Winter 2024 Aspen
Josh
Experience Information
Employer: Aspen Surgical Products
Job Title: Manufacturing Engineering Intern/Engineer
Major: Mechanical Engineering
Received Credit: Yes
Paid: Yes
Abroad: No
Description of the Organization
Aspen is a medical device manufacturing company. It has several plants throughout the US and Mexico. The Caledonia, MI location is the corporate headquarters with 450+ Employees.
Description of the Tasks/Projects Completed
I was (am) responsible for various manufacturing machines and processes. I am responsible for 3D scanning, scan to CAD software, 3D scanning inspection/validation software, CNC programing software, CAD modeling software and 2D vision inspection systems.
Skills/Knowledge Gained Through The Experience
Additional CAD knowledge, CNC programing knowledge, prototyping, experimenting and testing knowledge and strengthening of creativity skills. There are several 'well aged' machines that require a creative mind to keep operational.
Favorite Part of the Experience
Working with Jeff Harnden. He is awesome. Also, I enjoyed prototyping machine systems with the intent to see what it would take to destroy them. This allowed me to refine designs to be as optimal as possible.
How the Experience Influenced Future Career Goals
I will continue on the path of Engineering and will likely be with Aspen Surgical for many years to come.
Internship Format
In Person