Manufacturing Engineer Intern

- Intern

Alameda, CA

About the position

As an Engineering Intern in the Manufacturing Engineering area, project opportunities are designed to develop professional work knowledge and abilities and to support the efforts and projects that have global importance to the success of the business. Area of work involves manufacturing and/or inspection processes with interaction between production and cross-departmental engineering groups in resolving problems encountered on the production floor and across the business. With direction from Engineering, evaluates, selects, and applies exciting engineering techniques, procedures, and criteria, in developing and implementing adaptations and modifications on the production line and to quality systems.

Responsibilities

• Solve complex problems and implement innovative solutions.
• Participate in detailed root cause analysis and developing vetted solutions.
• Communicate and explain problems and solutions cross-functionally and interdepartmentally.
• Approach problems from a detail-oriented perspective.
• Participate in production support activities.
• Assist with creating and maintaining product and process documentation.
• Monitor process and equipment performance and identify and implement process improvement activities to increase/optimize yield, efficiency, and/or throughput.
• Lead fixture and equipment design for new designs and existing tooling.
• Assist in acquiring off-the-shelf tooling and equipment, and implementation of new fixturing on the production line.
• Test processes, equipment, raw materials, and product.
• Author protocols to execute tests and write.
• Plan, schedule, conduct, and coordinate detailed phases of engineering work as part of a project or as a total project.
• Develop, characterize, and optimize processes using statistical techniques.
• Participate in project planning and scheduling.
• Assist with training assemblers, quality control and technicians, as necessary, on processes, equipment, and documentation.
• Perform other activities requiring knowledge of principles and techniques commonly employed in the specific area of projects.
• Adhere to the Company’s Quality Management System (QMS) as well as domestic and global quality system regulations, standards, and procedures.
• Understand relevant security, privacy and compliance principles and adhere to the regulations, standards, and procedures that are applicable to the Company.
• Ensure other members of the department follow the QMS, regulations, standards, and procedures.
• Perform other work-related duties as assigned.

Requirements

• High school diploma and currently enrolled in Bachelor’s degree program for Engineering or related technical field.
• Mechanical Engineering degree preferred.

Nice-to-haves

• Strong oral, written and interpersonal communications skills required.
• High degree of accuracy and attention to detail.
• Proficiency with MS Word, Excel, and other standard office tools.
• Strong proficiency in Computer Aided Design (CAD) (Solidworks preferred).
• Strong proficiency in drafting (ASME Y14.5).
• Knowledge of various manufacturing techniques.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, life, AD&D, short and long-term disability insurance.
• 401(k) with employer match.
• Employee stock purchase plan.
• Paid parental leave.
• Eleven paid company holidays per year.
• A minimum of fifteen days of accrued vacation per year, which increases with tenure.
• Paid sick time in compliance with applicable law(s).