About our company:

The Raymond Corporation is a division of the Toyota Industries Corporation. We empower you to do great work in a company with 100 years of success, innovation and growth. Our associates are the foundation of our continued success. If you’re innovative and enjoy the thrill of making things happen - share our vision and grow with us.

About our team:

Product Engineering is a multi-disciplinary team that is responsible for the design integrity of all products both in production, as well as post-production. The team provides technical expertise to resolve production issues in a just-in-time environment where any downtime quickly cascades. The team is also responsible for the end-customer's total cost of ownership by quickly resolving any in- or out-of-warranty issues. Between model redesigns, the team is also tasked with feature development to continue to add more value to the product.

About the position:

We’re looking for a Mechanical Engineer Co-Op in Product Engineering. You will:

• Be treated as a self-sufficient entry-level engineer with an assigned mentor for support.
• Be responsible for troubleshooting, determining solutions, and implementing changes to resolve various design issues that support production, reduce warranty, and/or fulfill customer requests.
• Handle issues that are typically mechanical, electrical, hydraulic, welding, plastics, or transmission related.
• Complete forklift training and acquire your forklift operating license to assist in your learning of the products, testing of prototypes, and determining solution activities.
• Drive the investigation and resolution of design issues in order to keep production running smoothly.
• Investigate and implement design changes to decrease product cost.
• Determine root cause and implement corrective actions for parts returned through the warranty process.
• Review non-conforming material requests to determine usability in production.
• Design new features to meet market requests.
• Reproduce, determine root cause, and recommend solutions for field issues to ensure customer satisfaction.

About the schedule:

This position is first shift and will work Monday-Friday either January - May 2025 or January - August 2025

About you:

• Currently pursuing a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or Mechatronics or Mechanical Engineering Technology.

• At the time of the co-op, candidate must be at a Sophomore undergrad level.

• Minimum 2.8 GPA.
• A strong desire to be hands-on and spend time in the test lab as well as on the production floor.
• Working knowledge of 3D CAD modeling software (Creo preferred).
• Ability to successfully interface with a diverse group (i.e. manufacturing operators, engineers, leadership staff).
• Analytical with a strong orientation toward problem-solving.

It would be great if you had:

• Working knowledge of GD&T and tolerance stack-up analysis.
• Strong presentation skills - comfortable presenting to a diverse audience.

About the total compensation package:

Wage – Ranges from $19.00-$23.50 for undergraduate students and $24.50-$26.00 for graduate students.

Benefits

• Housing stipend available to qualified students
• Eligible to participate in Company events
• Short-term disability
• Comprehensive 401(k) retirement plan with Company match
• Sick leave
• Company-paid holidays