Maintenance & Modification Engineering Intern

Overview:

• The intern will collaborate with team members to provide engineering support on Maintenance and Modification projects.

  Duties and Responsibilities:

• Work with engineers to accomplish assigned tasks in a timely and accurate manner. 

  Projects the intern will work on:

• Maintenance Projects – Repair of freight cars through structural modifications and replacement of railcar components
• Modification Projects – Conversion of freight cars from one service to another. 
• Drawings – Creation of supplemental documents for maintenance instructions and modifications.
• Data analytics – Review data related to maintenance on our railcars

• Labor Standards – Review repair process to identify discrete steps and estimate time required to complete the repair  

  Internship Goals:

• Gain an in-depth understanding of Rail Cars and rail car components
• Gain Auto-CAD and Solid Works experience
• Learn Technical Writing 
• Gain data analytics experience
• Improve presentation skills

• Gain experience estimating labor costs

  Qualifications:

• Major(s): Mechanical Engineering. 
• Year in school: completed at least 1 year at an accredited college/university
• Specific course work: Statics, Strength of Materials, AutoCad, SolidWorks or other 3D modeling.
• Proven proficiency in Microsoft Office (Excel, PowerPoint, Word)

• Min GPA of 2.5

  Preferred Qualities Possessed by Candidate:

• Ability to multitask
• Detailed oriented
• Organized
• Able to work independently
• Eager to learn
• Aptitude for problem solving, critical thinking, and analytics

• Experience with welding

  Physical Job Requirements

(The physical demands and work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.)

General office environment; may be required to travel. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to sit (remain stationary within work area) and use hands to finger, handle, feel and reach. The employee is occasionally required to move about (stand, walk). The employee must occasionally lift and/or transport up to 10 pounds. Correctable vision required for close, distance, and color vision capabilities.

The above job description is intended to describe the general content of and requirements for the performance of this job. It is not to be construed as an exhaustive statement of duties, responsibilities or requirements.