Date Posted : 2024-07-19
2024-07-19
Country :
United States of America
Location :
HIA32 : Cedar Rapids, IA 400 Collins Rd NE , Cedar Rapids, IA, 52498-0505 USA
Position Role Type : Onsite
Onsite
Our team seeks a self-motivated, confident, and passionate person who wants to make a difference in the lives of others.
This position is for an Industrial Engineering COOP on the High-Frequency and tactical Communication team who will apply Industrial Engineering concepts, techniques, analysis, and decision tools to promote and implement changes in manufacturing operations to achieve site goals.
This roles overarching responsibilities are improving quality, reducing costs, and improving the flow of products through automation and process improvements.
This role will provide the opportunity for independent action AND working in a team environment of manufacturing engineers, production personnel, management, and other support organizations.
You will be assigned to projects with high priority and visibility to improve this facility's capability to be the best manufacturing facility in the world.
What YOU Will Do :
Immerse yourself in a full-time, Monday-Friday co-op session, that will run January-August (including the Spring semester;
it is expected students will take a semester off from coursework to fully engage with this working mentorship opportunity).
- Support manufacturing processes including : equipment, floor layouts, work sequence, work instructions, procedures, and work flow.
- Conduct studies on cost control, productivity, cost reduction, inventory, and production record systems
- Review products / processes for quality, safety, and producibility risks and work with design to incorporate changes to eliminate the risks
- Manage moderately sized projects or processes
- Independently resolve problems that are difficult and often complex
- Develop tactical plans to manage day-to-day challenges
- Some travel to local Iowa reginal sites
Expectations of The Role :
Collaborate : work effectively in a team environment, share information, and support others in achieving common goals
Communicate effectively : Clearly and confidently conveys information to others using verbal, written, and non-verbal communication skills
Customer focus : Demonstrates a commitment to meeting and exceeding customer expectations, and ensuring that customer needs are met in a timely manner
Drives results : Sets high goals and works hard to achieve them, takes initiative, and perseveres to overcome obstacles
Instill trust : Demonstrates integrity and honesty and ensures that others can rely on their word and actions
Strategic vision : Thinks broadly and long-term, anticipates future trends and consequences, and creates a clear vision and strategy for achieving future goals
What YOU Will Learn :
You will learn how to be an industrial engineer supporting various high-frequency communication radios & circuit board manufacturing processes.
Engineering tools used in the build & test of HF and Tacair radios. (SAP, Engineering drawings, change control board, Solidworks, AutoCAD, eView, PDM, etc.)
You will gain experience with standard work tools and processes. They will execute CORE certification.
This role offers a lot of growth within the role and development opportunities to expand your knowledge for other roles.
You will gain communication and collaboration skills that are key within the role.
You will also gain leadership skills.
There are various on-the-job training as well as professional development opportunities.
Qualifications You Must Have :
- Requires a High School Diploma or equivalent and student must be pursuing a Bachelor’s or advanced degree in an applicable discipline.
- U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are authorized to access information under this program / contract
Qualifications We Prefer :
- Working towards a BS in Industrial Engineering.
- Prior experience in manufacturing environments.
- Strong background in Root Cause Analysis.
- Experience with CAD software.
- Track record of driving continuous improvement in manufacturing operations.
Collins Aerospace, a RTX company, is a leader in technologically advanced and intelligent solutions for the global aerospace and defense industry.
Collins Aerospace has the capabilities, comprehensive portfolio and expertise to solve customers’ toughest challenges and to meet the demands of a rapidly evolving global market.
The next chapter of our future as an aerospace company is here, and we are excited about what this means for our employees and customers! Get onboard the Collins Aerospace Operations team and play a part in managing our innovative products from inception to delivery.
The Operations team continues to grow and aims to strengthen the connection of Manufacturing Operations, Supply Chain and Environment, Health & Safety (EH&S) across Collins Aerospace.
In this dynamic environment, you will have the opportunity to network across our businesses and functions, all while improving the productivity, quality and efficiency of our operations worldwide.
Collins Aerospace Diversity & Inclusion Statement :
Diversity drives innovation; inclusion drives success . We believe a multitude of approaches and ideas enable us to deliver the best results for our workforce, workplace, and customers.
We are committed to fostering a culture where all employees can share their passions and ideas so we can tackle the toughest challenges in our industry and pave new paths to limitless possibility.