Electronics Project Management Intern - Summer 2018

Job description

Job Description

Overview:
The Project Management Intern in the Engine Systems Electronics department is responsible for supporting the Project Management department for Electronics products in development and production.

Core Responsibilities:
• Help manage the planning, execution, and delivery of prototype electronic products to customers and internal activities from the manufacturing teams.
• Analyze and identify trends with engineering billing to projects.
• Plan and organize test preparation activities. Check on availability of test equipment. Ensure replacement equipment is prepared and ordered.
• Coordinate repair activities with technicians.
• Create internal orders for financial tracking of project topics.
• Measure and track product cost reduction implementation projects and the financial effects.
• Support engineering testing and validation testing of products
• Support change management tracking activities on the project.

Additional Responsibilities:
• Play a key role in helping organize a new electronics project at the kick off phase.
• Help organize data, enter into Continental systems and track action items to closure.

Core Capabilities:
• The project management intern should have interest in working in a Research and Development organization. They should have good organization and presentation skills.
• The project management intern should have an interest in working with electronics products within the Automotive Industry.

Desired profile

Job Requirements

Required Qualifications:
• Must be enrolled in a US accredited college/university degree program
• Must maintain a minimum GPA of a 2.8
• Pursuing a Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering (Mechanical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Engineering Management, Industrial Engineering or Electrical Engineering)
• Capable of intermediate / advanced Office Software usage (MS Word, MS Excel, PowerPoint, MS Project).

Preferred Qualifications:
• Completion of sophomore year
• Interest in leading Research and Development tasks later in their career.
• Enjoy the financial planning elements of engineering.
• Enjoy looking for better ways of performing project organization, tracking and reporting.

**Please note that this is a Summer 2018 internship
**Preferably able to work part time after summer 2018, during the school year

EEO Statement

EEO / AA / Disabled / Protected Veteran Employer. Continental offers equal employment opportunities to all qualified individuals, without regard to unlawful consideration to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, age, religion, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other status protected by applicable law. In addition, as a federal contractor, Continental complies with government regulations, including affirmative action responsibilities, where they apply. To be considered, you must apply for a specific position for which Continental has a current posted job opening. Qualifying applications will be considered only for the specific opening(s) to which you apply. If you would like to be considered for additional or future job openings, we encourage you to reapply for other opportunities as they become available. Further, Continental provides reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with a disability. If you need assistance in the application process, please reply to or contact US Recruiting at 248.209.4000.