Engineering Intern

Ducommun•Town of Coxsackie, NY

About The Position

The Engineering Intern position provides an engineering student with real-world experience in an aerospace manufacturing environment while supporting Engineering through a variety of tasks in Project or Manufacturing Engineering. The intern works with engineering, quality, contracts, finance, supply chain, operations, customers, and suppliers to support quotations and the implementation of awarded work. The role includes using CAD/3D software and CATIA, preparing and maintaining engineering and manufacturing documentation, supporting production planning and process improvement, and assisting with quality planning.

Requirements

Be a current undergraduate student majoring in Engineering, with an emphasis in Aerospace, Mechanical, Systems, Process, or another related field.
Ability to read, analyze, and interpret scientific and technical data, blueprints, and specifications.
Ability to present information effectively to peers and management.
Ability to apply advanced mathematical and statistical concepts.
Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.
Ability to interpret a wide variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form.
Ability to communicate effectively.
Frequently stand; occasionally walk and sit.
Occasionally move and/or lift up to 25 pounds.

Responsibilities

Communicate with customers to request quotes, contracts, purchase orders, drawings, and specifications.
Create quotation packages, documents, drawings, and processes to meet customer requirements.
Support Project and/or Design Engineers, Manufacturing Engineering, and Operations in implementing awarded quotations.
Work cooperatively as part of an Integrated Product Team involving Engineering, Quality, Contracts, Finance, and Supply Chain personnel.
Use CAD/3D software and CATIA.
Create and manipulate spreadsheet packages using Excel.
Apply knowledge of manufacturing processes, especially sheet metal, tooling, fixtures, jigs, and assembly, to process flow and tool design assistance.
Read and understand engineering drawings and associated parts lists.
Plan, create, and maintain manufacturing operations for production of sheet metal parts and Bills of Materials.
Update planning to reflect purchase order or customer engineering changes and method improvements or corrections.
Assist project engineers in coordinating with customer and supplier engineers to ensure necessary information and drawings are available to build quality parts.
Write detailed Statements of Work defining activities to be performed by suppliers.
Assist the Quality representative in developing quality assurance and inspection plans for parts and assemblies.
Incorporate appropriate tolerances and specifications into planning documents based on purchase orders and engineering drawings.
Assist in writing detailed work instructions to accomplish jobs safely and satisfactorily.
Coordinate with other engineers to correct or improve planning, tooling, programs, or processes.
Develop Standard Operating Procedures using drawings, specifications, and interviews with operators.
Participate in improvement activities with Manufacturing Engineers and Work Center Managers to support manufacturing operations.
Collect data and analyze production processes for continuous improvement.
Propose process changes to improve quality or throughput.
Perform other duties as required.