Mechanical Engineering Intern - Summer 2025

Job Posting Start Date 03-13-2025 Job Posting End Date 03-17-2025

Flex is the diversified manufacturing partner of choice that helps market-leading brands design, build and deliver innovative products that improve the world.

We believe in the power of diversity and inclusion and cultivate a workplace culture of belonging that views uniqueness as a competitive edge and builds a community that enables our people to push the limits of innovation to make great products that create value and improve people's lives.

A career at Flex offers the opportunity to make a difference and invest in your growth in a respectful, inclusive, and collaborative environment. If you are excited about a role but don't meet every bullet point, we encourage you to apply and join us to create the extraordinary.

Job Summary

To support our extraordinary teams who build great products and contribute to our growth, this Summer, we’re looking to add a Mechanical Engineering Intern located in our Buffalo Grove, IL site.

Reporting to the Facilities Manager, the Intern will assist with daily engineering tasks while learning, collaborating and working alongside Engineers and cross-functional teams.

What a typical day looks like:

• Assist Engineering Team with cost reductions, reviewing documentation, drawings and CAD
• Support the documentation for new designs, including AutoCAD drawings, Word, Excel, etc.
• Support with writing Scope of Work (SOW) for new manufacturing processes and facility upgrades
• Assist and oversee the upgrades of the facility and utilities
• Monitor Engineering DOE (Design Of Experiment) projects
• Collaborate with Engineering Team with writing reports and reporting findings to team
• Attend team meetings and support project work as needed
• Provide continuous development of manufacturing techniques that will improve in-house capabilities
• Develop and maintain process documentation within our CMMS (Computerized Maintenance Management System), including Work Instructions and Preventive Maintenance Tasks (PM)
• Make recommendations on cost improvement and reduction programs
• Manage engineering projects and deliver them on time

Student qualities we’re seeking for this internship assignment:

• Junior/Senior student pursuing Bachelor degree; Mechanical/Industrial Engineering major
• CAD tools (Solidworks) experience
• Lean/Six Sigma helpful
• Enthusiastic about working in a medical manufacturing environment
• Highly collaborative, creative and excellent communication skills

Internship Program Requirements:

• Ability to start on June 2nd and work 10-12 week Summer assignment (in-person); 40 hours/week
• Currently enrolled in 4-year accredited university
• 3.0 GPA

Pay Range (Applicable to Illinois)$15.93 USD - $21.90 USD Hourly

Job CategoryIntern

Relocation: Not eligible

Is Sponsorship Available?

No

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