Description:
The Otis Service Center in Bloomfield, CT is looking for a highly motivated individual to join our team as a Mechanical Engineer Co-Op. This role will begin in summer 2026. This is a paid position that will require 15-25 hours per week during the fall and spring school semesters and 40 hours per week during the summer break. This a is a hybrid position the will require the candidate to be onsite at least 60% of the work hours.
Job responsibilities:
- Create tools, parts, and technical documents for field repair, installation, and maintenance of Otis and competitor equipment.
- Communicate & work with various Field office personnel, Supply Management department & external suppliers to gather information, set up field tests & minimize any impact or supply interruption of approved products to our field force.
- This position has substantial documentation, data analysis and technical writing, work studies, organizational skills, and has a direct impact on process improvements.
- The intern may have an opportunity to carry out, with guidance from senior staff, the complete product development cycle to design, test, select & implement selected materials & parts/tools for use by our field organization.
- Research and performance testing for elevator systems development.
- Jobsite testing and surveying.
- Implement material & parts tests with focus on data collection & analysis.
- Setup, maintain, adjust & repair mechanical test rigs & data collection equipment as needed.
- Perform some mechanical design & strength analysis of elevator parts & service tools.
Education:
- Candidate must be working towards completion of requirements for an undergraduate degree in any of the engineering fields, manufacturing, or construction and should have an interest in design/development type work.
Experience And Qualifications
- Superior organizational & technical communication skills.
- Technical writing skills to create process instructions & present test results.
- Experience with data collection procedures & test equipment.
- Advanced Computer skills including a working knowledge of CAD, Microsoft Word & Excel are required.