Product Integrity Engineering Quality Safety and Compliance (EQSC) Intern

Daimler Truck North America • Portland, OR

1d • Hybrid

About The Position

The Product Integrity Engineering Quality Safety and Compliance (EQSC) Intern will support the EQSC Strategic Operations Team at Daimler Truck North America (DTNA). The team is responsible for regulatory reporting, IT data and analytics, and structured problem solving to improve product quality and safety across DTNA’s product line. The intern will work cross-functionally with teams in areas including IT, Legal, Chassis, Cab, and Software, and may present work before upper management. The internship provides practical learning opportunities, and interns may be considered for full-time positions depending on manager evaluations and business availability.

The role includes analyzing business and product data, developing and improving data processes, supporting structured problem-solving efforts, and identifying trends, root causes, and opportunities to improve quality and efficiency. The intern will be based in Portland, Oregon, on a hybrid schedule of four days per week in the office and one day remote. Relocation assistance may be available to eligible candidates. DTNA summer internships begin in May or June.

Requirements

• Currently enrolled in a bachelor's program or higher at an accredited college or university, or have graduated within one year of the position start date in May or June.
• Currently pursuing a degree in Engineering, Industrial Engineering with a Statistics emphasis, or Data Science.
• Demonstrated experience working with relational data.
• Exposure to Python or R.
• Knowledge of data cleansing and validation.
• Knowledge of data analysis and statistical reasoning.
• Knowledge of structured or root-cause problem solving.
• Ability to communicate analytical findings clearly.
• Strong oral and written communication skills.
• Solid organizational skills.
• Interpersonal skills and ability to work in a team environment.
• Legally authorized to work permanently in the country where the position is located at the time of application; the position is not open to visa sponsorship or existing visa holders.
• Successful completion of a criminal background check; a pre-employment drug screen may also be required.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with engineering, manufacturing, automotive, quality, or reliability data.
• Experience with large and/or messy datasets.
• Process improvement experience.
• Predictive or trend analysis experience.
• Academic projects involving real-world data rather than only controlled classroom datasets.
• Experience with Tableau, Power BI, or similar visualization tools.
• Creative mindset.

Responsibilities

• Use analytical and quantitative methods to understand, predict, and enhance processes.
• Work with internal and external customers to analyze business data needs and gather and document business and data architecture requirements.
• Develop data set processes, address business issues with data sets, and identify hidden patterns.
• Identify opportunities to improve data reliability, efficiency, and quality, and apply reporting and analysis best practices.
• Cleanse, profile, validate, and aggregate structured and unstructured data.
• Support the Structured Problem Solving Lead in using Practical Problem Solving methods to identify root causes.
• Collect and organize departmental performance data daily, weekly, and monthly.
• Identify trends and patterns in departmental performance data and highlight areas of improvement or concern.
• Support and challenge the FRACAS high-priority structured problem-solving team, partnering across departments to identify design quality issues and improve the speed and quality of resolutions for end customers.
• Evaluate topics through data analysis to support or challenge warranty data.
• Use appropriate data analysis methods, tools, and reports to predict, prevent, and help resolve efficiency issues and roadblocks.
• Work with the team to generate research insights, contribute to storyboarding, and define solutions for physical and digital experiences.
• Lead and support efforts to foster an inclusive and welcoming workplace culture.

Benefits

• Professional development and networking events, including resume reviews and mock interviews.
• Housing and transportation stipend.
• Employee resource groups.
• Event ticket offering, based on corporate availability.
• Company social events.
• Relocation assistance may be available when the selected candidate meets eligibility criteria.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Intern