Manufacturing Engineering Intern

Sun Hydraulics - Sarasota, FL

- Intern

Sarasota, FL

Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing

About the position

Sun Hydraulics, LLC in Sarasota, FL has paid Manufacturing Engineering internship opportunities available for Summer 2025. We generally try to fill the summer openings by spring break. The internship offers the opportunity to see not only how the different engineering classes are applied in a manufacturing and engineering business. Students are also offered an introductory hydraulics class. Toward the end of the internship, we ask interns to give presentations suggesting improvements that they may have identified during the defined project.

Responsibilities

• Supporting manufacturing operations by process improvement, and overall operational improvement tasks related to the manufacturing floor.
• Perform time studies and measurement data collection to aid in process capability and process improvements.
• Designing fixtures, jigs or workstations to make operator tasks more ergonomically friendly.
• Working alongside product engineering to troubleshoot problems with failures at end of line test and assist in improvements in First Pass Yield.
• Creating work instructions to outline the correct way to perform manufacturing related tasks.

Requirements

• Hands on, self-motivated students from mechanical, mechatronic, mechanical engineering technology, agriculture, electrical/electronic, and industrial engineering related programs are encouraged to apply.
• Undergraduate and graduate students that have had fluid power or hydraulics course work are especially encouraged to apply.
• Previous internship experience in a manufacturing environment is useful, but not necessary.
• Preference for students who have an interest in an engineering career working in Florida.

Benefits

• Paid internship
• Opportunity to gain practical experience in a manufacturing environment
• Introductory hydraulics class
• Potential for future employment after graduation