Fluid Power Engineer Intern

About the role

At Oshkosh, we build, serve and protect people and communities around the world by designing and manufacturing some of the toughest specialty trucks and access equipment. We employ over 18,000 team members all united by a common purpose. Our engineering and product innovation help keep soldiers and firefighters safe, is critical in building and keeping communities clean and helps people do their jobs every day.

You will play a key role by assisting Engineers with multiple tasks involving the mechanical engineering functions in the Design or Research & Development teams. Through this position, you will help to develop component and system designs, determine failure trends, perform failure analysis, or support vehicle component and performance testing.

Responsibilities

General responsibilities:

• Prepare vehicle component layouts using CATIA, CREO, or other CAD software
• Select components for quality conscious design (weight, cost, reliability, ease of manufacturing, etc.)
• Follow design projects on the assembly floor for prototype, pilot, or production build, and provide technical assistance
• Generate engineering calculations for weight distribution, stress analysis, performance estimations, etc.
• Consult with suppliers, customers, and internal departments to find solutions to issues
• Participate on supplier conversations and track action items like problem root cause identification
• Perform or assist in the testing of vehicles or vehicle components
• Develop and utilize mathematical reliability models
• Analyze field warranty data and prototype test data for failure trends

Additional responsibilities for Research & Development roles:

• Establish requirements for testing of vehicles and associated components
• Create test plans, recommend resources of equipment necessary to accomplish the test, and formulate test project estimates
• Conceive necessary fixtures and test apparatus and supervise their construction and implementation
• Coordinate, supervise, and monitor testing, including data collection and analysis
• Recommend corrective actions needed to maintain schedule and cost targets
• Communicate status and results of tests to internal departments, suppliers, and customers

Qualifications

• Interest in Fluid Power (hydraulics and/or pneumatics)
• Student working towards an undergraduate or graduate degree in Mechanical Engineering or related Engineering field
• Willing to travel or relocate to Oshkosh, WI for the duration of the summer 2027 internship