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Mechanical Design and Validation Engineer Intern
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About Us
Innovation. Sustainability. Productivity. This is how we are Breaking New Ground in our mission to sustainably advance the noble work of farmers and builders everywhere. With a growing global population and increased demands on resources, our products are instrumental to feeding and sheltering the world.
From developing products that run on alternative power to productivity-enhancing precision tech, we are delivering solutions that benefit people – and they are possible thanks to people like you. If the opportunity to build your skills as part of a collaborative, global team excites you, you’re in the right place.
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Be part of this company at the forefront of agriculture and construction, that passionately innovates to drive customer efficiency and success. And we know innovation can’t happen without collaboration. So, everything we do at CNH Industrial is about reaching new heights as one team, always delivering for the good of our customers.
Job Purpose
This 12-month industrial placement position represents an opportunity for you to be immersed in the Product Development process and design of state-of-the-art small and medium tractors at CNH’s global centre of excellence in alternative fuels.
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You will be working as a Mechanical Design and Validation Engineer in a team of experienced design and testing engineers who are responsible for the development of New Holland mid powered tractor products, covering T6 and T7 models. You will also gain exposure to other areas of a global engineering team including Product Validation, Purchasing, Program Management, Vehicle Architecture, Product Cost and Manufacturing.
You will be responsible for the design of parts and systems for new and current production tractor products, developing ideas through from concept to realisation of designs in CAD, prototype part build and testing and finally into production. Our site in Basildon provides a unique opportunity to experience design, product validation, prototype vehicle builds and a full production vehicle assembly line all in one facility.
Key Responsibilities
- Design of parts and systems for tractor projects considering technical solutions that bring the best trade-off between performance, cost, quality, timing, and reliability.
- Release of CAD models and drawings for prototype part procurement and production.
- Preparing and presenting design reviews to cross-functional teams to gain approval of designs prior to release.
- Provide technical assistance for the preparation of vehicles for testing and later in the project phase to manufacturing plants for optimization of manufacturing processes.
- Plan and manage physical and virtual validation activities to have robust designs prior to release (CFD, FEA, Rig testing and full vehicle tests).
- Preparing technical documentation for cost evaluation / investments to support decision-making processes.
- Working and managing activities across a global cross-functional team.
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Experience Required
- 2 years into a degree in a Mechanical Engineering or similar subject.
- Experience in 3D CAD software such as Creo, Catia, Solidworks.
- Experience in virtual validation tools e.g. FEA and CFD.
- Fully Competent in the use of Microsoft Office, especially Excel, PowerPoint, Word & Outlook.
- Proactive approach and able to work under own initiative.
- Good teamwork, communication, and presentation skills.
- Enthusiastic, can-do attitude with willingness to learn and “get out of your comfort zone”.
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