What are the responsibilities and job description for the Electrical Engineering - Summer Hire 2026 position at Taco Family of Companies?
As a family-owned and operated company, we feel a special obligation to the employees who comprise our Taco family. We are committed to offering employees access to the tools necessary to live long and productive lives. We strive to instill in all of our employees:
- A positive mental attitude that helps us to be a leader in the industry
- A commitment to building strong relationships, both inside and outside the organization
- A desire to learn, grow, and contribute to moving our strategy forward
- A need to create and to innovate
Employment Type: Regular Full-Time
Shift: 1st Shift
Work Status: Onsite
Position Summary:
The Electrical Engineering Summer Hire will apply their educational experience in a real world setting within Taco's product development team. They will assist the electrical engineering department to design, develop, and test new products. The Electrical Engineering Summer Hire will focus on performing research and design tasks assigned by supervisor, performing lab testing, drafting test reports, as needed. Must be able to multi-task and have good organizational skills. This is an excellent opportunity to gain experience with advanced technology products and rapid design practice.
Measures of success:
- Successfully document and test new products
- Create validation protocols from requirements
- Complete analysis of a special project
Responsibilities:
Responsibilities include but are not limited to:
- Design/documentation of schematics and electrical circuits
- Create test plans and assisting in testing of products
- Perform in-depth analysis of special project, as necessary
Qualifications
Required:
- Junior or Senior enrolled in a Bachelor's degree program in Electrical Engineering
- Relevant coursework completion required.
- Practical experience EE/CE is desirable.
- Adaptable to changes in priority
- Ability to come up with new ideas for product improvement based on observation and analysis
- A team player with enthusiasm, positive outlook and professional demeanor who takes initiative and direction
- Solid organizational skills, strong attention to detail, interpersonal skills with the ability to build relationships
- Excellent communication skills
- No travel required
Work Environment
This position works primarily in an office environment using computers and technology. Verbal and auditory capability are required. Occasional exposure in production plant and testing lab where large equipment and noise are prevalent. Safety gear is required in these areas.
This position reports into the site every day.
This position has no direct reports.
Benefits
With nearly 1,000 people working at Taco worldwide, each with their own story, you will discover a sense of community and diverse, intelligent colleagues who help us innovate, create and explore.
Taco employees benefit from a company that:
- Provides competitive salaries and benefits
- Offers tuition reimbursement, career development, and on-site training programs in our learning center
- Believes in sharing profits with its employees
- Is mindful about family, health and well-being
- Fosters conditions that allow people and communities to reach their full potential
- Embraces and celebrates diversity
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