Summary:

The purpose of the cooperative experience is to provide a semester long hands-on experience. Werfen hires students with leadership potential and proven academic success. Ideal candidates will combine technical and business knowledge with analytical strength and creative problem-solving abilities. 

Key Accountabilities

• Perform entry level work of a routine nature requiring application of standard techniques, procedures and criteria in carrying out a sequence of related tasks.
• Responsible for process and production support of a product or product line. Provides support for continuous improvement team efforts focused on process improvement and optimization. Provides design, procedures and implementation of assembly methods, test methods, equipment operation, including specification and optimization.
• Ability to lead and influence at various levels and functions of the organization through strong interpersonal and communication (oral and written) skills.
• Competency in conducting desk research and competitive intelligence, distilling down vast amounts of data into concise summaries focused on the key strategic & financial implications to IL

Essential Functions:

• Review process procedures, change orders, equipment specifications, validation plans, and reports.
• Perform experiments, analysis and interpretation of numerical data from experiments.
• Summarize findings by computer readouts, statistical summaries, graphs and other methods.
• Manage system performance requirements and verification of requirements through means of test, inspection, demonstration and analysis
• Require enthusiasm, motivation, initiative and ability to work within an interactive and energetic workplace.

Minimum Knowledge & Experience Required for the Position:

• Currently pursuing B.S. in Mechanical, Systems and/or Biomedical Engineering with a minimum of 2 college semesters complete
• Confidence in using Microsoft Word and Excel tools. Experience with statistical assessment tools (i.e. Minitab) is not required
• Ability to multitask