Posted March 27, 2008
Summer Internship through MNTap (pdf) Posted March 26, 2008
Position: Mechanical Engineering Internship
Employer: American Medical Systems (Minnetonka, MN)
Term: Summer 2008 & Summer/Fall 2008
Supervisor: Chris Wilhoit
Job Description: We are seeking innovative and creative candidates who possess the passion to make a difference. During this internship, the candidate will work on projects with the Process Development or Manufacturing Engineering Group. These groups are responsible for implementation of new products and processes and the continuous improvement of legacy processes already in production.
Specific Duties:
- Implementation of design for manufacturability and lean manufacturing concepts
- Ensure new product designs are efficiently transitioned into manufacturing, meeting all required engineering, manufacturing, and business measures.
- Engage in basic tooling and fixture design for product lines
- Process validation activities
- Designing and executing DOE's
- Collect and analyze data through the use of tools including Excel, Minitab, etc. Make conclusions and implement recommended changes
- Assisting with documentation, test reports and ECOs
- Position would work on project teams but require a high level of self accountability gaining exposure to both Research and Development and Manufacturing
The main project you'll be working on is getting SPC and data based decision making onto the floor. This will include:
1. Analyzing the processes to see where we can/ should collect data, (mitigating risk, reducing scrap, aiding in troubleshooting)
2. Finding ways to easily and cost effectively collect the data, (test procedures, possibly automated inspection, possibly automated data collection/ dumping).
3. Analyzing and actioning on the data, (developing action plans for knowing when something is out of control and applying corrective action).
Application Process: Please apply through the University's GoldPASS job and internship posting system (http://goldpass.umn.edu) or contact Shawna Wagner at 952.930.6092 or Shawna.Wager@AmericanMedicalSystems.com.
Darren S. Kaltved
Associate Director
Career Center for Science and Engineering
University of Minnesota
Posted March 11, 2008
Engineering Internships at Tennant Company
Minneapolis-based Tennant Company is a world leader in designing, manufacturing, and marketing solutions that help create a cleaner, safer world in commercial, industrial, and institutional environments.
Tennant's 2008 Internship Program will offer valuable real world experience and the opportunity to work in an exciting, growing company!
We are currently looking for Junior-year engineering intern candidates pursuing BSME or BSEE. Assignments will be available in our Advanced, New, and Current Product Engineering groups at the Golden Valley, MN location.
Internship Responsibilities:
•Development of advanced products including design, build, lab and field test.
•Develop plans for individual designs and small projects
•Design and analysis of components
•Tolerance stack-up and GD&T
•Support new/released products including through end of life design optimization, test validation, ECO processing, supplier engineering support.
•Apply Tennant, Industry, and Regulatory standards to designs.
•Support cost reduction initiatives via opportunity generation and plan execution.
•Responsible for the technical accuracy of design work and the work of any personnel assigned
•Identify testing requirements required to verify and validate designs
•Prepare CAD layouts and drawings as required by project needs and is responsible for accurate documentation of all assigned work
•Keep abreast of engineering techniques, processes, and best practices as they effect design assignments on Tennant Company products
•Write reports, maintain records, and records patentable ideas
Required Skills
•Thorough knowledge of engineering principles, both theoretical and practical
• Understanding of engineering statistical analysis processes
• Strong problem solving skills
• Strong communications skills both written and verbal
• Team oriented time management skills with the ability to multi task
• 3D Modeling (ie. Unigraphics, ProE, Solidworks)
• Project planning
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel, and Project.
Required Experience
Completed Junior year in BSME or BSEE degree program For more information and to apply online, please go to www.tennantco.jobs and search Internships under Job Listings
Posted March 3, 2008
The following are summer internships with Seagate. If you would like to apply for any of these, please download this word doc which contains the links for applying online.
Job Title
Intern - CAD-080724
Job Description
Do you want to work at a company that produces state-of-the-art products that can put a thousand gigabits of digital content in the palm of your hand?
Do you like working on a team that pushes the limits of what a whole industry can do?
There is an opportunity to do both at Seagate. There is a reason we are the largest supplier of storage solutions in the world. Our technology and products are second to none.
Develop process for converting CAD files of photo patterns printed onto wafers into data files suitable for use with finite element magnetic analysis software. Each pattern represents the geometry of one layer in a read-write head that operates within a disc drive. The candidate would work within a computer modeling group responsible for simulating new magnetic recording technology.
Qualifications
• undergraduate or graduate student in engineering or physical science
• some CAD experience required
• some programming experience preferred
Job Title
Intern - Root Cause Analysis-080649
Job Description
The ideal candidate will perform “root cause” failure analysis on disc drives to include Engineering support and documentation. The candidate will develop, initiate, and document methods and procedures for root cause analysis as well as conduct bench level training for FA Lab Technical personnel as required. Said candidate will work closely with Design, Systems and Manufacturing Engineering groups to identify and resolve product issues to include new FDE (security) features. In addition, the candidate will perform statistical analysis on Customer, Factory, and FA data to identify Customer or product issues.
The candidate will be required to interact with Technical peers, and Management personnel. Finally, the candidate must be capable of working with general direction and supervision to include providing work direction to support personnel.
• Conceive and develop solutions to engineering programs through the application of professionally accepted engineering techniques, practices and procedures.
• Provide technical support to Technical peers. Conduct analysis of issues to determine “root cause” mechanisms. Typical duties: Communicates results of analysis to Technical peers and support Management.
• Work on issues that impact design/selling success or address future concepts, products or technologies.
Qualifications
The ideal candidate should possess understanding of disc drive technologies and theory of operation. Knowledge of Interfaces helpful: SCSI, Fiber Channel, SAS, and SATA interfaces.
The ideal candidate should be pursuing a Bachelor of Science degree in EE, ME, or CE or related field.
Job Title
Intern - statistical analysis-080500
Job Description
Interns will assist in developing the capabilities of metrology and test tools used for wafer process control. Interns will be expected to:
• Perform large amounts of hands on work directly with metrology and test equipment.
• Analyze and present resultant data.
• Document the work performed and the results obtained.
The intern will work with a wide variety of the latest and greatest tools including but not limited to: scanning electron microscopes, ellipsometers, automated inspection tools, profilometers, focused ion beam microscopes, and electrical probe test platforms.
Qualifications
Minimum requirement of junior or senior year with graduate work a plus.
Experience with statistical analysis software and Microsoft Office helpful.
Job Title
Intern #2 Vacuum Process Engineering-080540
Job Description
Intern will work with production engineers to assist in characterizing and optimizing vacuum processes used to fabricate the newest generation of magnetic recording heads.
Intern will need to learn hands-on operation of vacuum manufacturing and metrology tools. Intern should be able to record and assemble data, analyze and interpret results, and must be able to prepare and deliver presentations explaining these results.
Knowledge in database systems, magnetics, Design of Experiment techniques, and vacuum processing equipment is preferred, but not required. Intern should have strong academic and associated lab-work experience and be eager to work in a cleanroom, follow all safety requirements, and be willing to wear a pager.
Qualifications
Intern that has completed a Master's program and at least one semester of a PhD program
Job Title
Intern #1 Vacuum Process Engineering-080539
Job Description
Intern will work with production engineers to assist in characterizing and optimizing vacuum processes used to fabricate the newest generation of magnetic recording heads.
Will work with production engineers to assist in characterizing and optimizing vacuum processes used to fabricate the newest generation of magnetic recording heads.
Intern will need to learn hands-on operation of vacuum manufacturing and metrology tools. Intern should be able to record and assemble data, analyze and interpret results, and must be able to prepare and deliver presentations explaining these results.
Knowledge in database systems, magnetics, Design of Experiment techniques, and vacuum processing equipment is preferred, but not required. Intern should have strong academic and associated lab-work experience and be eager to work in a cleanroom, follow all safety requirements, and be willing to wear a pager.
Qualifications
Intern that is either in a qualified undergraduate program or has completed a Master's program and at least one semester of a PhD program.
Job Title
Intern - Industrial Engineering-080498
Job Description
The position is in the New Product Quality Systems group. This group is responsible for various quality systems among which include implementation of Team Center Requirements, a requirements management tool for capturing the Voice of the Customer. The project would include learning about CTQ Manager and DFSS and creating a training package for TcR Requirements Management for engineers at Normandale Recording Head Organization. Training would include the use of Excel Live, creation of personal views/reports and the creation of links to show relationship between items that are "critical to quality". In addition, training sessions would need to be held with the departments/teams within Normandale. The final outcome would be the creation of a 'best practices' document for continuation.
Temporary employee responsible for performing duties of experiential learning project(s), as assigned.
Works on problems of limited scope. Follows standard practices and procedures in analyzing situations or data from which answers can be readily obtained. Normally receives detailed instructions on all work.
Qualifications
Undergraduate Junior or Senior level student with good standing.
Job Title
Intern - Engineer - EE, ME-080476
Job Description
The engineer will be involved in extensive laboratory work on the electrical characterization of magnetic recording components for servo system integration on spin-stands. The candidate will be expected to perform experimental disc and head electrical evaluations including unique test development. In addition, the engineer will perform detailed analysis on the resulting data using a variety of analysis tools, including Matlab and Mini-tab or JMP. A portion of the job responsibilities also will involve porting code from one platform to another. Good verbal and written communication skills are essential to this position.
Qualifications
Prior lab experience is required. Experience in a magnetic recording lab is preferred, but not required. Job applicants must be familiar with C and/or C++, Matlab, MS Office (including Excel and Powerpoint), and ideally a statistical analysis package such as Mini-tab or JMP. Experience with DSP coding and real-time operating systems is preferred.
Senior level undergraduate or post-graduate Masters candidate in EE, ME or Physics. Courses in basic and advanced signal processing, magnetic recording and courses with significant experimental content are desirable.
Job Title
Intern - Methodologies & Tooling-080450
Job Description
Includes engineering support jobs, most of which require specialized skills learned from post-high school technical training plus on the job training. Excludes professional engineers.
Job Description:
Works with engineers to develop automated assembly equipment (mechanical fixtures, controls and software) to assemble and test Hard Disc Drive assemblies and components.
Job Details
Design of the automated tools will include creating the mechanical parts, actuators, motors and pneumatics to enable equipment function. Automation controls may be PC based, dedicated motion controller or PLC. Mechanical design is created in 3D CAD, SDRC Ideas. Software is created in C, C#, and ladder logic, etc.
Additional responsibilities:
Works with engineers in creation of software to collect and evaluate the equipment data. Assists in developing procedures to control the equipment including set-up, calibration and sometimes redesign to create capable and robust processes.
Qualifications
Minimum of 2 years of BS- Mechanical Engineering education / experience.
Job Title
Servo Intern-080287
Job Description
This is an intern position supporting technology development and integration of servo tracking solutions for next generation of disk drives. Typical projects include development of algorithms for seeking and tracking control, development of drive testing tools, and statistical modeling of drive performance. Projects may also span model development and validation for a new generation of micro-actuators and sensors, design of adaptive control architectures for disturbance rejection, and tune-up of RV, LV and shock sensing systems in disk drives.
Qualifications
Looking for a motivated undergraduate or graduate student majoring in electrical, mechanical or aerospace engineering. Course requirements include control systems, signal processing and statistics. Strong programming skills are required, experience with Matlab and C language is preferred, and hands-on implementation skills are desirable.
Job Title
Intern - Enterprise Compute Technical Customer Management Applications Engineering-074341
Job Description
Enterprise Compute Technical Customer Management Applications Engineering Intern. This is a part time - temporary position. The main responsibility is to work as part of a customer team supporting a fortune 500 customer. Specific responsibilities include working with the customer team to provide data and solutions to customer problems and issues. This includes hands on lab and customer system testing of hard drives (performance, vibration & compatibility testing). Preparing customer specific documentation including: part numbers, firmware requests, lab reports, and white papers are daily tasks.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills are a must, along with analytical problem solving abilities. The position requires presentation/discussion of product information and test results with the customer engineering team. This is a dynamic learning experience that will provide insight into software/hardware interaction in computer devices for the storage and retrieval of data. This position also provides the unique opportunity to interact with a Fortune 500 customer. This is an opportunity for growth to learn about several areas of the storage industry in the areas of technology, customer interaction, and project management.
Qualifications
Background experience in computer hardware is preferred. Engineering education candidate with a desire for part time employment while continuing higher education. Approximately 24 hrs/wk. Strong project management skills a plus. Critical skills include, the ability to interact with customers to understand and solve real world problem. A strong desire to learn, and the ability to compile and communicate results is imperative. This is an opportunity to work in a collaborative fashion in a team based environment. This is a great hands on opportunity for an engineer student nearing graduation in BSEE, BSCpE, or BSME or a recent college graduate working on a masters or PHD degree.
Job Title
Intern - Engineering Plasma Etch Process-080634
Job Description
This Engineering Summer Intern will participate in plasma etch process development in an R&D environment, under the supervision of an engineer. Projects may include qualifying new etch tools,and collecting/analyzing routine tool qualification data. Working in a team environment, you will be exposed to senior engineers and will have the opportunity to share your knowledge and learn from them.
Qualifications
Candidates must be undergraduate or graduate students specializing in engineering (electrical, mechanical, chemical, etc.) and science (physics, chemistry) fields. Some understanding of plasma etch is preferred. Must be a team player and detail-oriented.
Job Title
Intern - Electroplating-080545
Job Description
Includes engineering support jobs, most of which require specialized skills learned from post-high school technical training plus on the job training. Excludes professional engineers.
Responsible for performing functions associated with all manufacturing operations, including working with engineers in set-up and calibration tasks. Typical duties: Uses sophisticated programs to collect and evaluate operating data to conduct on-line adjustments to products, instruments, or equipment. Determines and may assist in developing methods and procedures to control or modify the manufacturing process. Works with engineers in conducting experiments. Includes management jobs responsible for the management of a variety of engineering services functions, which could include drafting, design support, document control, or similar engineering support activities.
Qualifications
Has substantial understanding of the job, and applies knowledge and skills to complete a wide range of tasks. Minitab and/or JMP experience is preferred but not required. Experience with CMP, Electroplating and/or wet Chemical Etching is preferred.
This Intern must have completed two years of an undergraduate degree in Chemical Engineering, Material Science, Mechanical Engineering, Physics or Chemistry.
Job Title
Intern - Vacuum Equipment Tools-081022
Job Description
Includes engineering support jobs, most of which require specialized skills learned from post-high school technical training plus on the job training. Excludes professional engineers.
Responsible for performing functions associated with all manufacturing operations, including working with engineers in set-up and calibration tasks. Typical duties: Uses sophisticated programs to collect and evaluate operating data to conduct on-line adjustments to products, instruments, or equipment. Determines and may assist in developing methods and procedures to control or modify the manufacturing process. Works with engineers in conducting experiments. Includes management jobs responsible for the management of a variety of engineering services functions, which could include drafting, design support, document control, or similar engineering support activities.
Temporary employee responsible for performing duties of experiential learning project(s), as assigned.
Works on assignments that are moderately difficult, requiring judgment in resolving issues or in making recommendations. Normally receives little instruction on daily work, general instructions on newly introduced assignments.
Qualifications
Has substantial understanding of the job, and applies knowledge and skills to complete a wide range of tasks. Typically requires a minimum of 2 - 4 years of related experience.
Job Title
Intern - Vacuum Equipment Tools-080973
Job Description
Includes engineering support jobs, most of which require specialized skills learned from post-high school technical training plus on the job training. Responsible for performing functions associated with all manufacturing operations, including working with engineers in set-up and calibration tasks. Typical duties: Uses sophisticated programs to collect and evaluate operating data to conduct on-line adjustments to products, instruments, or equipment. Determines and may assist in developing methods and procedures to control or modify the manufacturing process. Works with engineers in conducting experiments. Includes management jobs responsible for the management of a variety of engineering services functions, which could include drafting, design support, document control, or similar engineering support activities.
We are looking for a candidate to help us with a couple of projects. The first project will be to help baseline the Vacuum equipment tools in the Wafer Fab using Ultrasonic equipment. The second project is to help refine and develop new Preventative Maintenance documents in the Vacuum Maintenance area using a new software package. The individual will be working with a number of Engineers, various tool types and software’s. These are new projects within the department, which is why we are looking for someone that is self motivated and not afraid to get their hands dirty.
Works on assignments that are moderately difficult, requiring judgment in resolving issues or in making recommendations. Normally receives little instruction on daily work, general instructions on newly introduced assignments.
Qualifications
Has substantial understanding of the job, and applies knowledge and skills to complete a wide range of tasks. Typically requires a minimum of 2 - 4 years of related experience.
Job Title
IE Intern-080928
Job Description
Includes engineering support jobs, most of which require specialized skills learned from post-high school technical training plus on the job training. Excludes professional engineers. Responsible for performing functions associated with all manufacturing operations, including working with engineers in set-up and calibration tasks. Typical duties: Uses sophisticated programs to collect and evaluate operating data to conduct on-line adjustments to products, instruments, or equipment. Determines and may assist in developing methods and procedures to control or modify the manufacturing process. Works with engineers in conducting experiments. Includes management jobs responsible for the management of a variety of engineering services functions, which could include drafting, design support, document control, or similar engineering support activities.
Temporary employee responsible for performing duties of experiential learning project(s), as assigned.
Works on assignments that are moderately difficult, requiring judgment in resolving issues or in making recommendations. Normally receives little instruction on daily work, general instructions on newly introduced assignments.
Qualifications
Has substantial understanding of the job, and applies knowledge and skills to complete a wide range of tasks. Typically requires a minimum of 2 - 4 years of related experience. Proficient in use of Microsoft PowerPoint, Microsoft Excel, including macro's, Pivot Tables and spreadsheet modeling. Training in simulation software.
Job Title
Intern - Under Grad - Junior or Senior in Engineering or Physical Science program-080591
Job Description
Intern position available in R&D organization for a highly motivated applicant.
We are seeking a summer intern candidate to work with the Slider Advanced Process Concepts Group to develop a new state of the art lapping process for the next generation recording heads. The intern will work closely with the process development engineers to carry out the following tasks:
• Acquire understanding of Key Process Input Variables in the lapping of advanced thin film recording heads.
• Conduct hands-on experiments in the preparation of lap plates and compile data of results using metrology equipment
• Conduct statistical analysis of results and report summary of data
Qualifications
• Applicant should be junior or senior in a 4 year B.S. degree program majoring in an engineering or physical science related program.
• Demonstrated science or engineering laboratory work
• Use of statistical analysis and familiarity with MS software (Word, Excel, Powerpoint, etc...)
Job Title
Intern - Under Grad - ChemE, ME, IE-080552
Job Description
We are seeking a summer intern candidate to work in the Pre-Cleanroom process areas. The intern will work closely with the Process Engineer to carry out the following tasks:
-Acquire understanding of various slider inspection tools in pre-DLC area (100X to 2000X DIC scopes, Optimag 1500, etc.)
-Conduct ‘line-mapping’ experiments from Post-Lapping to DLC; collect defect and contamination data on pole and slider surfaces
-Classify/ categorize defects
-Compile and analyze data
Qualifications
Education/ Experience Requirements:
-Junior or Senior in a 4-year B.S. degree program, majoring in Chemistry, Material Science or Engineering (Chemical, Mechanical, Industrial).
-Demonstrated chemistry and engineering laboratory work.
-Previous internship experience in manufacturing preferred.
-Previous experience with visual inspection tools, such as optical scopes.
-Use of statistical analysis and familiarity with Microsoft software (Word, Excel, Powerpoint, etc.).
Job Title
Intern - Mechanical Engineering-080547
Job Description
Seeking a talented engineering intern for a variety of assignments that may include design and process improvement efforts, within the Seagate Technology HGA process development and metrology engineering team. Responsibilities could include the following areas:
-Work with Engineering team to implement projects that will provide process and product enhancements.
-Drive opportunities for engineering process improvements
-Interface with other SGT resources to identify and implement engineering best-practices
-Support the Engineering teams on various initiatives as needed.
The Seagate Technology HGA process development and metrology engineering team is focusing engineering development in several key technology areas. These development activities are driven by the next generation product designs and automated assembly process concepts.
Qualifications
-Mechanical (preferred) or industrial/manufacturing engineering degree.
-Full-time Sophomore or Junior student in good academic standing
-Good communication skills, both oral and written.
-Strong computer skills
-Team Player
-Statistical background is a plus
Job Title
Intern - Under Grad ME, ChemE, MS, EE or physics,-080504
Job Description
This project would involve characterizing film material properties (hardness, modulus, toughness, and deposition stress). Additional characterization would be done to characterize the resultant material properties over the process window. Based on this characterization, materials would be chosen (extremes in deposition stress, hardness, and modulus) to quantify the change in film performance with changes in material properties.
Some of the tools we could use to perform this characterization include (but are not limited to) nanoindentation, SEM imaging, and Raman spectroscopy for chemical analysis. Careful application of the material characterization techniques will be needed for materials property quantification. The conventional application of these techniques may not be sufficient and may require refinement to perform the measurements of interest.
Responsible for performing functions associated with all manufacturing operations, including working with engineers in set-up and calibration tasks. Typical duties: Uses sophisticated programs to collect and evaluate operating data to conduct on-line adjustments to products, instruments, or equipment. Determines and may assist in developing methods and procedures to control or modify the manufacturing process. Works with engineers in conducting experiments. Includes management jobs responsible for the management of a variety of engineering services functions, which could include drafting, design support, document control, or similar engineering support activities.
Works on assignments that are moderately difficult, requiring judgment in resolving issues or in making recommendations. Normally receives little instruction on daily work, general instructions on newly introduced assignments.
Qualifications
Undergraduate senior or graduate student in good standing with major study in materials engineering, chemical engineering, physics, materials science, mechanical engineering or electrical engineering.
Job Title
Intern II - Advanced Air Bearing-080493
Job Description
The position is in the Air Bearing (AAB) Technology group. This group is responsible for modeling the system which keeps the read/write head of the disc drive flying less than 10 nm above the disc. The primary project will focus on the development of tools that enable the automation of data analysis routines typically done during design analysis and characterization. This tool will be written in Java, and will interact with our current simulation tools, written in FORTRAN and MATLAB. Based on the applicant's interest, there are additional software projects available, relating to the development of graphical interfaces for AAB design and mask submission.
Qualifications
Software programming, computer graphics, computational geometry. Good communication and teamwork skills are needed to collaborate with the AAB model group. Expertise in object-oriented programming, Java, CVS, and XML required.
Job Title
Intern - IE or ME/IE-080393
Job Description
NRM Launch Ops dept is looking for an IE intern to assist in meeting dept goals for cycle time, support services business processes, & lean mfg metrics. Launch Ops is responsible for development & pre-production activity in the Slider & HGA labs. Responsibilities may include updating time stds, establishing labor models & simulation of process & labor flow. Essential functions include time study analysis, labor modeling, process implementation support, simulation analysis, & project management. Excel required. Understanding of database & website structure, time study experience, simulation experience, programming experience recommended.
Become part of a team that produces state-of-the-art products and will keep you excited about your work. Work in a team environment where you will have the opportunity to share your knowledge and learn from some of the brightest minds in the storage business. Seagate believes this is critical to the growth of our employees as well as our Company. And you will find out why Seagate was named the Forbes “Company of the Year” for 2006 and what it means to you.
This is an exciting opportunity. Don’t hesitate. Please apply now by clicking the “Apply” button below.
Qualifications
Must currently be enrolled in an IE or ME/IE program.
Job Title
Intern - FEM and java programming-080764
Job Description
Applicant should have java programming experience and a working understanding of FEM methodology. ANSYS experience would be a plus. Work with recording head design engineers to streamline the finite element modeling process for transducer devices. The candidate will program a software tool using java to support thermomechanical transducer design based on FEM modeling with ANSYS. The tool will be used to verify mesh functionality and quality and to make mesh attributes centrally available to improve the efficiency of the transducer and air bearing design processes. Qualifications
BS or MS in physics, math, computer science, or engineering.
Job Title
Intern - Metrology Undergraduate-080548
Job Description
This position is for a summer intern to work in the Metrology Development group in the Seagate Recording Heads Transducer Development organization. In this assignment, the intern will develop MATLAB scripts to characterize and parametrize scanning electron microscope images. Metrics developed will be used for transducer process learning and control. The intern will work with metrology engineers to define the image parameters to be extracted and with IT engineers to implement the resulting scripts as part of a web-based automated process monitoring service.
Qualifications
Qualified applicants will be high-performing students at the Bachelors undergraduate level in an engineering, physical sciences or mathematics discipline. Demonstrated competency in MATLAB programming is required. Knowledge of MATLAB signal/image processing toolboxes is considered a plus.
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