Full Job Description
New Product Development Engineering Intern (Summer 2025)
This internship is a unique opportunity to gain new
product development experience. This role will report to & be mentored
by a Senior New Product Development Engineer within Worthington
Enterprises' Building Products Innovation Team. Come join us to
experience true engineering innovation and learn why Worthington
Enterprises has been voted one of the Top Workplaces to work in
Columbus!
RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Perform
hands-on mechanical experiments in a laboratory environment
- Perform reviews of scientific or industry literature
- Research and report back on developments in strategic technology
areas, manufacturing techniques, and potential vendors
- Reverse engineer competitive products, patents, and technology
- Plan & develop new test methods or procedures with safety in
mind
- Collect test data, analyze test results, create written
test reports
- Coordinate product testing with external
testing firms or laboratories when a specific test requires outside
help
- Participate in new product design reviews and
brainstorming sessions
- Design test fixtures, specimens, or
prototypes using SolidWorks 2023 (2D drawings, 3D parts, & 3D
assemblies)
- Participate in consumer insight activities with
customers, end users, or industry experts
REQUIREMENTS: - Current junior or senior
working towards a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering (or related field)
- Must be able to lift 50lbs
- Must have reliable
transportation; Mid-workday travel between laboratory location &
corporate office location is required (3 miles), once daily maximum.
- Prior experience performing research of available literature
- Mechanical inclination and interest in hands-on problem
solving, prototyping, and testing
- Prior experience safely
using hand tools required
- Minimum of 3.0 GPA
- Able
to communicate complex technical concepts to non-technical audiences
- Capable of handling multiple assignments at once
- Able and interested in independent problem solving with moderate
direction
- 2D & 3D CAD software experience (SolidWorks
preferred)
- Prior engineering intern/coop experience required