Product Engineering – Summer Internship Positions

Cummins•Columbus, IN
•$4,100 - $7,300•Onsite

About The Position

In this role, you will make an impact by contributing to investigating Value Package Introduction (VPI) program team or field-based issues, understanding causal mechanisms, recommending appropriate action, and owning problem resolution from a design perspective, while documenting results with guidance from more experienced team members. You will apply and support the execution of processes such as Critical Design Decisions, System Design and Validation Consideration Checklist, Design Review, and tools such as iDFMEA, DVA, GD&T, CREO, ANSYS Workbench required to enable high quality component and subsystem-level design decision making and design refinement. You may support more experienced team members in obtaining input and negotiating with cross-functional and cross-discipline technical experts and senior-level designers to communicate the component and subsystem design intent through a thorough Design Review package. You will support design decision making in the areas of concept selection, concept optimization, and design specifications that impact customers targeted to be served by a given Product Preceding Technology, (PPT), Value Package Introduction (VPI), or Value Package Change Request (VPCR) initiative. Activities may include problem resolution for moderately complex components, products, systems, subsystems, or services with a greater degree of technical complexity and ambiguity to support team members with greater accountability to the project team. You will have supervised execution of established work processes and systems, while still developing technology or product knowledge; engaging with the improvement of systems and processes. There is no direct management of people, but it could involve limited coordination of work amongst technicians and/or temporary student employees. You will contribute effectively toward team goals, exhibit influence within a work group, and continue to develop proficiency in the competency areas critical to success in the role.

Requirements

  • Must be a full-time enrolled student pursuing an undergraduate or graduate degree at an accredited U.S. college/university
  • Minimum 2.5 or above GPA preferred
  • Must be able to complete a minimum of 4-months to 6-months or a maximum of a 12-months commitment
  • Must be able to complete 40 hours per week
  • Willingness to learn from others on the job
  • Must be currently residing within the continental U.S.
  • Students must be enrolled full-time at an accredited U.S. college or university, actively pursuing a degree (Bachelor’s, Master’s, PhD, MBA, or JD), with a minimum GPA of 2.5.
  • Candidates must currently reside within the continental United States.
  • Students are expected to work 40 hours per week for a minimum of 10 weeks and a maximum of 12 weeks.
  • F-1 visa students must have approved Curricular Practical Training (CPT) or Occupational Practical Training (OPT) before their Early Career assignment begin. CPT/OPT must relate to their degree and be authorized by their university. Students are responsible for securing this approval through their school’s international office.
  • Students must be able to manage their academic responsibilities without compromising their job performance.

Nice To Haves

  • All Engineering Majors

Responsibilities

  • Product Failure Mode Avoidance
  • Product Problem Solving
  • Product Verification and Validation Management
  • Product Development Execution, Monitoring and Control
  • Technical Documentation
  • System Capability Engineering
  • Cross-Functional Design Integration
  • Technical Documentation
  • Decision Quality
  • Drive Results
  • Collaborates
  • Communicates Effectively
  • Self-Development

Benefits

  • Equal employment opportunities to all qualified persons without regard to race, gender, color, disability, national origin, age, religion, union affiliation, sexual orientation, veteran status, citizenship, gender identity and/or expression, or other status protected by law.
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