Mechanical Engineering Intern

The Mechanical Engineering Intern will assist the Dexter Team with engineering project identification, project support, and project leadership by partnering and collaborating with the Engineering Team and Site Team. The Mechanical Engineering Intern will assist with engineering support for all aspects of associated with the design, manufacturing, assembly, and validation to ensure functionality, quality, cost, and timing. 

 Potential locations for this internship include Northern Indiana (Elkhart, Albion, Freemont) as well as Oklahoma and Texas.

As a Mechanical Engineering Intern, you will be working on robust, hands-on projects.  Potential projects may include:

• Production Support

• Project Management

• Mechanical Design

• Process Development

• Continuous Improvement

• Project definition, scoping, and documented project plan

• Capital projects

• Safety improvements

• Automation

• Troubleshooting equipment and processes

• Project estimation

Minimum Qualifications

To be successful in this role, you must possess the following:

• Excellent sense of ethics and accountability
• Enthusiasm and a passion for engineering and manufacturing
• Dependable, responsible, on time, and consistent
• Ability to maintain professionalism in all settings
• Possess strict confidentiality of company patent, trademark, and business information
• Strong organizational and time management
• Problem-solving and trouble-shooting skills
• Solid understanding of engineering fundamentals commensurate with year of studies
• Ability to adapt to frequent priorities and changes within the team and the business
• Strong safety orientation and commitment
• Curiosity

In addition, you must be actively enrolled an accredited university working towards a bachelors or masters degree in Mechanical Engineering or related engineering degree.

 Work Authorization

Dexter will only employ those who are legally authorized to work in the United States. This is not a position for which sponsorship will be provided. Individuals with temporary visas such as E, F-1 (including those with OPT or CPT), H-1, H-2, L-1, B, J or TN, or who need sponsorship for work authorization now or in the future, are not eligible for hire.