{"schemaVersion":"jobsearcher.job.v1","id":"5b202b35f93b6b3bb17cded3","url":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/5b202b35f93b6b3bb17cded3","canonicalUrl":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/5b202b35f93b6b3bb17cded3","title":"Mechanical Engineering Intern","description":"CoreKinect is an engineering company that designs and manufactures rugged connected hardware for defense, public safety, industrial, and commercial customers. We develop products from concept through production by combining mechanical, electrical, embedded, cloud, and manufacturing engineering under one roof.\n\nAs a growing engineering company, our interns work on real products—not hypothetical projects. You'll work alongside experienced engineers, build practical solutions, and see your work implemented on the manufacturing floor.\n\nPosition Overview\nWe're looking for a Mechanical Engineering Intern to join our engineering team and help manufacturing make assembly faster, easier, and more repeatable. You'll design and deliver the fixtures and guides our manufacturing team uses owning projects from concept and CAD through fabrication and real-world use.\n\nThis role sits between design and the production floor: you'll see your parts get made, put them in someone's hands, and iterate based on what actually works. It's ideal for someone who likes designing things that get built fast and wants real ownership over tangible projects.\n\nKey Responsibilities\n\nWork with our manufacturing team to design and build the fixtures and guides used during assembly.\n\nProduce dimensioned engineering drawings and bills of materials (BOMs) for the parts that get fabricated.\n\nSource the hardware and estimate fabrication and material costs for the fixtures you design.\n\nPrototype and test designs using 3D printing and machining, iterating based on feedback from the team.\n\nInspect and validate finished fixtures against requirements before handing them off to the manufacturing team.\n\nPartner with our manufacturing team to understand assembly pain points and improve ergonomics, repeatability, and throughput.\n\nDocument your designs and organize them into a reusable library that can be updated over time.\n\nSupport continuous improvement efforts across the assembly process.\n\nRequired Qualifications\n\nPursuing a degree in Mechanical Engineering or a related field.\n\nExperience with parametric design software (e.g., Fusion 360, SolidWorks, Onshape, Creo).\n\nFamiliarity with fasteners and assembly hardware.\n\nFamiliarity with 3D-printing workflows and slicer software (e.g., PrusaSlicer, OrcaSlicer).\n\nAbility to read and interpret engineering drawings.\n\nSelf-directed and comfortable with ambiguity; able to take a loosely defined problem and run with it.\n\nStrong communication skills and comfort working hands-on alongside our manufacturing team.\n\nPreferred Qualifications\n\nFusion 360 experience.\n\nProficiency with parametric modeling.\n\nFamiliarity with Design for Manufacturing (DFM) principles.\n\nBasic tolerance analysis.\n\nHands-on shop skills—comfortable using equipment like a drill press, bandsaw, and deburring tools.\n\nExposure to fabrication processes (CNC machining, sheet metal).\n\nUnderstanding of fixturing fundamentals—locating, clamping, and designing for repeatability.\n\nPrior hands-on project experience (maker builds, Formula SAE/Baja, robotics, machine-shop work, personal projects).\n\nWhat Success Looks Like\nA successful intern ramps up quickly on our CAD standards and assembly processes, gets comfortable working alongside the manufacturing team, and starts turning around fixture and guide designs the team can build from with minimal rework.\n\nBy the end of the internship, you've independently designed, fabricated, and deployed multiple fixtures or guides that are actively in use on the floor and measurably improve assembly speed, quality, or ergonomics—and you can clearly explain the design decisions behind each one.\n\nWhy Join CoreKinect?\nWork on meaningful engineering projects with real-world impact.\n\nGain hands-on experience from concept through fabrication and deployment.\n\nCollaborate directly with experienced engineers and manufacturing professionals.\n\nSee your designs implemented and used in production.\n\nBuild practical engineering experience that extends beyond the classroom.\n\nDevelop skills in product design, manufacturing, prototyping, and continuous improvement.\n\nInternship Details\nThis internship is not benefits eligible.\n\nThis is an on-site position based in Chandler, Arizona . The role combines engineering design with hands‑on collaboration on the manufacturing floor, offering exposure to the complete product development and manufacturing process.\n\nEqual Opportunity Employer\nCoreKinect is an Equal Opportunity Employer. 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We develop products from concept through production by combining mechanical, electrical, embedded, cloud, and manufacturing engineering under one roof.\n\nAs a growing engineering company, our interns work on real products—not hypothetical projects. You'll work alongside experienced engineers, build practical solutions, and see your work implemented on the manufacturing floor.\n\nPosition Overview\nWe're looking for a Mechanical Engineering Intern to join our engineering team and help manufacturing make assembly faster, easier, and more repeatable. You'll design and deliver the fixtures and guides our manufacturing team uses owning projects from concept and CAD through fabrication and real-world use.\n\nThis role sits between design and the production floor: you'll see your parts get made, put them in someone's hands, and iterate based on what actually works. 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