OPT Mechanical Engineering Virtual Internship

We have a 20 hour/week unpaid virtual internship program for F1 OPT Mechanical Engineering students that provides real work experience, the type employees want.

We have students from ASU, U of North Texas,, and many others.
We have had 200+ OPT interns.

Make sure you are following our rules or your application will be rejected:

• If you are an OPT Student - do not apply unless you have an OPT start date
• If you are a CPT student - you must have approval from your university. Do not apply through Handshake, your application will be rejected. Read on for details on how to apply.
• If you are a regular undergraduate looking for a traditional internship - do not apply through handshake, it will be rejected, read on for how to apply.
• If you are a regular graduate looking for an 8 week internship while job hunting, apply after you have graduated through handshake and continue reading.

The program provides...

- Practical technical experience
- Communications skills
- Meeting skills
- Working In a team within an organized process
- Assistance in job hunting

We require a number of mechanical engineers with experience with Solidworks.

You must have your own Solidworks license. A student license is acceptable/

We have a number of existing Designs

Responsibilities include:

• Simple exploding animations related to the existing designs
• Additional designs related to the existing designs
• Add HVAC to the designs
• Add water delivery pipes to the designs
• Add electrical delivery to the designs
• Drawings related to the existing designs

Our goal is real work experience that can impress in interviews 

It is not unusual for interns who diligently follow our job hunting recommendations find good jobs within 8 weeks.

This is real work with no cost to the student.
It's a win-win, our projects is completed and the students get relevant work experience for job interviews. 

Intern Status

The internship does not constitute a contract of employment. The internship is for 8 weeks and is automatically be extended on mutual agreement for additional 8 weeks at a time.  It is the equivalent of an “employment at will” relationship. This means that you do not have a contract of employment for any particular duration. You are free to resign at any time for any reason.

Similarly, Local Grown Salads is free to terminate your internship at any time for any reason. Any statements or representation to the contrary, or that contradict any provision of this letter, are superseded by this offer letter.

There no commitment to a full-time position on completion of the internship implied.

Applicants that meet the requirements above who send there resume to OPT-Intern-Application@localgrownfoods.ca with the job role in the subject get first preference for the role. 

Working with Universities and Colleges for course credit 
Over the years we have worked with many Universities and Colleges to provide course credits for students.

The most common are:

• CPT Students
• Capstone Classes
• Work experience program

We have a standard process for our work. We track work that is assigned and performed with JIRA. So all the students can track what is expected of them and what they have accomplished.

Some of the Universities/Colleges have requested access and we provide them the ability to review what is being done.

As well, we are asked to rate the students two or three times during the term, which we do.

With ASU, the capstone actually operates over two terms.

We do not have the infrastructure to create course plans, however, we have plenty of material to allow the students to create a detailed curriculum.