What are the responsibilities and job description for the Mechanical Engineering Co-Op position at Flex?
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To support our extraordinary teams who build great products and contribute to our growth, this Summer, we’re looking to add a Mechanical Engineering Co-Op located in our Hollis, NH site.
Reporting to the Engineering Services Manager, the student will learn effective brainstorming, design for manufacturing, prototyping, and documentation as they apply their engineering knowledge to real world problems. A motivated student will thrive in Farm’s fast paced environment as they participate in all aspects of the design process.
What a typical day looks like:
Flex is an Equal Opportunity Employer and employment selection decisions are based on merit, qualifications, and abilities. We do not discriminate based on: age, race, religion, color, sex, national origin, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran status, disability, pregnancy status, or any other status protected by law. We're happy to provide reasonable accommodations to those with a disability for assistance in the application process. Please email accessibility@flex.com and we'll discuss your specific situation and next steps (NOTE: this email does not accept or consider resumes or applications. This is only for disability assistance. To be considered for a position at Flex, you must complete the application process first).
To support our extraordinary teams who build great products and contribute to our growth, this Summer, we’re looking to add a Mechanical Engineering Co-Op located in our Hollis, NH site.
Reporting to the Engineering Services Manager, the student will learn effective brainstorming, design for manufacturing, prototyping, and documentation as they apply their engineering knowledge to real world problems. A motivated student will thrive in Farm’s fast paced environment as they participate in all aspects of the design process.
What a typical day looks like:
- Work on an exciting variety of products ranging from home health wearables to next generation therapy systems to surgical robotics
- Collaborate with industrial design, user interface, human factors, software, and electrical teams to produce successful product designs
- Participate in multidisciplinary brainstorming sessions
- Conceptualize, investigate, and develop innovative product architectures, parts, mechanisms, and assemblies
- Create robust design solutions using CAD (SolidWorks), analysis software, and lab equipment
- Parts procurement, including creation of Bill of Materials and purchase orders
- Assemble, and test prototypes to inform design decisions, refinements, and to demonstrate performance
- Present to clients and internal teams to communicate design value, tradeoffs, and recommendations
- Develop a personal portfolio of work accomplished during co-op assignment
- Undergrad, Mechanical Engineering or Biomedical Engineering student with a strong mechanical background
- 2nd or 3rd Co-op with applicable experience in mechanical design or medical products
- Demonstrated ability to use SolidWorks to resolve mechanical challenges and produce high quality CAD databases
- Electromechanical product experience
- Engineering simulation software (Math CAD, Excel, FEA, CFD, etc.)
- Freehand sketching ability
- Basic machine shop skills (Mill/Lathe)
- Previous experience in a consulting or other fast paced environment
- Experience setting up and running experiments in a lab setting
- Design of experiments
- Tolerance analysis
- LabVIEW or Arduino experience
- Available to work 40 hours/week (in-person) for Assignment Term: January - June 2026
- Currently enrolled in 4-year accredited university
- 3.0 minimum GPA
Flex is an Equal Opportunity Employer and employment selection decisions are based on merit, qualifications, and abilities. We do not discriminate based on: age, race, religion, color, sex, national origin, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran status, disability, pregnancy status, or any other status protected by law. We're happy to provide reasonable accommodations to those with a disability for assistance in the application process. Please email accessibility@flex.com and we'll discuss your specific situation and next steps (NOTE: this email does not accept or consider resumes or applications. This is only for disability assistance. To be considered for a position at Flex, you must complete the application process first).