Mechanical Engineering Intern
at RippleMatch

Summary

Join Oshkosh Corporation and play a key role in assisting Engineers with mechanical engineering functions. As a Mechanical Engineering Intern, you will help develop component and system designs, determine failure trends, perform failure analysis, or support vehicle component and performance testing.

Requirements

• Student working towards an undergraduate or graduate degree in Mechanical Engineering or related Engineering field
• Willing to travel or relocate to Oshkosh, WI for the duration of the summer 2025 internship. Summer housing is available to interns whose permanent address is greater than 50 miles from their work location

Responsibilities

• Prepare vehicle component layouts using CATIA, CREO, or other CAD software
• Select components for quality conscious design (weight, cost, reliability, ease of manufacturing, etc.)
• Follow design projects on the assembly floor for prototype, pilot, or production build, and provide technical assistance
• Generate engineering calculations for weight distribution, stress analysis, performance estimations, etc
• Consult with suppliers, customers, and internal departments to find solutions to issues
• Perform or assist in the testing of vehicles or vehicle components
• Develop and utilize mathematical reliability models
• Analyze field warranty data and prototype test data for failure trends
• Establish requirements for testing of vehicles and associated components
• Create test plans, recommend resources of equipment necessary to accomplish the test, and formulate test project estimates
• Conceive necessary fixtures and test apparatus and supervise their construction and implementation
• Coordinate, supervise, and monitor testing, including data collection and analysis
• Recommend corrective actions needed to maintain schedule and cost targets
• Communicate status and results of tests to internal departments, suppliers, and customers