Product Integrity Engineering Quality Safety and Compliance (EQSC) Intern

Daimler Truck AG • Portland, OR

2d • $21 - $29 • Hybrid

About The Position

The Product Integrity Engineering Quality Safety and Compliance (EQSC) Intern will join Daimler Truck North America’s EQSC Strategic Operations Team. The team addresses product-related quality, safety, compliance, and certification issues and works to ensure products meet current and future regulatory, societal, and company standards. The intern will contribute to regulation reporting, IT data and analytics, and structured problem solving to improve product quality and safety across DTNA’s product line. The role involves cross-functional work with areas including IT, Legal, Chassis, Cab, and Software, and may include presenting work to upper management. Internships begin in May or June. Interns may be considered for transition to a full-time position based on manager evaluations and business availability.

The position is based in Portland, Oregon, with a hybrid schedule of four days per week in the office and one day remote. Relocation assistance may be available to eligible candidates. Compensation is $21–$29 per hour, with placement based on anticipated graduation year.

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’s May/June start date.
• 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.
• Experience with data cleansing and validation.
• Data analysis and statistical reasoning skills.
• Structured or root-cause problem-solving skills.
• Ability to communicate analytical findings clearly.
• Strong oral and written communication skills.
• Solid organizational skills.
• Creative mindset.
• Interpersonal skills and ability to work in a team environment.
• Must be legally authorized to work permanently in the United States at the time of application; the position is not open to visa sponsorship or existing visa holders.
• Final candidate must successfully complete 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.

Responsibilities

• Use analytical and quantitative methods to understand, predict, and improve processes.
• Work with internal and external customers to analyze business data needs and document business and data architecture requirements.
• Develop data set processes, address business issues using data, and identify patterns.
• Identify opportunities to improve data reliability, efficiency, and quality, and adopt reporting and analysis best practices.
• Cleanse, profile, validate, and aggregate structured and unstructured data.
• Support the Structured Problem Solving Lead in applying Practical Problem Solving methods to identify root causes.
• Collect and organize data daily, weekly, and monthly to monitor departmental performance.
• Identify trends and patterns in department performance data and highlight areas of improvement or concern.
• Support and challenge the FRACAS high-priority structured problem-solving team through cross-department partnerships to identify design quality issues and improve the speed and quality of resolution for end customers.
• Evaluate topics using 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 insights from research, 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 to eligible candidates.

What This Job Offers

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