Product Engineer Co-op Steering Applications - 2026

Nexteer Automotive Corporation•Saginaw, MI

10d•Onsite

About The Position

The Student Program at Nexteer Automotive offers high‑potential students meaningful opportunities to apply classroom learning in a professional environment while gaining hands‑on experience and valuable industry exposure. Learn more about our student program and career opportunities at Nexteer by visiting www.nexteer.com/careers. This is a Student Co-op position located in Saginaw, MI. This position supports the Steering Product Engineering Applications Team.

Requirements

Candidate must be attending a 2-year college or 4-year university local to Saginaw
Candidate must be pursuing a Bachelors in Mechanical Engineering
Candidate must be able to work 20-32 hours during Fall and Winter semesters
Up to 40 in the summer
Must have cumulative 2.7 GPA on 4.0 scale
Must be a full-time student (12 or more credits) during Fall and Winter semesters
Candidate must be proficient with Microsoft Products (Office 365, Word, Excel, Powerpoint)
Candidate must have right to work in the US and not require current or future sponsorship

Responsibilities

Handle design projects in the REPS Gear Product Engineering area while working under the guidance of a senior engineer.
Perform developmental testing of REPS Gear designs.
Support DFMEA and DSS implementation for component level drawings.
Support validation testing and 5 phase analysis
Document design knowledge and lessons
Strong use of mechanical design principals in daily job activities
Coordinate and support component prototype design and build activities
Work with suppliers and coordinate supplier development activities
Use DFSS techniques to evaluate and optimize new technology
Create presentations for communicating design changes
Create presentations are reports for communicating results of tests