Engineering Intern at Horst Engineering & Manufacturing Company – East Hartford, Connecticut

Job Summary:

This internship is a full-time 40 hours per week role geared to students pursuing an engineering, manufacturing, or similar degreed program that are still seeking general exposure to a manufacturing company. Students will be exposed to various work within the engineering, manufacturing, production, shipping, and quality departments. Job duties will vary by department. This role does not include company benefits or PTO.

Anticipated Start Date: May 25 or June 1 & anticipated end date of August 28th

Essential Job Duties:

• Ability to write programs for Sylvac and potentially RMS to assist with inspection.
• Conduct time studies of various machining operations and compare against job standard.
• Inspect components against a blueprint and record results using hand tools such as verniers, micrometers, or visual inspection.
• Thorough understanding of blueprint reading and GD&T requirements.
• Organize jobs in queue by due date, and stage work for operators.
• Write a work instruction based on observing a process and/or interviewing an employee about the job steps.
• Strong computer skills and ability to pick up on new software platforms.
• Create visual aids for inspection.
• Miscellaneous duties as assigned.

Experience & Skills:

• Enrolled in a 2- or 4-years degreed program in engineering or manufacturing.
• Available to work our business hours 8:00am-4:30pm
• This is a full-time role up to 40 hours per week.
• This is a 12-week program spanning from June – August.
• Work will be performed 100% on-site. Hybrid or Remote work is not permitted.
• Willingness to flex into various departments performing short-term assignments.

Physical Demands: