| Whether you are a college student or recent | | | | recent grads might like to do internships, areo |
| graduate who's looking for a career in mechanical | | | | Mercedes-Benz (automobiles),o Rogers Machine Tools |
| engineering, an internship can be a great place to | | | | (manufacturing, machines and equipment),o Owens |
| start a successful career. Naturally, a paid internship | | | | Design (designing and CAD),o Campbell Engineering |
| internship is better than an unpaid one, but either can, | | | | (hydraulics and pneumatics),o Applied Thermal |
| and will, provide valuable work experience and a head | | | | Technologies, Inc. (thermal management, fluid |
| start on the competition when applying for entry | | | | technologies and solutions ) |
| level jobs. | | | | Mechanical engineering is a field with many |
| Internships are valuable because they offer students | | | | opportunities. Mechanical engineers research, design, |
| or recent grads opportunities to learn about their | | | | test and manufacture various mechanical devices like |
| future career fields and the companies' where they | | | | generators, farming equipment and turbines. They |
| intern. They prepare college students and recent | | | | could be called upon to repair or design such every |
| graduates for the real world, giving them a taste of | | | | day devices as elevators or air conditioning units. |
| what they can expect once they enter the | | | | They also help keep the robots used in medicine and |
| workforce on a permanent, full-time basis. They're | | | | automobile manufacturing running smoothly. |
| also a great way for students to get their feet in the | | | | Interestingly, mechanical engineers sometimes create |
| doors of the companies where they would most like | | | | tools that are useful to engineers in other disciplines. |
| to work after graduation. | | | | As with any profession, mechanical engineering also |
| While internships are sometimes hard to come by, | | | | has sales, administration and management positions |
| with some time and effort, great opportunities can | | | | for anyone interested in expanding or advancing his |
| be found, especially if students are networking with | | | | her career. |
| classmates and alumni. Membership in organizations | | | | A mechanical engineering internship - or co-op if it's |
| like ASME (American Society of Mechanical | | | | offered - will provide a strong foundation on which a |
| Engineers), which offers student memberships, can | | | | student or recent graduate could build a successful |
| further increase an aspiring mechanical engineer's | | | | career. In today's entry level job market, an |
| network of professional contacts. Some of the | | | | internship is an absolute must for anyone who wants |
| mechanical engineering companies, where students or | | | | to be competitive. |