Product Engineer Intern

744 Crane ChemPharma & Energy Corp; Georgia; On-site; USD 22,000 - 30,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Tuition reimbursement

Performance-based bonus programs

Job summary

Crane Company is offering a Product Engineer Intern role focused on innovation, development, and lifecycle management of fluoropolymer lined fluid handling components. You will lead design efforts from ideation through launch, while sustaining existing designs and driving value improvements.

Responsibilities include CAD work, prototyping, testing, and cross-functional project leadership. Collaboration with customers and suppliers is expected, with emphasis on DFMEA, PFMEA and ISO 9001 standards.

Qualifications

• Pursuing a BS in Engineering or related field.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Product design and development expertise.
• Project management capabilities.
• Team player with initiative and decision making ability.
• Manufacturing process development background.

Responsibilities

• Product and process development for fluoropolymer lined components.
• Hands-on CAD, prototyping, testing and optimization.
• Act as technical lead on NPD projects in cross-functional teams.
• Understand industry and customer specifications and apply them to development.
• Interface with customers and suppliers to identify needs and opportunities.
• Interface with vendors to specify optimized materials for new and existing products.
• Develop innovative solutions with EF/IE, DFMEA, PFMEA and ISO 9001 in mind.
• Ensure adherence to NPD process, engineering change control and relevant standards.

Skills

Product design

Project management

Strong communication

Team collaboration

Education

In progress of achieving B.S in Engineering or related degree

Job description

Position Summary:

The Product Engineer Intern focuses on innovation, development and maintenance of product designs. Major new developments are a key responsibility of this position. A key job performance metric is revenue growth through new product sales. The product engineer intern will shepherd new products from ideation through successful launch to the market place and will have full design responsibility throughout their life cycle. The position also has responsibility for maintenance of existing designs, including value engineering and design updates and corrections. Lead/Support quality improvement initiatives as per IATF 16949-2016 to achieve set sigma level for value stream. Guide production team on issue resolution using knowledge relevant to your department specialties. Lead/Support quality improvement initiatives as per IATF 16949-2016 to achieve set sigma level for value stream. Guide production team on issue resolution using knowledge relevant to your department specialties.

Principle Duties (includes, but is not limited to):

Product and process development related to the manufacture of fluoropolymer lined fluid handling components.

Hands on development work to include computer-aided design, prototyping, testing and optimization.

Act as technical lead on assigned new product development projects, which entails project management and reporting, in a cross functional team environment.

Understand industry and customer specifications and apply them in the product development process.

Interface with customers and suppliers to understand needs, develop applications, and discover opportunities.

Interface with existing and new vendors to specify optimized materials required in new and existing products.

Interface with Product, Process and Operational Excellence Engineers to develop innovative solutions to product design related problems.

Utilize collaborative design processes, including, but not limited to DFMEA, 3P and kaizen to enhance innovation and prevent problems.

Ensure adherence to Fluid handling Group NPD process, Resistoflex Engineering Change Control Procedure, and all ISO 9001 procedures as applicable.

Participate quality improvements as per IATF 16949 2016 ensure to complete toll gates for DFMEA, PFMEA, Control Plan, MSA, Process capability study for in house process Ensure requirements of relevant standards like ISO 9001-2015, PED 2014/68/EU, API Spec. Q1, API 6D, etc. are being consistently met and improved.

Essential Qualifications / Experience:

In progress of achieving B.S in Engineering or related degree.

Exceptional verbal and written communication skills used to communicate with vendors/customers, and internal reporting.

Product design and development expertise.

Strong project management skills.

Team player with strong individual initiative and decision making ability.

Manufacturing process development.

Preferred Qualifications/Experience

Minimum 5-7 years in manufacturing and product development experience.

Product design and development expertise.

Strong project management skills.

Working familiarity with Six Sigma tools, experimental design.

Plastics processing expertise, particularly with fluoropolymers.

Experience with machining, welding and metal forming.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Crane Company. is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, general identity, national origin, disability or veteran status.

Benefits

• Beyond an associate’s base compensation, we reward and reinforce wellbeing with a compelling package of both cash and non-cash benefits, including comprehensive health, wellness incentives, assistance with retirement savings, paid time off, paid holidays, and tuition reimbursement — as well as performance-based bonus programs for certain positions.

Crane prioritizes career development for our associates. All associates receive an annual development plan that includes a mixture of on-the-job coaching and formal training experiences to support individual development needs. We firmly believe in associate growth that supports career progression and we will proactively support your ongoing career development.