Manufacturing Engineering Co-Op Spring 2025 - August 2025 at Amsted Rail in Granite City, Illinois

Job Description:

Amsted Rail has an immediate opening for a Spring Manufacturing Engineering Co-Op/Intern at its Granite City, IL location.

Amsted Rail provides engineered systems that combine castings, bearings, wheels, axles, braking and energy management devices for the freight rail industry. Amsted Rail enjoys a significant share of the freight rail undercarriage market and is part of Amsted Industries. Employee-owned Amsted Industries is comprised of the Amsted Rail Group, a construction and industrial group and a vehicular group. Amsted has some 11,000 employees in 48 plants with 30 in the United States and 18 internationally.

Description:

The Industrial Engineering Co-op will work for the Transit Rail Department. They will work closely with Design Engineering, Quality and Production to deliver and support automated systems from initial design/prototype through development, build, install and ultimately hand over to operations.

The daily work will be split between "boots on the ground" on the manufacturing floor and office for design work. Working with cross-functional teams throughout the entire lifecycle of the product and processes. Ongoing continuous improvement of production functionality is a vital part of the role.

Qualifications:

• Pursuing a BS degree in Industrial, or Manufacturing Engineering


• Able to work close to 20 hours per week during school and full-time during summer

Preferred:

• AutoCAD & 3D modeling experience


• Lean manufacturing principles


• 5S methodology


• Engineering problem solving skills

• Must have the ability to work with people.


• Must be a team player with willingness to freely exchange ideas and relate well with others


• Appetite for solving problems and creating solutions through software programming


• Hands-on background with a mechanical aptitude


• Willing to assume responsibility for accuracy and quality of work assigned


• Possess good organizational skills


• Self-motivated to work in a rapidly changing priority environment


• Detail oriented

We are a privately held, 100% employee-owned company! Our commitment to employees' professional satisfaction includes creating space and opportunities to be creative and an integral part of our innovation journey and business success; for employees' personal fulfillment, we invest in everyone's growth and development while ensuring a work environment that values them as an individual, with their unique set of strengths and beliefs.

Visit our website at www.amstedrail.com. You will be impressed!

Please apply at www.amstedrail.com/careers

Amsted Rail's commitment to Affirmative Action:

Amsted Rail is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.

To review our EEO Policies or to request assistance please go to www.amstedrail.com/careers/ and select EEO Compliance/Statements. To learn more about us, please visit us online at www.amstedrail.com.