Despatch Industries has a Summer 2015 internship opportunity for a mechanical or electrical engineering major who has completed their junior year.
Despatch Industries, a division Illinois Tool Works Inc. has specialized in providing innovative thermal processing technology solutions for over 100 years. Despatch has grown and evolved into a global brand that is recognized for providing top quality products and world-class customer service. Despatch has three business units focused on meeting the demands of the thermal, solar and carbon fiber markets. Despatch is the market leader in several areas, e.g. metallization contact firing in solar cell manufacturing, and oxidation ovens for the carbon fiber industry. The unique opportunity that exists at a capital equipment manufacturer that has a market leading position like Despatch, is that improvements made to our products not only help Despatch but can improve entire industries.
JOB SUMMARY
We are looking for a Mechanical/Electrical Engineer Intern to join our team for the summer. The qualified candidate will be involved in engineering projects and will spend time in Engineering, Operations, and the Despatch Innovation Center. The position will be located in Lakeville, Minnesota.
PROJECT RESPONSIBILITIES
Examples of past intern projects include:
• Development of an air bending feature for our oxidation ovens which included design, simulation, hands-on manufacturing and characterization
• Product/component simplification and standardization which included analysis of existing components, research on alternatives and design of new component layout
• Thermal characterization of solar metallization pastes which included literature research, design of experiments, conducting experiments, analysis of results
The idea is that each intern works on a project that is tailored to the specific skills and interests of the candidate. The scope of the projects is chosen, so that the intern is able to complete it within the intern period. In addition to the project itself the intern has the chance to learn about the business practices and philosophies of a Fortune 200 company like ITW.
If you are interested in getting a behind-the- scenes look of internships at Despatch please visit http://goo.gl/7Y4YBK.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS/REQUIREMENTS
• Currently enrolled in a bachelor level or higher degree program in Mechanical or Electrical engineering, having completed at a minimum your Junior year by summer of 2015
• Manufacturing experience preferred but not required
• High degree of technical aptitude
• Results oriented
• Strong communication skills
TO APPLY: Send resume to HR@despatch.com
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