Job Title: Electrical Engineering Intern
FLSA Status: Non-Exempt
Department: Design Engineering
Reports to: Manager, Electrical Engineering
GENERAL DESCRIPTION / PURPOSE:
Work in the discipline design group performing design tasks for custom railroad maintenance equipment. Design tasks include product research, calculations, documentation and CAD drawings.
ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:
What you'd do
- Assists in product or system design under the direct guidance of another engineer or designer.
- Help determine feasibility of designing equipment or modifying existing equipment considering costs, time limitations, company planning, and other technical and economic factors.
- Analyzes product or equipment specifications and performance requirements to determine possible design improvements.
- Confers with research and other engineering personnel to clarify or resolve problems and develop/modify designs as required.
- Prepares product or system layouts and detailed documentation.
- Prepares and compiles necessary calculations to support product designs.
- Assists with machine or systems tests and compiles and organizes data.
- Analyzes test data and reports to help determine if design meets functional and performance specifications.
- Perform engineering duties and subtasks in area of discipline of low complexity for a project or projects.
What they want
- The individual will learn abide by established design practices and procedures to complete assignments.
- Ability and willingness to learn the necessary design tools as required for area of discipline. (Autocad 2D/3D,Solid Modeling, etc.)
- Ability and willingness to learn application and integration design skills in area of discipline.
- This is an intern level position that requires close supervision with little to no independent work.WORKING CONDITIONS
- Office deskwork, requiring sitting, walking, using phone & computer
- May lift up to 30 lbs. occasionally
- Can tolerate variable and sometimes challenging conditions during visits or inspections of company equipment in a railroad environment.