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Engineering Co-op Rotation 1 Experience
Cebrina
Major: Biomedical Engineering
Rotation 1 of the co-op is focused on the testing process of parts. For this, we were tasked to do dimensionals of sample parts, Instron testing, hardness testing, torque testing, help put together PPAP packages that prove the part's quality, sort through parts for visual inspection, 3D print parts, create work instructions showing how to check parts with particular pieces of equipment, check drawings to keep track of changes, put together estimated drawings, and helped other engineers with any tasks that they needed help with, including picking up and dropping off parts from other manufacturing companies.
Trane Technologies Engineering Co-op Rotation 2
Matthew
Major: Biomedical Engineering
I was in charge of keeping building graphics updated for the control projects, and creating or ordering new ones when they were needed. I also worked on a few projects to develop controls for buildings, and helped out the other engineers with drawings for their projects. Finally, I was in charge of handing the parts that came in for all of our projects and makings sure they were documented and stored correctly.
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Third Co-op Rotation at Marketlab
Stephanie
Major: Biomedical Engineering
During my third rotation, I assisted my supervisor with completing some objectives for a recent business acquisition. I was responsible for creating a handful of work instructions and helping to transfer some of their BOMs into our system. I was also involved with a variety of miscellaneous projects, including product testing, 3D printing, designing a fixture for their screen printing process, creating technical drawings in SolidWorks, and more!
Product Engineer Co-op at Inrad Inc.
Morgan
Major: Biomedical Engineering
I spent my time designing, prototyping, and testing devices that are on their way to market. Along with design work, organizing research and testing to convey to the team was important.
Third Co-op Rotation
Cara
Major: Biomedical Engineering
I worked on additive manufacturing projects and operational and performance qualifications.
1st Co-op Rotation at Rose Medical: Winter 2023
Justin
Major: Biomedical Engineering
My first two weeks I spent a rotation of about 3 hours in the clean rooms to be able to see our processes and what Rose is capable of. From there I took the lead on two development builds for a new product transitioning from development to production at Rose. This involved doing much of the manufacturing by hand or with basic fixtures. Once these development builds were completed my work became focused on designing and qualifying new fixtures Rose would use to manufacture the the new product. In addition, I completed qualifications for the processes used in production.
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Project Engineering Co-op
Nathaniel
Major: Biomedical Engineering
Being a smaller company, I completed a variety of projects, including research, product testing, developing manufacturing methods, and product development.
Final Co-op Experience at Viant Medical
Selia
Major: Biomedical Engineering
I wrote and edited several types of documents including but not limited to: component specifications, item masters, qualification protocols and reports, work instructions, fixture files, formal information collections, etc. I also owned several trackers for component procurement, drawing revisions, all documentation (500+) involved in the new product launch, and more. I worked closely with my project team on designing equipment and their stations with integrators to make them ready for the line and process development. Worked with supply chain to gather supplier information and documentation to get them as an approved supplier through Viant, ensuring they can meet all of the specifications needed by the customer on their drawings. I also created a tracker to track component inventory and first article inspection data.
Third Semester - Altus Industries
David
Major: Biomedical Engineering
As a third semester intern, I was given a fair amount of design work and assignments this semester. I was given a lot of responsible and hoping that it has lead my to a career with the company still.
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