What are the responsibilities and job description for the Mechanical Engineering Co-op - Fall 2026 position at Bison®?
Job Description
This is an opportunity for engineering students to gain real-world experience working on actual engineering projects within the Bison business unit. Our division designs and produces motors, blowers, pumps, motor drives, and associated electronics that are used in a variety of demanding industries.
For this position, you will work independently and as part of small teams to support a variety of engineering functions and tasks, gaining relevant and useful career experience. Each co-op block will be tailored to best match up timely business needs with individual career interests, to provide an experience that you can build upon and use in the future.
What You Will Do
This is an opportunity for engineering students to gain real-world experience working on actual engineering projects within the Bison business unit. Our division designs and produces motors, blowers, pumps, motor drives, and associated electronics that are used in a variety of demanding industries.
For this position, you will work independently and as part of small teams to support a variety of engineering functions and tasks, gaining relevant and useful career experience. Each co-op block will be tailored to best match up timely business needs with individual career interests, to provide an experience that you can build upon and use in the future.
What You Will Do
- Work directly with experienced engineers to design, test, document, and validate new components and products
- Build, document, and validate the electro-mechanical performance of motors, gearmotors, blowers, drives, software, circuitry, and other products
- Conduct tests, analyze data, and provide formal report-outs on findings and recommendations
- Create and support the development of technical documentation
- Must be enrolled in a relevant Engineering degree program at an accredited university; Mechanical Engineering majors would be a good fit, but similar majors are considered
- Sophomore or higher-level standing
- 3.0 GPA or higher
- Ability to use Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and e-mail to effectively communicate with others is highly beneficial
- Ability to work independently and as a part of a team to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions
- Ability to read assembly prints for assembly/disassembly of motors and gearmotors given training and supervision
- Knowledge or interest in embedded systems programming or PCB design is a plus
- Ability to set up and tear down mechanical or electrical test equipment
- Ability to work in a laboratory environment
- Energetic, inquisitive, and motivated