Automation & Controls Engineering Project Support Intern

Job description

Tasks

Learning Objective:

We value education and want to invite current students to work with us as they work towards their educational goals. Our main objective is to give students experience and real world issues organizations face each day. We believe in working with our interns on a work schedule that allows them to focus on school and homework. We also believe in paying our interns competitive wages. This position will allow the team member to gain insight to the workings of factory planning and automation engineering processes. This internship will expose the team member to all levels in the organization to assist in building a resume that will allow the team member to become competitive in the job market.

Responsibilities:

Reporting to the Automation Engineering Manager, the intern provides the best possible support by assisting with all aspects of factory planning and automation engineering and helps to ensure that the ongoing plant expansion project runs smoothly.

·  Understand technical standards, requirements and drawings

·  Study and improve plant safety measures

·  Training and experience in core area of study

·  Lead and implement small projects

·  Develop automation system solutions in hardware and software

·  Feasibility analysis of optimization projects

·  Coordinate project steps with team members

·  Assist and lead meetings

·  Create and present process documentation and status/result reports

·  Competent contact for external business partners

·  Assist where needed by the department or other areas

Qualifications

Qualifications:

Working towards a Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree in Engineering is required to participate in the intern program.

Skills:

Analytical thinking, ability to work systematically and independently, ability to develop complex solutions.

Opportunities:

Learn or improve the German language; cultural exchange with international team members and interns.

Applicants should be eager, driven, focused, hard-working individuals that are ready to assist a growing company with handling a complex multi-million dollar project. He or she should be willing to learn and be taught skills from experienced members of the engineering team. The individual should be self-motivated and interested in adding value and making a difference within an organization.

From passenger cars to commercial vans, the Mercedes-Benz brand stands as one of Daimler AG’s many success stories. Behind Mercedes-Benz and our several other automotive brands are more than 280,000 employees worldwide who put into practice Daimler’s core values of Passion, Respect, Integrity and Discipline each day to accomplish our vision. As the inventor of the automobile, we believe it is our mission and our duty to shape the future of mobility in a safe and sustainable manner - with trendsetting technologies, outstanding products and made-to-measure services.

Here in Charleston, SC, Mercedes-Benz Vans, LLC is writing an exciting chapter in Daimler’s history as we add the first U.S. van assembly plant for the Mercedes-Benz Sprinter, in addition to our existing reassembly operation for Sprinter and METRIS vans. Our slogan at Mercedes-Benz is “Vans. Born to Run.” We invite engaged, innovative job candidates to run the ramp up of our new facility with us!

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Mercedes-Benz Vans is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Location information

Mercedes-Benz Vans, LLC (“MBV”) is part of the division Mercedes-Benz Vans of Daimler AG, Germany. It is a plant in South Carolina that assembles Sprinter vans for the U.S. market under the brands Mercedes-Benz and Freightliner, with headquarters in Charleston, SC. The midsize Metris van was added to the assembly line in 2015.

Mercedes-Benz Vans announced in March 2015 that it will invest $500 million in construction of a new Sprinter production plant, in addition to an expansion of existing assembly operations. The new facility will be also located in Charleston, and will provide up to 1,300 jobs.

More than 130,000 Sprinter have been assembled in Charleston and delivered to destinations in the U.S. since 2006. The U.S. is now the third largest market for Sprinter vans, after Germany and the U.K.

Desired profile

Qualifications

Qualifications:

Working towards a Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree in Engineering is required to participate in the intern program.

Skills:

Analytical thinking, ability to work systematically and independently, ability to develop complex solutions.

Opportunities:

Learn or improve the German language; cultural exchange with international team members and interns.

Applicants should be eager, driven, focused, hard-working individuals that are ready to assist a growing company with handling a complex multi-million dollar project. He or she should be willing to learn and be taught skills from experienced members of the engineering team. The individual should be self-motivated and interested in adding value and making a difference within an organization.