About the position
The Manufacturing Processes Intern will support CCAM’s research programs. Interns will help to ensure that projects are delivered on time, on budget, and with a high standard of quality.
Responsibilities
- Improve understanding of basic manufacturing principles through learning the setup of basic maintenance and operating principles of various CNC equipment.
- Learn basic metrology principles including GD&T and the operating principles of various inspection technologies.
- Design fixtures and experimental testbed to apply design for manufacturing and minimum viable product principles.
- Setup and operation of data acquisition platforms for experimental data collection.
- Application of simple data analysis using Excel and other native data acquisition applications.
- Format and formally report and present results.
- Work collaboratively with researchers to design and implement machining solutions for projects.
- Conduct data analysis and interface with industry partners on project status communications.
- Develop concept and final design work, programming and program verification, interface with suppliers, and proposal/report writing.
Requirements
- At least two years of academic credit completed in a scientific or engineering degree at an accredited university.
- Rising Junior, Senior, or Graduate student.
- Academic Major OR Area of Focus: Mechanical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering Technology, Manufacturing Engineering, Industrial Engineering.
- Completed Coursework: Physics 1 with Laboratory, Machines Laboratory, Engineering Problem Solving, Technical Writing/Public Speaking, Intro to Electronics/Circuit Analysis, Engineering Graphics 1 and 2.
- Technical Skills: Mechanical and Electrical aptitude, fabrication experience/manual tool experience, CAD (NX preferred), data analysis/manipulation in Excel, technical writing/public speaking.
Nice-to-haves
- Ability to work independently towards an established goal without continuous oversight or assistance.
- Quickly grasp key concepts needed to attack difficult engineering and manufacturing problems.
- Maintain a positive, team-first mentality.
- Take ownership of projects.
- Passion for development and application of scientific principles.
- Innovative, creative, technically complicated problem solving.
- Working outside of your comfort zone.
- Having fun while learning new things!
