Mechanical Engineering Co-op - Summer

Location:

Kent, OH, US, 44240

Business Unit:
Bison

Posting Date:
Oct 5, 2026

Job Description:

This is an opportunity for engineering students to gain real-world experience working on actual engineering projects within the Bison business unit. Our division designs and produces motors, blowers, pumps, motor drives, and associated electronics that are used in a variety of demanding industries.

For this position, you will work independently and as part of small teams to support a variety of engineering functions and tasks, gaining relevant and useful career experience. Each co-op block will be tailored to best match up timely business needs with individual career interests, to provide an experience that you can build upon and use in the future.

What you will do:

• Work directly with experienced engineers to design, test, document, and validate new components and products

• Build,document, and validate the electro-mechanical performance of motors, gear motors, blowers, drives, software, circuitry, and other products

• Conducttests, analyzedata, and provideformal report-outs on findings and recommendations

• Create and support the development of technical documentation

What we are looking for:

• Must be enrolled in a relevant Engineering degree program at an accredited university;
  
  Mechanical Engineering majors wouldbe a good fit, but similar majors are considered

• Sophomore or higher-level standing

• 3.0 GPA or higher

• Demonstrated ability and willingness to use AI tools to improve productivity, decision-marking, work quality, and to reduce costs. The successful candidate must be able to identify appropriate AI use cases and critically evaluate AI-generated outputs.

• Ability to use Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and e-mail to effectively communicate with others is highly beneficial

• Ability to work independently and as a part of a team to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions

• Ability to read assembly prints for assembly/disassembly of motors and gear motors given training and supervision

• Knowledge or interest in embedded systems programming or PCB design is a plus

Additional characteristics:

• Ability to set up and tear down mechanical or electrical test equipment

• Ability to work in a laboratory environment

• Energetic, inquisitive, and motivated

Employee Type:
Hourly

Currency: USD

Salary Minimum: 35,000

Salary Maximum: 55,000

Incentive:
No

Disclaimer:

Where a specific pay range is noted, it is a good faith estimate at the time of this posting. The actual salary offered will be based on experience, skills, qualifications, market / business considerations, and geographic location.

AMETEK, Inc. is a leading global provider of industrial technology solutions serving a diverse set of attractive niche markets with annual sales over $7.5billion.

AMETEK is committed to making a safer, sustainable, and more productive world a reality. We use differentiated technology solutions to solve our customers’ most complex challenges. We employ 22,000colleagues, in 35countries, that are grounded by our core values:
Ethics and Integrity, Respect for the Individual, Inclusion, Teamwork, and Social Responsibility. AMETEK isacomponent of the S&P 500. Visit  for more information.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any other federal, state or local protected class.

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