New Product Development Engineer Co-op/Intern at CPS Technologies Corporation

Wayne State University; Norton, Northern (MA, KY); Hybrid; USD 29,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

CPS in Norton, MA, is seeking a Manufacturing Engineer Co-op/Intern to join a small team and help drive process improvements. You will gain hands-on exposure to 3d printing, ceramics, metal matrix manufacturing, and scaling production lines while supporting technicians and learning the production workflow.

You will work on projects that improve part transport, select optimal solutions for applications, ensure quality control, and perform root-cause analyses to enable high-level manufacturing

Qualifications

• Pursuing a Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or Engineering Technology.
• Interest in manufacturing methods, risk-based thinking, and root cause analysis.
• Strong communication and organizational skills; data-driven mindset.
• Comfort working in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Address process improvement efforts for a new product line with a small team.
• Employ 5S and lean manufacturing techniques to streamline workflows.
• Ensure the best processes, machines, and tools are used on the production line.
• Conduct process workflow simulations, risk assessments, and validation documentation.
• Design and test jigs and aids to support productivity and performance.
• Support production by troubleshooting issues.

Skills

Manufacturing methods

Process development

Risk-based thinking

Root cause analysis

Data-driven

Communication

Organizational skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or Engineering Technology (in progress)

Job description

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Mission

CPS is a world-leader in developing advanced materials solutions for transportation, energy, aviation, defense, and oil & gas industries.

Description

We are looking for a talented, driven engineering student with an interest in 3d printing, ceramics, metal matrix manufacturing, and/or building and scaling production lines may be a good fit. You will be part of a small team and find that your day-to-day tasks actively contribute to our company’s success. Our ideal teammate communicates effectively, is process and data-driven, works well under pressure, and is eager to learn. As a Manufacturing Engineer Co-op/Intern, your primary customer will be our manufacturing technicians. This may include projects related to improving part transport, sourcing the right solution for our application, quality control, and root cause analysis to name a few! You will become intimately familiar with our production workflow allowing you to drive high level improvements to the manufacturing process.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Address process improvement efforts for new product line
• Employ 5S and lean manufacturing techniques
• Ensure that the best solutions (processes, machines, tools) are being employed within our production line
• Perform process workflow simulations, risk assessments, and process change validation documentation
• Ability to design and test jigs and other aids to support productivity and performance
• Support production team by troubleshooting issues

Education

• In-Progress Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or Engineering Technology

Skills

• Interest in manufacturing methods and procedures and process development
• Interest in developing risk-based thinking, failure analysis, design of experiments, and root cause analysis skills
• Self-motivated, data-driven, eager to learn, excellent organizational skills, comfortable working in a fast-paced environment
• Analytical thinker
• Strong verbal and written communication/documentation skills
• Interest in controls systems and automation.

Job Types: Full-time, Internship

Salary: $21.00 - $26.00 per hour

Schedule

• 8 hour shift
• Monday to Friday

Ability to commute/relocate

• Norton, MA 02766: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Required)