ENG_Co-Op/Intern/Trainee
About The Position
Dana TM4 is a wholly owned subsidiary of Dana Incorporated, specializing in the development and manufacturing of electric motors, generators, power electronics, and control systems for various vehicle and industrial markets. The company excels in achieving high energy conversion efficiencies through its expertise in permanent magnet motors, thermal management, winding technologies, external rotor topology, and control algorithms. As a Mechanical Design Intern, you will join the Advanced Engineering team within the Engineering Department, focusing on the development of traction motors and high-voltage electronic products for electric vehicles. Your role will be to contribute to maturing new technologies and innovations, supporting technology roadmaps, conducting technology evaluations, mitigating technical risks, and facilitating technology transfer in partnership with product development teams.
Requirements
- Currently pursuing a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering
- Experience with CAD software (asset: NX)
- Basic knowledge of Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T)
- Curiosity, resourcefulness, autonomy, and results-oriented decision-making
- Humility, resilience, and openness to feedback and new ideas
- Knowledge of metal and plastic part manufacturing processes
- Interest and ability to develop and apply multidisciplinary, both theoretical and practical, skills to achieve results
- Awareness of intellectual property protection
- Project management skills: ability to assess technical risks and workload, build and maintain schedules and budgets, communicate issues, and plan mitigation strategies
- Functional proficiency in French and English
Nice To Haves
- Experience in rotating machine mechanical design
- Experience with Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) software
- Experience working with Technology Readiness Levels (TRLs)
- Experience in functional safety
Responsibilities
- Lead and/or participate in the design and development of new high-speed motor technologies and traction inverters or their components, considering multiphysics constraints
- Model and design parts and assemblies for motor prototypes, electronic products, and experimental proof-of-concept systems
- Perform tolerance stack-up calculations
- Produce manufacturing drawings under supervision
- Lead or participate in all phases of Advanced Engineering projects, including defining objectives and risks, activity planning, design, sourcing and prototype manufacturing, experimental validation, documentation, and results sharing
- Collaborate within a multidisciplinary team (Electromagnetics, Electronics, Software, Mechanical Engineering) to achieve objectives and solve problems
- Lead or support laboratory and test bench activities
- Supervise and support technicians and assemblers when required
- Conduct and participate in risk analyses and failure mode evaluations
- Integrate functional safety principles
- Contribute to establishing, maintaining, and improving processes
- Lead or participate in design reviews for Advanced Engineering projects, involving members of product development teams
- Participate in product development design reviews
- Maintain awareness of state-of-the-art technologies internally and externally to recommend relevant adjustments to Advanced Engineering projects
- Collaborate with internal and external Dana partners, including specialized companies, national laboratories, and universities, both locally and internationally
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What This Job Offers
Career Level
Intern
