Design Engineer Intern

About the Role

The Design Engineer Intern helps design, document, build, and test new solutions for assigned industries using design tools. This role supports design in production, sales, service, troubleshooting, and updating. The intern will also analyze structural components and provide realistic recommendations to ensure designs meet goals and customer needs.

Key Responsibilities

• Help design and detail purchased items, machining, weld, and assembly prints using SolidWorks software for manufacturability, cost effectiveness, and safety.
• Assist Engineering Technicians with all aspects of building and testing prototypes.
• Analyze production issues and assist with solutions.
• Calculate unknown loading and directions where required from data and assumptions.
• Develop bill of materials (BOM).
• Test design changes made by technicians.
• Exhibit Vermeer characteristics of caring culture, demonstrating agility, customer focus, and stewardship while modeling associated behaviors.

Requirements & Tech Stack

• SolidWorks
• FEA
• Hydraulics
• Electronics
• Statistics
• Strength of Materials
• Durability
• Serviceability

Qualifications

• High School diploma required.
• Current student pursuing a Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Industrial, Agriculture, or Electrical Engineering.
• Ability to identify the root cause of defective parts of product design solutions, including manufactured and purchased component sizing.
• Knowledge in the FEA, hydraulics, electronics, statistics, and strength of materials, durability, and serviceability of products.
• Ability to understand material strengths, fatigue strength, and manufacturability to ensure that the right configuration and materials are developed.
• Ability to produce accurate, professional, and error-free documents in a timely manner.
• Demonstration of good oral and written communication skills.
• Previous internship is a plus.