Product Design Engineer Intern

About the Role

The Shape Corp student engineering program offers hands-on experience in a dynamic automotive product development environment. This internship is designed to help an entry-level engineering student apply classroom knowledge to real-world product development challenges and build practical technical skills.

Key Responsibilities

• Assist with product design and development activities from concept through validation and production launch.
• Create, review, and revise engineering drawings, models, specifications, and other technical documentation using CAD and product lifecycle management (PLM) tools.
• Support engineering calculations, tolerance analysis, design reviews, and evaluation of product performance against customer and internal requirements.
• Assist with prototype builds, test planning, validation activities, data collection, and analysis of test results.
• Participate in design failure mode and effects analysis (DFMEA), structured problem-solving, root-cause investigation, and corrective-action activities.
• Support material, manufacturing process, and component selection, considering performance, quality, cost, timing, and manufacturability.
• Coordinate assigned project activities with Engineering, Program Management, Manufacturing, Quality, Test, Purchasing, and other teams.
• Track assigned deliverables, document project status, and communicate technical findings, risks, and recommendations.
• Participate in benchmarking, continuous improvement, and value engineering activities.
• Develop or update technical reports, presentations, engineering documentation, and work instructions.
• Follow applicable safety, quality, customer, and engineering standards.
• Perform additional duties as assigned by the supervisor.

Requirements & Tech Stack

• CAD
• Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) tools