Product Systems Design - Co-Op Positions

About the role

This product focused position applies knowledge of engineering principles and design practices to create optimized design concepts and mechanical design specifications considering application, cost, weight, performance, reliability, durability, manufacturing, assembly, and serviceability. This role effectively communicates the capability of a design concept to meet cross-functional requirements including assessment of alternative and competitive design concepts and works effectively across cross-functional disciplines to develop corporate and customer requirements including those required to resolve product issues.

Responsibilities

• Investigates material and material processing problems, understands causal mechanisms, recommends appropriate action, actively contributes to problem resolution and documents results with guidance from more experienced team members.
• Applies and supports the improvement of processes such as material and material processing validation, quality auditing, design validation and 7-step problem solving and utilizes the tools and techniques for material characterization, material testing, non-destructive testing, mechanical and physical properties measurement, simulation and statistical data analysis which are required to enable higher quality decision making.
• May support more experienced team members to obtain input and negotiate with Quality, Supply Chain, and Engineering functions and delivers testing/analysis results and consultancy to these functions to enable internal and external customer success.
• May support more experienced team members that make decisions in the areas of material and material processing selection and optimization, qualification, and inspection that impact product quality, reliability, durability, and capability.
• Applies and improves material specifications/standards in alignment with requirements, capability, and quality needs.
• May include activities in problem resolution for moderately complex components, products, systems, subsystems, or services.
• Supervised execution of established work processes and systems, while still developing technology or product knowledge; engages with the improvement of systems and processes.
• No direct management of people but could involve limited coordination of work amongst engineers and technicians.
• Contributes effectively toward team goals and develops proficiency in the competency areas critical to success in the role.

Requirements

Must be a full-time enrolled student pursuing an undergraduate or graduate degree at an accredited U.S. college/university; minimum 2.5 GPA preferred; able to complete a 4‑ to 6‑month commitment up to a maximum of 12 months; able to work 40 hours per week; willing to learn from others on the job; currently residing within the continental U.S.

Qualifications

Degree Programs Considered: Bachelor’s, Master’s, PhD. Major Programs Typically Considered: All Engineering Majors.

Skills

• Cross‑Functional Design Integration
• Mechanical Design of Mechanical Systems
• Mechanical Design Specifications
• Mechanical Design Modeling and Analysis
• Product Problem Solving
• System Requirements Engineering
• Product Platform Planning and Architecting
• Drives Results
• Collaborates
• Communicates Effectively
• Self‑Development

Pay

2026