Product Development Engineering Co-Op

Position Summary 

The Shape Corp student engineering program provides students with hands-on experience in a dynamic automotive product development environment. The Product Development Engineering Co-Op will support the design, development, analysis, testing, and launch of products while working alongside engineering and cross-functional teams. Through three semester-long rotations at Shape, the student will build progressively deeper technical knowledge, take on increasing project responsibility, and apply classroom learning throughout multiple stages of the product development process. 

Co-Op Program Requirement 

• This position is available to co-op students only and is not structured as a single-semester internship.
• Candidates must be available and willing to complete three semester-long work rotations at Shape Corp, alternating with academic terms based on their school’s co-op schedule.
• Continued participation in later rotations is dependent upon successful performance, continued enrollment, and ongoing alignment with business needs.

Essential Job Functions 

• Assist with product design and development activities from concept through validation and production launch.
• Create, review, and revise engineering drawings, models, specifications, and other technical documentation using CAD and product lifecycle management tools.
• Support engineering calculations, tolerance analysis, design reviews, and evaluation of product performance against customer and internal requirements.
• Assist with prototype builds, test planning, validation activities, data collection, and analysis of test results.
• Participate in design failure mode and effects analysis, problem-solving, root-cause investigation, and corrective-action activities.
• Support material, manufacturing process, and component selection while considering performance, quality, cost, timing, and manufacturability.
• Coordinate assigned project activities with Engineering, Program Management, Manufacturing, Quality, Test, Purchasing, and other teams.
• Track assigned deliverables, document project status, and communicate technical findings, risks, and recommendations.
• Participate in benchmarking, continuous improvement, and value engineering activities.
• Develop working knowledge across rotations and apply lessons from prior assignments to increasingly complex projects.
• Follow applicable safety, quality, customer, and engineering standards while performing assigned work.
• Perform additional duties as assigned by the supervisor, not otherwise specified in this position description.