Engineer Intern - Engineering

What you’ll do:

Fibrebond by Eaton has established a Summer Engineering Internship Program that will consist of four (4) engineering interns. 

The hourly rate for this position is $23.00 per hour.

Please note the salary information shown above is a general guideline only. Salaries are based upon candidate skills, experience, and qualifications, as well as market and business considerations. 

In this internship, you will:
•    Gain an understanding of how various functional processes must interact to achieve common goals of safety, quality, cost and delivery.
•    Experience in Lean manufacturing and product development.
•    Improve communication and interpersonal skills.
•    Become a part of an effective team working together to accomplish the mutual objective.
•    Recognize how everyone’s contribution affects the end product that we build day-in and day-out.

•    Gain an understanding of the financial aspects of the business and how complete and accurate Engineering deliverables leads to the companies success.


Internship highlights:
•    Spend 5 weeks working in the manufacturing plant areas and learn the process flow.
•    Accompany a supervisor for hands-on experience in the production facility.
•    Work with Quality Inspectors and learn various aspects of the quality process.
•    Assist Project Engineers and learn standard work processes, standard documents, Engineering and design standards, how to design a PDC, etc.
•    Follow a Manufacturing Engineer to understand process flow and  the many components of the manufacturing process.
•    Learn about Lean manufacturing and product development.

•    Work on a group project(s) along with fellow Engineering Interns to improve a manufacturing process. 

•    Report out to the leadership team on outcomes of assigned projects.

Qualifications:

Basic (Required) Qualifications:

• Must be actively enrolled in a bachelor's degree program from an accredited institution in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, or a closely related engineering field, and be entering your junior or senior year 
• Must have a minimum overall cumulative GPA of 2.8.
• Eaton will not consider applicants for employment immigration sponsorship or support for this position. This means that Eaton will not support any CPT, OPT, or STEM OPT plans, F-1 to H-1B, H-1B cap registration, O-1, E-3, TN status, I-485 job portability, etc. 
• Must be geographically flexible and able to relocate to the Minden, LA area for the duration of the internship. Relocation assistance will be provided for candidates that reside outside a 50-mile radius of Minden, LA
  
  

Preferred Qualifications:
•    Demonstrated leadership through campus organizations, student projects, athletics, volunteer activities, or community involvement.
•    Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications, including Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
•    Experience with engineering and design software such as AutoCAD, SolidWorks, or similar programs.
•    Strong verbal and written communication skills, organizational skills, and attention to detail.
•    Demonstrated ability to work effectively in a team environment while managing individual responsibilities.
•    Basic understanding of engineering principles, manufacturing processes, and continuous improvement concepts.
•    Eagerness to learn, take initiative, and contribute in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.
•    Ability to analyze problems, evaluate solutions, and apply critical-thinking skills to engineering challenges.