Intern - Manufacturing Engineering

Cadrex Agawam • Agawam Town, MA

5d • Onsite

About The Position

Cadrex is searching for an Engineering Intern to participate as a member of the engineering team in all aspects of engineering functions. This role involves developing drawings and specifications for product manufacturing, defining and creating processes, and assisting in continuous improvement projects on the manufacturing floor. The intern will support Engineering Department staff in various tasks and collaborate with the team to assist with a variety of duties. This is a full-time, 11-week internship.

Requirements

• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations
• Ability to add, subtract, multiple, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals
• Knowledge of Microsoft Office suite
• Ability to read and interpret drawings
• Must be actively enrolled in a technical field of study such as engineering, computer science, mathematics, or physics

Nice To Haves

• Knowledge of project management software and manufacturing software a plus
• Proficiency in CAD software, SolidWorks preferred

Responsibilities

• Learns and adheres to engineering processes and procedures
• Studies blueprints, sketches, drawings, manuals, specifications, or sample part to determine dimensions and tolerances of finished work piece, sequence of operations, and setup requirements
• Supports production staff with problem solving and discrepancy resolution
• Collaborates with engineers, production personnel, or others to resolve fabrication or assembly problems
• Assist team in identifying process improvements
• Develops manufacturing drawings and creates CNC programs
• Develops specifications from general description and uses solid design CAD products
• Determines material and all tooling necessary for subsequent fabrication
• Works directly with production and engineering to layout process required to manufacture parts and/or assemble
• Starts and observes machine operation to detect malfunctions or out-of-tolerance features and adjusts machine controls or control media as required
• Verifies conformance of finished work piece to specifications
• Provide technical support to customers
• Provide engineering support assistance for quality issues as required
• Uses Lean Manufacturing processes and techniques, such as work instruction, value stream mapping, SMED, Kaizen events
• Create flow charts and spreadsheets in support of staff projects
• Assists with the documentation of engineering data

Benefits

• Health/dental/vision coverage
• Employer-paid and supplemental life insurance
• Short- and long-term disability insurance
• Generous paid time off and holiday pay
• Monthly remote work stipend (for remote employees who qualify)
• 401(k) investment plan, with an employer match of up to 4%
• Education support program
• Safety eyeglasses/shoe reimbursement
• Referral bonuses
• Bonus plan for all full-time employees

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Intern
• Education Level: No Education Listed