Mechanical Design Engineer Co-op (Spring 2027)

Dover Corporation; Smithfield (NC); On-site; USD 52,000 - 68,000; Full time

Job summary

Dover Corporation in Smithfield, NC is seeking a hands-on engineering assistant to perform drawing maintenance, prototype work, and data gathering under supervision.

You will collaborate with manufacturing, quality, and sales, learn Oracle, and contribute to BOM maintenance in a lab and office setting.

Qualifications

• Pursuing a Bachelor’s degree in Engineering with GPA 3.0 or higher.
• Motivated to learn and take ownership of tasks and projects.
• Excellent communication skills and professionalism with a diversified team.
• Proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint; VBA is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Maintain detail and assembly drawings in Unigraphics.
• Create drawings from sketches and layouts.
• Assist prototype design, build and testing under supervision.
• Learn Oracle system and analyze data from the system.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to support manufacturing and quality.
• Support Bill of Materials maintenance and local field testing.

Skills

Cross-functional collaboration

Data gathering and analysis

Strong communication skills

Microsoft Office proficiency

Attention to detail

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering

Tools

Unigraphics

Oracle

Microsoft Office

Job description

Accountabilities: Performs any engineering tasks as required by the Engineering Manager. Works with various personnel as assigned by the Engineering Manager.

Responsibilities

• Responsibilities include detail and assembly drawing maintenance on Unigraphics System.
• Creating drawings from sketches and layouts.
• Prototype design and building under supervision.
• Prototype testing under supervision.
• Learn to use Oracle system and become fluent with gathering/analyzing data from the system.
• Ability to work and communicate with cross functional teams.
• Assist in product support areas to improve manufacturing, quality control, and sales.
• Assist in local field testing.
• Assist with Bill of Materials maintenance.
• Other activities as identified.
  

Physical Work Requirements

• Standing, sitting, bending, reaching, pushing/pulling, squatting.
• Must be able to work with chemicals and fiberglass.
• Small hand tools, material pallet jack, hand router, drill press.
• Lift 50 lbs. occasionally.
• Work in office and manufacturing/lab environment.
• Must be able to wear all required PPE
  

Required Qualification Skills

• Pursing a Bachelor’s degree in Engineering and maintaining a satisfactory grade point average of 3.0 or higher
• Motivated to learn and take ownership of tasks and projects.
• Excellent communication skills, with ability to work professionally with diversified workforce.
• General proficiency of Microsoft Office Software (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, VBA, etc…)
• Ability to gather and analyze data to lead and possess the ability to be detail oriented.
• Work full-time during assigned rotation.