Manufacturing Engineer Co-Op

Dana Incorporated; United States; On-site; USD 25,000 - 39,000; Part time

Job summary

Dana Incorporated is seeking a Global Manufacturing Engineering Co-Op at its Fort Wayne, Indiana facility. You will work alongside engineers and material planners on departmental tasks and projects to develop technical skills.

The role covers quality, gear/process, and controls engineering duties, including documentation, audits, and process improvements, with cross-functional collaboration in a manufacturing environment.

Qualifications

• Pursuing a Bachelor of Science in an engineering discipline (Mechanical, Manufacturing, Industrial, Electrical or Mechatronics).
• Proven analytical ability and excellent mechanical aptitude.
• Willing to interface in a team environment and troubleshoot manufacturing issues.

Responsibilities

• Create quality documentation and maintain manufacturing records.
• Perform quality auditing and investigations; collaborate to develop controls and improvements.
• Assist with gear/process engineering tasks and pre-production support.
• Develop process sheets, PFMEA, and Control Plans; resolve tooling issues.

Skills

Self-directed

Written & oral communication

Education

B.S. in Mechanical/Manufacturing/Industrial/Electrical/Mechatronics (in progress)

Job description

Dana is a global leader in the supply of highly engineered driveline, sealing, and thermal-management technologies that improve the efficiency and performance of vehicles with both conventional and alternative-energy powertrains. Serving two primary markets – passenger vehicle and commercial truck equipment – Dana provides the world's original-equipment manufacturers and the aftermarket with local product and service support through a network of nearly 100 engineering, manufacturing, and distribution facilities.

Job Purpose

Dana Incorporated is seeking to fill a Global Manufacturing Engineering Co-Op position at our manufacturing facility in Fort Wayne, Indiana. This is a great opportunity to develop your technical skills by working alongside Dana's Engineers and Material Planners in the completion of departmental oriented tasks, projects, and assignments.

Job Duties and Responsibilities

Quality Engineering Duties & Responsibilities

• Creation of quality documentation.
• Maintain records of manufacturing.
• Quality auditing and investigation.
• Collaborate with other department functions to develop and implement controls and improvements.
• Inspect and test products and processes to ensure quality specifications are met.

Gear Process Engineering Duties & Responsibilities

• Manufacturing engineers work specifically with the production of our gearsets.
• Work with corporate gear engineering to maximize manufacturability.
• Troubleshoot manufacturing issues.
• Assist with gear manufacturing process improvements.
• Perform quality studies to improve process capability.
• Assist with plant layout/department layouts.
• Work with manufacturing engineers on pre-production product.

Process Engineering Duties & Responsibilities

• Support production with continuous improvement to process design and efficiency within project timelines.
• Develop and update documentation, including process sheets, PFMEA’s and Control Plans.
• Resolve quality and tooling issues.
• Assist in troubleshooting process and machine issues.Work in cross functional teams.

Controls / Automation Engineering Duties & Responsibilities

• Integrate sensors, vision systems and other devices to existing processes.
• Troubleshoot and recover line stoppages.
• Lead cross functional teams to recover and prevent line downtime.
• Identify and set up critical spares.
• Implement process and quality improvements.

Material Planning/Production Scheduling

• Assist with monitoring inventory level, and analysis of material requirements.
• Review material position to determine any shortages and assist in developing recovery plans.
• Support cycle count and root cause analysis for inventory discrepancies.
• Assist with schedule and help resolve scheduling conflicts or delays.
• Help analyze constraints and purpose schedule adjustments and corrective actions.
• Work on improvement projects for scheduling activities.

Education and Qualifications

Enrollment & active pursuit of a Bachelor of Science in Engineering or Engineering Technology. Specific majors: Mechanical, Manufacturing, Industrial Engineering, Electrical or Mechatronics program.

• Proven work experience, strong analytical ability, & excellent mechanical aptitude.
• Willing to do multiple assignments.
• Must be able to interface in a team environment.
• Troubleshoot manufacturing issues.
• Assist with manufacturing process improvements.
• Participate in quality review and corrective action implementation.

Skills

• Self-directed & motivated individual with great organizational skills.
• Good oral & written communication skills.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any other federal, state or local protected class.

Unsolicited Resumes from Third-Party Recruiters

Please note that as per Dana policy, we do not accept unsolicited resumes from third-party recruiters unless such recruiters were engaged to provide candidates for a specified opening. Any employment agency, person or entity that submits an unsolicited resume does so with the understanding that Dana will have the right to hire that applicant at its discretion without any fee owed to the submitting employment agency, person or entity.