students to join the 2027 Oatey Summer Internship Program as Mechanical Engineering Interns in Cleveland. The 12-week program offers meaningful work, mentorship, and exposure to leadership, with hands-on projects tied to product design and R&D.

You'll work with Sr. Engineers, support documentation, CAD modeling in SolidWorks, and cross-functional teams to develop new products. Strong communication and Excel skills are required.