Engineering Intern - Mechanical - Southworth International Group

SUMMER Engineering Intern - Mechanical

About Engineering at Southworth:

Southworth Products Corporation is the world's largest manufacturer of ergonomic material handling equipment and container handling equipment for vertical lifting and work positioning. Our products are designed to improve worker productivity while reducing the potential for workplace injuries. Our equipment includes scissor lift tables, container tilters, pallet level loaders, turntables, and other palletizing equipment, dock lifts, and stackers.

Southworth has 20 full-time engineers in our Falmouth, ME office. We foster an environment that encourages collaboration, self-improvement, and growth.

About the Engineering Internship Program:

Upon arriving at Southworth, you will be introduced to our products, the systems behind them, and the programs we use to design our machines. We will also establish your SolidWorks skills and teach you our best modeling and drafting practices. At the end of the first two weeks, we will begin to introduce projects. These projects will help us with process improvement, design standardization, and building resources for the department. There will be a mixture of solo and group projects. You will work with experienced engineers and individuals from other departments. There will be a weekly group meeting with the Intern Supervisor and Director of Engineering to discuss the status of your projects and to receive feedback. You will also have weekly 1-on-1 check-ins with the Intern Supervisor. These check-ins will help establish your goals and will provide you with guidance and encouragement. These projects are meaningful to the department and will help improve overall efficiency. You will be able to see your projects implemented and used by the engineering team.

You will gain significant experience using SolidWorks and PDM through daily use and structured tutorials. Proper modeling and drafting practices, as well as time-saving tips and techniques, will be introduced regularly, developing you into an adept and agile modeler. You will have the opportunity to take the Certified SolidWorks Associate Exam (CSWA) and Certified SolidWorks Professional Exam (CSWP) paid for by Southworth.

You will learn the essentials of machine design including steel structures, weld sizing, electrical power and controls, power fluid systems, mechanisms, failure analysis, and drafting. Southworth’s vast product line provides the opportunity to work on a variety of systems. You will have the chance to learn how the engineering concepts you explored in your classes are used in the professional world. You will develop technical engineering skills and the career skills needed to succeed in corporate business culture as well as the project management techniques that enable you to tackle complex issues like those seen in a senior capstone design project or future job. You will experience how rewarding it is to make a lasting contribution to Southworth!

Hours:

Full time summer internship
o 30-40 hours per week
o Starting May 12, 2025

Location:

Southworth Products Corporation
11 Gray Road
Falmouth, ME 04105
5 miles to downtown Portland, 12.5 miles to USM

Requirements:

• Majoring in Mechanical Engineering or an equivalent engineering degree.
• Completed a minimum of two years of engineering curriculum, taken core engineering courses, and ideally have a GPA = 3.0.
• Experience with SolidWorks or a comparable 3D CAD program, understand the basics of CAD vaults, drawing revision control, and file management (e.g., EPDM - Enterprise Product Data Management).
• Windows 11 and Microsoft Office skills are required, especially Excel.
• Ability to stay organized while working on multiple projects.
• Strong communication skills.

Responsibilities:

• Over the course of the summer, you will be assigned several design and process improvement projects.
• Primary skills needed to complete these projects include CAD modeling, drafting, design calculations, FEA analysis, data analysis, organization techniques and communication techniques.
• You will help expand and improve Southworth’s CAD vault, occasionally support detailing for engineers, and support design changes submitted by manufacturing.
• You will work closely with senior engineers and report to a dedicated Intern Supervisor for guidance, development, and encouragement.
• You will have the opportunity to work on a few customer orders with support from the Intern Supervisor.
• At the end of the summer, you will present the projects you worked on to the engineering department and to the executive team.

Southworth International Group, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer