Engineer Intern

This position is a temporary internship role from roughly May 2024-September 2024
Position Objective:
Intern position responsible for assisting Wagner's Industrial Solutions Engineered Systems (ENSY) Operations Team with Mechanical and Electrical Engineering support. Activities will involve design and assessment, project management, manufacturing and quality engineering, supplier interaction and support of the Innovation Center Powder Test Lab and Service/Installation team. The candidate will help the ENSY team evaluate designs and processes to improve overall system efficiency, performance, and competitiveness. Test lab support will involve assisting in customer lab trial set-up, working with the application lab technician and innovation center manager during trials, documentation of trials and other reports as needed to support the service and installation team.
Assist the Industrial Solutions ENSY Operations Team in the following accountabilities:

• Evaluate mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, and hydraulic equipment designs and engineering processes to improve overall efficiency, performance, and competitiveness of Wagner's Industrial Finishing System solutions. Interact with Wagner European team and other Wagner entities as needed to validate designs for use in North American market. Utilize CAD, SAP, SharePoint and MS Office Suite for collecting and analyzing designs and product data.

• Review and refine assembly procedures and work instructions for existing products that support engineered systems, after sale products, and standard product designs. This includes designing, fabricating, qualifying assembly and test equipment, fixtures, and tools as needed.

• Review and refine standard operating procedures for engineered system installations together with Service Team including responsibilities by function (i.e., mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, hydraulic assembly; site supervisor/project management; commissioning, start-up, and training).

• Work with project management to analyze all project execution processes and look for continuous improvement opportunities. Support creation of new documents as needed to support all parts of the process from pre-sale (proposal process) through customer acceptance of newly installed powder coating systems.

• Support Innovation Center staff and manager with lab trials including creation of formal lab trial reports; creation of service report templates and other tasks as needed.

Relationship to Others:

• Engineering, Project Management, Procurement, Logistics & Assembly: take work direction from.
• Tool room, Purchasing and Suppliers: request support from as needed to fabricate and procure equipment, tools, jigs, and fixtures.
• Innovation Center/Service Sales Manager and Technicians: collaborate with to refine standard in-field work instructions for all project related assembly and commissioning tasks, plus on creation of or refinement of standard report templates.
• ENSY Operations Director: take work direction from, plus weekly status update on activities and projects.

Education and Experience:

• In pursuit of Bachelor of Science in Mechanical, Electrical, or Electromechanical Engineering; completion of 2+ years of technical coursework or already earned engineering degree.
• Past work in a lab, construction sites or assembly environments desirable.