Job Description

Job Posting Start Date 10-04-2024 Job Posting End Date 12-27-2024

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, we’re looking to add a Mechanical Engineering Co-Op located in our Hollis, NH site.

Reporting to the Engineering Services Manager, the student will learn effective brainstorming, design for manufacturing, prototyping, and documentation as they apply their engineering knowledge to real world problems. A motivated student will thrive in Farm’s fast paced environment as they participate in all aspects of the design process.

What a typical day looks like:

• Work on an exciting variety of products ranging from home health wearables to next generation therapy systems to surgical robotics
• Collaborate with industrial design, user interface, human factors, software, and electrical teams to produce successful product designs
• Participate in multidisciplinary brainstorming sessions
• Conceptualize, investigate, and develop innovative product architectures, parts, mechanisms, and assemblies
• Create robust design solutions using CAD (SolidWorks), analysis software, and lab equipment
• Parts procurement, including creation of Bill of Materials and purchase orders
• Assemble, and test prototypes to inform design decisions, refinements, and to demonstrate performance
• Present to clients and internal teams to communicate design value, tradeoffs, and recommendations
• Develop a personal portfolio of work accomplished during co-op assignment

Student qualities we’re seeking for this Co-Op assignment:

• Undergrad, Mechanical Engineering or Biomedical Engineering student with a strong mechanical background
• 2nd or 3rd Co-op with applicable experience in mechanical design or medical products
• Demonstrated ability to use SolidWorks to resolve mechanical challenges and produce high quality CAD databases
• Electromechanical product experience
• Engineering simulation software (MathCAD, Excel, FEA, CFD, etc.)
• Freehand sketching ability
• Basic machine shop skills (Mill/Lathe)
• Previous experience in a consulting or other fast paced environment
• Experience setting up and running experiments in a lab setting
• Design of experiments
• Tolerance analysis
• LabVIEW or Arduino experience

Co-Op Program Requirements:

• Available to work 40 hours/week (in-person) for Assignment Term: Jan-Jun 2025
• Currently enrolled in 4-year accredited university
• 3.0 minimum GPA

SA63

Job Category

Intern

Relocation: Not eligible

Is Sponsorship Available?

No

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