Design Engineering Intern

, Iowa

Office Hours: varies

Internship Title: Design Engineering Intern

Essential Functions:

Assists in design/process updates and projects in the area of product development with a focus on line extensions with design engineer supervision. Coordinates with all departments (product line management, production, purchasing/sourcing, and quality) to ensure smooth production start-up. Provides engineering support for existing products including root cause investigation and failure analysis. On-site hours to will be negotiated with each intern.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities may include the following (other duties may be assigned):

· Product Design: Assist with Design/development of needle-guidance accessories, end product components/assemblies, packaging configurations, labeling & instructions. Utilizes 3D CAD (PTC Creo)

· Project Management: Scheduling, tracking, and communicating to mentor and design team. Coordinating deliverables and design control (DHF) documentation. Implementing entire design cycle requirements

· Product Support: Investigate production or process issues and complete drawing or process changes. Support Product Line Management, Marketing and Production staff

· Continuous Process Improvement: Evaluate internal process and give process improvement ideas & implementation strategies

Skills and Abilities Required:

· Able to work in a team environment and independently

· Demonstrates good communication skills: Email, via Phone and Face to Face

· Experience with Microsoft Excel for spreadsheets, Microsoft Word for word processing

· Experience with manufacturing processes including injection molding, machining and assembly.

· Attention to detail

· Organizational skills - Demonstrates problem solving skill and analytical thinking

Qualifications:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed above are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Physical Demands:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit; reach with hands and arms and talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel. The employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; climb or balance and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

THIS DESCRIPTION DOES NOT LIST ALL DUTIES. INTERN MAY BE ASKED TO PERFORM OTHER DUTIES BY THE STAFF OR SUPERVISOR. INTERN WILL BE EVALUATED ON PERFORMANCE OF THE PROJECTS LISTED AS WELL AS INTERACTION WITH EMPLOYEES AND CLIENTS. ON-SITE HOURS WILL BE NEGOTIATED WITH EACH CANDIDATE.

SAFETY EXPECTATIONS, INCLUDING HARASSMENT, SHOULD BE REVIEWED WITH THE HOST.

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