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Aprilaire, A Division Of Research Products Corporation - Sun Prairie, WI
posted 2 months ago
About the position
The Co-Op Engineer position at AprilAire offers undergraduate students pursuing a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering the opportunity to gain hands-on experience in product development. The role focuses on both sustaining engineering and new product development, allowing co-op students to contribute meaningfully while learning about the corporate world. The program aims to foster long-term partnerships with students, enhancing their understanding of the products made by RPC and providing valuable work experience.
Responsibilities
- Learning and performing key tests in the performance lab - mechanical, electrical, and software
- Designing tests and fixtures for mechanical testing
- Utilizing SolidWorks to design products and components
- Building prototypes and creating bills of materials
- Working with production on assembly instructions
- Performing tolerance stack-up analyses as well as fit, form and functional analyses
- Understanding and helping to calculate product costs
- Designing and implementing new designs or design modifications to reduce costs
- Understanding root cause of product quality issues and designing fixes for the issues
- Working with Product Marketing to understand customer and consumer needs
- Being part of a design team that creates designs to solve and delight customers and consumers
- Working closely with Manufacturing to understand the impact of designs on the manufacturing process
Requirements
- Undergraduate student pursuing a BS in Mechanical Engineering
- Cumulative GPA of 3.3 or above
- Interest in thermodynamics and refrigeration systems
- Excellent written and oral communication skills
- Ability to work with minimal supervision and contribute positively in work teams
- Strong attention to detail and accuracy
- Organized with strong analytical skills, including problem identification and solution formulation
- Ability to create and understand 3D models in SolidWorks
- Authorization to work in the United States
