Mechanical Engineering Intern - Summer 2027

Motorola Solutions; Schaumburg (IL); On-site; USD 25,000 - 39,000; Part time

Job summary

Motorola Solutions is seeking a smart Mechanical Engineer Intern to assist in product design and development. You will contribute to concept and prototype work, model components in 3D CAD, and help generate 2D drawings to meet customer requirements and safety standards.

The role emphasizes teamwork, strong communication, and analytical thinking as you support the mechanical lab and ongoing process improvements in a hands-on, summer internship environment.

Qualifications

• Pursuing a Bachelor's or Master's in Mechanical Engineering.
• Must graduate on or after December 2027.
• Strong teamwork and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Prepare concept and prototype designs of mechanical systems meeting requirements.
• Model components using 3D CAD and generate 2D drawings.
• Conduct experiments to verify analyses and confirm designs.
• Write test reports and support factory quality issues.
• Assist in lab and process improvements or maintenance of product lines.

Skills

Teamwork

Communication

Analytical thinking

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in Mechanical Engineering

Tools

3D CAD

Job description

Company Overview

At Motorola Solutions, we believe that everything starts with our people. We're a global close-knit community, united by the relentless pursuit to help keep people safer everywhere. We build and connect technologies to help protect people, property and places. Our solutions foster the collaboration that's critical for safer communities, safer schools, safer hospitals, safer businesses, and ultimately, safer nations. Connect with a career that matters, and help us build a safer future.

Department Overview

The RF Site Hardware team is an organization within the Products and Solutions group of Motorola Solutions. Our team is responsible for developing and maintaining sophisticated and highly reliable communications, infrastructure and networking products for Mission Critical and commercial communication products across a variety of global markets and standards. The RF Site Hardware Engineering team develops state of the art Digital, RF, Mechanical and Power Supply solutions to meet our customer's needs.

Job Description

We are seeking a smart, self-motivated, well-rounded Mechanical Engineer Intern who excels at solving problems and seeking to improve processes in innovative ways. To be successful in this role you must value teamwork and communication as well as working closely with other engineers in small, dynamic teams. The ideal candidate must possess a broad skill set, excellent communication and presentation skills, analytical thinking and a desire for learning that will support sustainable career growth.

This is an Mechanical Engineer Internship in a product design and development environment. Engineer Interns in this position will be given assignments assisting in large and/or complex team projects, as well as individual project work during the summer. This role would also support method and process improvements or maintenance of existing product lines. Responsibilities include but are limited to:

• Preparing concept and prototype designs of mechanical systems as well as hands on design and analysis of individual parts and components, that meets customer requirements and expectations, reliability and robustness requirements, manufacturing processes and safety guidelines.
• Modeling component and assembly designs using advanced 3D CAD tools, and interpreting and generating 2D drawings per mechanical drafting standards.
• Conducting experiments to confirm analyses, evaluating new or existing designs to conform to product specifications.
• Performing mechanical verification tests per product specifications and writing test reports.
• Supporting factory quality and process issues and providing feedback to resolve.
• Supporting the Mechanical lab and developing or suggesting improvements to our capabilities.

Basic Requirements

• Working towards a Bachelor's or Master's in Mechanical Engineering.
• Must graduate on or after December 2027

Travel Requirements

None

Relocation Provided

None

Position Type

Intern

EEO Statement

Motorola Solutions is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status or any other legally-protected characteristic.

We are proud of our people-first and community-focused culture, empowering every Motorolan to be their most authentic self and to do their best work to deliver on the promise of a safer world. If you'd like to join our team but feel that you don't quite meet all of the preferred skills, we'd still love to hear why you think you'd be a great addition to our team.

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