R&D Intern

Retech Systems LLC•Buffalo, NY

11h

About The Position

POSITION SUMMARY / The R&D Engineering Intern will work closely with the current R&D Engineering team to complete process improvement projects surrounding the R&D/Toll Melting department.

Requirements

Good working knowledge of Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing.
Working knowledge of materials suitable for use in high temperature, corrosive environments.
Ability to preform basic to intermediate mass/energy steady state balances.
Ability to research industry relevant publications.
Working knowledge of Microsoft Office products.
Currently enrolled in Bachelor’s degree (B.S.) in Mechanical Engineering from a four-year college or university.
Experience using CAD software, preferably Autodesk Inventor or similarly capable software.

Nice To Haves

Previous Internship/Co-op experience is preferred but not required.
Familiarity with hand-tools is a plus
Proven track record of generating innovative and practical ideas.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
Exceptional organization skills with attention to detail.
Ability to be proactive and manage time effectively to meet deadlines.
Detail-orientated with ability to respond quickly to a fast-moving and ever-changing environment.
Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form.
A work style which is “people oriented” and can obtain the best out of team members.

Responsibilities

Work with engineering team members on specific mechanical design concepts for research and development projects.
Provide new ideas (and specifications) that will improve the performance or robustness of mechanical equipment within R&D & production melting furnaces.
Update or create new drawings, P&IDs, and generate BOM list to release to manufacturing.
Track progress of part manufacturing and provide engineering support.
Assists in the Computer Aided Design (CAD) of subassemblies.
Develop and document Standard Operating Procedures (SOP’s) for melting processes.
Generate high quality written reports, proposals, instructions, manuals, and other documentation forms.
Assist in troubleshooting subsystem components associated with the melting equipment.
Provides reports on the status of project milestones and task changes as needed.
Process data review to understand the mechanical system environment and specification requirements.
Other duties as assigned.