Co-op: Manufacturing Engineer (Fall 2026)
Hagerstown, MD, US, 21742
Transport is at the core of modern society. Imagine using your expertise to shape sustainable transport and infrastructure solutions for the future. If you seek to make a difference on a global scale, working with next-gen technologies and the sharpest collaborative teams, then we could be a perfect match.
Main Activities and Responsibilities for this Role:
- Use the knowledge of the workforce and current practices to innovatively introduce and implement new manufacturing processes, products and projects
- Perform data analysis and implement quality improvements
- Create standard operating procedures
- Develop dashboards utilizing tools such as Power BI to improve data visualization
- Develop cost effective engineering solutions with flexibility for product and volume changes, including fixturing and tooling development.
- Perform benchmarking and utilize best practices locally and globally throughout the engineering organization.
- Participating in industrial projects at all phases, including pre-studies, theoretical volume capacity scenarios, following up and monitoring activities, and gaining agreement from relevant stakeholders
- Listen to understand the needs of both internal and external customers
- Present ideas, problems, and solutions clearly in written and verbal communication
- Bring a good attitude and collaborate with a team mindset to creatively solve problems and deescalate any potential conflict
- Take initiative to foresee problems and take appropriate actions to minimize the risk of those potential problems
- Have a mind-set of continuous, focused improvements while having an overall perspective that embraces promoting a safe and clean working environment
Requirements:
- Applicant must be currently enrolled and pursuing an Engineering Degree. Preferred specializations are Industrial, Mechanical and Engineering Design at an accredited school and have completed 30 semester hours of undergraduate studies prior to the start of the internship.
- Applicants must have a minimum cumulative grade point average of 2.75.
- Co-ops are not enrolled in academic courses during their co-op rotation and may work up to 40 hours per week
- Strong communication skills.
Critical competencies and experience:
- Attention to Detail: Provide accurate data and reports that are pertinent to the team’s tasks.
- Teamwork: Building cooperation among individuals and departments, sharing information and resources, and working to achieve group goals and outcomes.
- Communication: Listen effectively, transmit information accurately and understandably, and actively seek feedback from experienced engineers, project manager, etc.
- Dependability/Reliability: Follow through on commitments, timely delivery on projects, assigned tasks, etc.
- Flexibility: Willing to perform a wide range of tasks, positive responds to changes in direction and priorities, and acceptance of new challenges, responsibilities, and assignments.
- Customer Focus
- Peer Relationships, Integrity and Trust
- Standing Alone, Action Oriented, and Perseverance
Who we are and what we believe in
We are committed to shaping the future landscape of efficient, safe, and sustainable transport solutions. Fulfilling our mission creates countless career opportunities for talents across the group’s leading brands and entities.
Applying to this job offers you the opportunity to join Volvo Group. Every day, you will be working with some of the sharpest and most creative brains in our field to be able to leave our society in better shape for the next generation. We are passionate about what we do, and we thrive on teamwork. We are almost 100,000 people united around the world by a culture of care, inclusiveness, and empowerment.
Trucks Technology & Industrial Division hire team players who are ready to create real customer impact. Our decentralized teams work close to our customers, with speed and autonomy, to build what they truly need.
Join us to collaborate on innovative, sustainable technologies that redefine how we design, build, and deliver value. Bring your curiosity, your expertise, and your collaborative energy, and together, we’ll turn bold ideas into tangible solutions for our customers and contribute to a more sustainable tomorrow.
Nearest Major Market: Hagerstown