New Albany, United States
pspan style="font-family: 'Times New Roman' , serif;"Samtec, Inc., a $1B+ privately held, global electronic connector manufacturer in New Albany, Indiana, with high growth and a focus on emerging technology, is seekingnbsp;a Mechanical Engineering Co-Op interested in working in a fast paced, non-bureaucratic environment. Our 5A1 rating by Damp;B is reflective in a rapid sales growth rate that outpaces the industry by 3-4 times annually and a virtually non-existent associate turnover rate.nbsp; Samtec was also recognized as one of the Top 5 Places to Work in the Louisville Metro area, among some of the area's most highly recognizable brands.nbsp;nbsp;/span/ppspan style="font-family: 'Times New Roman' , serif;"The co-op will work with various managers and areas within our engineering department in order to gain exposure to the different aspects of engineering. The position will be responsible for completing assigned projects, building trust within team members, maintaining customer focus, as well as initiating and following up on actions taken./span/ppspan style="font-family: 'Times New Roman' , serif;"The ideal candidate for this position will have the ability to work with and take direction from senior engineers, be creative, passionate, and resourceful while taking initiative to explore new solutions to the issues they are presented with. /span/ppspan style="font-family: 'Times New Roman' , serif;"The student will be exposed to and expected to learn the basics in the many different technologies used at Samtec.nbsp; These may include but are not limited to the following:/span/pulli style="line-height: normal;"span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman' , serif;"3D / Parametric part and tooling design/span/lili style="line-height: normal;"span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman' , serif;"Finite element analysis/span/lili style="line-height: normal;"span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman' , serif;"Plastic extrusion, injection molding, insert molding/span/lili style="line-height: normal;"span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman' , serif;"Progressive stamping of copper alloys and other metals/span/lili style="line-height: normal;"span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman' , serif;"Electroplating of precious and semi-precious metals/span/lili style="line-height: normal;"span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman' , serif;"Metallography, metrology, and statistical analysis/span/lili style="line-height: normal;"span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman' , serif;"Stress and force calculations/span/lili style="line-height: normal;"span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman' , serif;"Dimensional, electrical, and force analysis equipment/span/lili style="line-height: normal;"span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman' , serif;"Failure analysis including SEM, X-ray, etc./span/lili style="line-height: normal;"span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman' , serif;"Reflow soldering/span/lili style="line-height: normal;"span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman' , serif;"Automated and hand assembly equipment and processes including those employing vision technology/span/lili style="line-height: normal;"span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman' , serif;"Signal integrity regarding high speed electrical signals and their application/span/lili style="line-height: normal;"span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman' , serif;"Rapid prototyping/span/li/ulpspan style="font-family: 'Times New Roman' , serif;"QUALIFICATIONS:/span/pullispan style="font-family: Symbol;" /spanspan style="font-family: 'Times New Roman' , serif;"Student pursuing a Bachelorrsquo;s degree in Mechanical Engineering or related field/span/lilispan style="font-family: Symbol;" /spanspan style="font-family: 'Times New Roman' , serif;"Excellent Written and Verbal Communication skills /span/lilispan style="font-family: Symbol;" /spanspan style="font-family: 'Times New Roman' , serif;"Strong interpersonal skills and ability to work well with a team/span/lilispan style="font-family: Symbol;" /spanspan style="font-family: 'Times New Roman' , serif;"Strong analytical and problem solving skills/span/lilispan style="font-family: Symbol;" /spanspan style="font-family: 'Times New Roman' , serif;"Effective time management skills with the ability to manage multiple projects/span/lilispan style="font-family: Symbol;" /spanspan style="font-family: 'Times New Roman' , serif;"Eager to gain new expertise and quick to pick up required skills/span/lilispan style="font-family: Symbol;" /spanspan style="font-family: 'Times New Roman' , serif;"Demonstration of flexibility, innovation, customer service, and ability to create win/win solutions/span/li/ul
