Mechanical Engineering Co-op​/Intern - Fall

Mechanical Engineering Co-op/Intern – Fall 2026

This job description reflects potential openings for the Fall 2026 Co-op/Internship Session (August - December). This is a general job description and represents multiple openings in various departments. Honda offers both single and multi-semester co-ops and internships. College students must apply to the requisition pertaining to their major and semester of interest.

Please note:

Sponsorship for employment visa status for these positions is unavailable. Applicants requiring sponsorship for employment visa status now or in the future (e.g., F-1 CPT/OPT, H-1B, TN, etc.) will not be considered.

The below descriptions reflect potential environments and duties within our various Mechanical Engineering Co-op/Intern positions that we offer. Work environments and projects may include but are not limited to:

• Manufacturing
• Focus on equipment, process, quality and new model activities related to the department of placement (i.e Assembly department, Weld department, Paint department, Stamping department, Casting and Machining department, etc)
• Project management
• Problem analysis
• Investigating new technologies and implementing countermeasures
• Quality
• Learning and performing vehicle testing
• Conducting tests for chassis, brakes, controls, bonnet, trunk and/ or door systems
• Testing procedures and fixtures
• New model development, drawing, layouts and design change requests
• Investigating and providing countermeasures for mass production design related issues
• Warranty data trend analysis
• Re-creating problem failures to determine root cause, develop countermeasures and perform confirmation testing.
• Purchasing
• Assessing supplier process capabilities
• Problem reporting and analysis.
• Implementing countermeasures
• Verifying and judging effectiveness
• Investigating suspect part issues and approving part changes
• Approving and verifying supplier countermeasures
• Issuing trouble reports
• Various daily tasks such as attending meetings, working on assigned project activities, problem analysis, writing technical reports, troubleshooting manufacturing or quality problems and communicating to internal/ external customers.
• Facilities
• Updating and documenting Computer-Aided Design (CAD) drawings of existing infrastructure
• Analyzing and designing existing sanitation, Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning (HVAC) and building pressure systems
• Developing short and long-term solutions to problems found
• Designing modifications of existing facilities infrastructures
• Updating mechanical engineering specifications and standards
• Reviewing electrical drawings
• Learning and understanding plant power infrastructure
• Verifying electrical panel schedules
• Updating high bay light locations
• Tooling Equipment
• Designing manufacturing equipment and tooling in 2D and 3D Computer-Aided Design (CAD) systems
• Determining equipment electrical hardware, software (Programmable Logic Controller (PLC), Human Machine Interface (HMI), etc.), safety requirements and appropriate design
• Managing a schedule and tracking daily processes
• Investigating and troubleshooting problems during installation and manufacturing
• Research and Design
• Supporting the development of vehicle testing and countermeasure analysis (assisting with problem and data analysis, countermeasures, test set-up, data acquisition, test monitoring, recording activities, performance testing and reporting results)
• Assisting design engineers in developing/ designing of future models and supporting the creation of drawings
• Computer-Aided Design (CAD)
• Attending meetings and working with various design/ test groups, suppliers, manufacturing groups, etc.

Required:

• Legally authorized to work in the U.S. without sponsorship
• General Engineering Coursework
• Minimum 2.5 Cumulative GPA or higher (You will be required to provide your current transcript)
• Class status
  - Sophomore (by credit hour) or above
• Availability to work a minimum of 10 weeks at 40 hours per week.
• Enrollment in a bachelor's or master's degree program studying Mechanical Engineering or related field.
• Valid U.S. Driver's License (exceptions considered on a case-by-case basis)
• Ability to provide own transportation to and from work each day.

Desired:
AutoCAD, Computer-Aided Three-Dimensional Interactive Application (CATIA), Manufacturing related coursework.

Mechanical Engineering Co-op/Intern positions are offered in the cities/states listed below, if you are selected to move forward in the process, you will be given the opportunity to make selections on your location preferences:

• Raymond, Ohio (45 minutes northwest of Columbus, Ohio)
• East Liberty, Ohio (55 minutes northwest of Columbus, Ohio)
• Greensburg, Indiana (55 minutes southeast of Indianapolis, Indiana and 60 minutes northwest of Cincinnati, Ohio)
• Lincoln, Alabama (45 minutes northeast of Birmingham, Alabama)
• Marysville, Ohio (45 minutes northwest of Columbus, Ohio)
• Russells Point, Ohio (30 minutes…