Mechanical Engineering Co-op​/Intern- Summer

Position: Mechanical Engineering Co-op/Intern- Summer 2026
Location: Haw River

Mechanical Engineering Co-op/Intern - Summer 2026

This job description reflects potential openings for the Summer 2026 Co-op/Internship Session (May-August). 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.

More about the Mechanical Engineering Co-op/ Intern at Honda

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 countermeasure

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 highbay light location

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) Design

* Cost and weight calculations

* Attending meetings and working with various design/ test groups, suppliers, manufacturing groups, etc.

What you need to be successful in this role

Required:

* 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…