Mechanical Engineering Intern Jobs

The Company: Cognex Corporation

Cognex is the global leader in the exciting and growing field of machine vision. Our employees, proudly called “Cognoids,” take their work seriously, but don't take themselves seriously. Our Work Hard, Play Hard, Move Fast culture recognizes our employees for their innovation, perseverance and hard work in a fun, rewarding, and quirky environment.
The Team: Test Engineering

The Test-Engineering team designs and develops automated electro-mechanical equipment used throughout the manufacturing process that will functionally validate and/or calibrate these Cognex products.. The team designs systems to ensure the fastest time to market and to sustain the highest standard of quality of manufactured products prior to shipment to the customer.
Job Summary:

The Mechanical Engineering Intern in the test engineering group will design and prototype test system solutions for Cognex products being produced at various manufacturing locations. They will contribute to work on everything from part to system level design with other Mechanical, Electrical, and Software engineers to develop user friendly machines capable of testing products during the manufacturing process to sustain quality management. These test systems are designed to be fast for high volume products and have micron-level accuracy for low volume precision-based products.

The candidate will be expected to prototype and test their initial designs, work with vendors to build and outsource custom components, and run qualifications of designs.