Plexus Corp.

Industrial Engineering Intern

May - August 2018 • Neenah, WI

What I liked

I enjoyed the large team of interns working in the Fox Valley locations; the Campus Recruiting team planned intern events such as local baseball games, lunch with the CEO and other professional development classes. I enjoyed spending time on the manufacturing floor and was given a variety of projects to complete on my own. I also really liked that each intern was assigned a mentor who I could go to with my questions and guided me through my projects.

What I wish was different

I found it difficult at times to know how to proceed with my projects because it required knowledge of the process or of the specific software. Sometimes data that I needed was difficult to gather. Also, we had an assessment in the last week of the internship, but it would have been nice to have it earlier so I could work on the things discussed.

Advice

Get to know the interns at your location. Sign up for professional development classes. You are automatically signed up for some as an intern group (we did one on giving presentations and one on lean six sigma), but a small group of interns also signed up for an intro soldering class that wasn't required.

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Industrial Engineering

May - August 2018 • Appleton, WI

What I liked

Opportunity to do a little bit of everything my major has to offer- facilities designs, ergonomics, simulations, quality, data analysis, continuous improvement. You name it, I probably got to do it. They also had intern events that were a great mix of skill and network building as well as social. Each intern has a mentor they can always ask questions to and the entire company is always willingly to help interns.

What I wish was different

Nothing! I enjoyed it so much, I’m coming back over winter break!

Advice

I had a great experience but internships are what you make it. If you don’t have the desire to make an impact to the company you are working for, then it won’t happen. I had a great mentor who gave me projects to work on, but you still have to be able to find those opportunities for yourself.

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Mechanical Design Engineer

May - August 2018 • Boulder, CO

What I liked

- Opportunity to train on many mechanical tools (Solidworks, Windchill, Machine Shop tools) - Interesting, in depth project - Excellent mentorship and overall internship involvement

What I wish was different

I wish I could have interned multiple summers rather than wait for my last summer.

Advice

Plexus hires for personality, and are prepared to teach any technical skills necessary. Make sure in your interview that you express who you are as a person as well as who you are as an engineer.

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