Tool Design Engineer Intern

S&C Electric Company•Chicago, IL

3d•$22 - $30

About The Position

S&C Electric Company is hiring a Tool Design Engineer Intern for a full-time Summer 2027 internship. The intern will support tool-shop engineering, production operations, and design engineering by solving design and manufacturing problems, improving processes and tooling, investigating tooling issues, and designing tools and fixtures. The role includes creating CAD models and project documentation, preparing engineering reports and standard-work instruction bulletins, and maintaining tool-engineering records in PLM and ERP systems. The listed schedule is first shift, 7:00 a.m.–3:30 p.m., Monday–Friday. The estimated pay range is $22–$30 per hour, based on experience, with competitive weekly pay periods. S&C Electric Company is a 100% employee-owned company that designs and manufactures equipment for the power grid. It describes its workplace as inclusive and collaborative and offers employee development and growth opportunities. The position involves working in a production or plant environment, including walking throughout the facility and occasional production-floor troubleshooting or equipment startup.

Requirements

Be enrolled in an accredited university or college degree program concentrated in Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, or a related major, and return to school full-time after the work session.
Be able to work full-time.
Think analytically, independently, and creatively to provide ideas for process improvement.
Be able to work with people in a production or plant environment.
Have excellent verbal and written communication skills.
Be proficient with a PC and CAD, PLM, Microsoft Office, and Oracle.
Have basic bookkeeping skills and be able to read drawings.

Responsibilities

Solve design- and manufacturing-related problems using fundamental engineering calculations and theory.
Support continuous improvement of processes, tools and equipment, and manufactured products by participating in problem-solving activities.
Provide engineering support for the tool shop.
Investigate tooling-related issues and write clear, concise engineering reports describing procedures, results, analyses, and conclusions.
Work with the operations team to create instruction bulletins for standard work practices related to tooling and processes.
Work with the design engineering team to design new tools and fixtures.
Design tool models using CAD software.
Create project documentation, including drawings and specifications.
Maintain accurate tool-engineering documentation in PLM and ERP systems.
Maintain legacy tool-engineering documentation.

Benefits

Medical and prescription coverage
Dental insurance
Vision insurance
Health care and dependent care flexible spending accounts
Health savings account
Group life insurance and optional supplemental life and AD&D insurance
Wellbeing resources, including an Employee Assistance Program
Adoption and fertility support
Vacation time
Sick time
Paid holidays and company shutdown days
Short-term disability
Long-term disability
Other leaves
Paid parental time
Military leave
401(k) retirement savings plan with traditional and Roth options
Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP), including annual company contributions for eligible participants