Co-op: Mechanical Engineer

Estat Actuation•Pittsburgh, PA

7d•Onsite

About The Position

This student will be a major contributor to the development of new and existing brake and clutch designs. This student is responsible for using existing tools to design custom robotics components to meet customer specifications. They will play pivotal roles in the manufacturing and testing of ESTAT Actuation products. They will be involved in customer meetings, design custom products, translate these designs into production files, place orders with suppliers and perform incoming and outgoing quality control. This student will also work to improve existing design tools to quickly deliver custom rotary and linear designs. Side projects may involve developing demos and applications that grab people's attention. This student also has the opportunity to invent or contribute to the invention of new electroadhesive products. This student will support our customers, grow our product line and contribute to our success as a startup. Past students have become patent authors and this student has an opportunity to do so as well if they are creative and contribute ideas that are novel and industrially relevant.

Requirements

CAD design
Free body diagrams
Mechanical sketches
Design of experiments
Engineering drawings
Stress analysis and FEA
MATLAB
Python
Data analysis
Customer interaction
Supplier interaction
Documentation
Presentation skills
Mastered the basics of their field
Ready to learn more on the job

Nice To Haves

Juniors and Seniors
Exceptional hands-on experience (for lower classmen)
Considering two 6 month rotations
Self-motivated students who love to make things happen
Students whose heart is in their work and find passion in the details
Team players
Students who can share stories of trial and error, failure and victory, with humility and positivity

Responsibilities

Design custom robotics components to meet customer specifications.
Play pivotal roles in the manufacturing and testing of ESTAT Actuation products.
Be involved in customer meetings.
Design custom products.
Translate designs into production files.
Place orders with suppliers.
Perform incoming and outgoing quality control.
Improve existing design tools to quickly deliver custom rotary and linear designs.
Develop demos and applications that grab people's attention.
Invent or contribute to the invention of new electroadhesive products.
Support customers.
Grow the product line.
Contribute to the company's success.
Assist with patent drafting.
Machine parts in our machine shop.
Perform statistical analysis.
Program a robotic test stand.
Perform test-to-failure.
Visit a supplier’s factory.
Draft CAD models.
Perform FEA.
Represent the company at a major conference.
Visit an Air Force Base for acceleration sled testing.