Process Engineering Machine Controls Intern

Shure•Niles, IL

4d•$23 - $43•Onsite

About The Position

Under direct supervision of Senior Engineers, the Process Engineering Machine Controls Intern assists with research, development, and implementation of new or improved manufacturing process control systems. Assists with programming and integration of automated equipment using Labview, PLC programming, or other machine control languages/systems. Learns how Shure Process Engineering provides support in this regard to manufacturing engineering for all plants, as well as various project teams, including Commodity Management Teams, New Product Teams, and Advanced Development Teams. This Internship is Onsite based in Niles, IL.

Requirements

Working towards a Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Manufacturing Engineering
Basic knowledge of project documentation, including but not limited to schedules, drawings, lab notebooks, process reports, and project files and learns to use professional concepts
Working knowledge of basic software used in engineering: Labview, PLC ladder logic, MiniTab, MS Office Suite including Project
Able to apply company policies and procedures to resolve routine issues.
Able to follow standard instructions, practices and procedures in analyzing situations or data
Begins working on projects, with scope limited to specific tasks
Works under close supervision of more senior engineers
Has basic knowledge of Lean manufacturing concepts, Quality, Statistics, and electro/mechanical design
Has basic knowledge of MRP systems
Applicants for this position must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis. Shure will not sponsor applicants for this position for work visas.

Responsibilities

Learns about Shure’s industrial control and data collections systems philosophy and begins applying to projects worked on.
With the assistance of more senior engineers, learns how to create project plans for applications requiring machine control, including participation in creation of schedules, design of experiments, budgetary considerations, and machine control implementation.
Assists with the development and implementation of industry-standard machine controls for future manufacturing systems.
Assists with equipment and process modifications, incorporating to improve Shure’s monitoring and data collecting capabilities for existing product lines.
Assists with defining processing equipment data collection and machine control requirements and specifications for a given application.
Works with more senior engineers on experiments in order to compile and evaluate test data to determine appropriate limits and variables for manufacturing process or material specifications.