On-campus Interviews: Tuesday, December 11, 2007 for Winter/Spring Co-op Positions!
Kop-Flex Inc., a division of Emerson Electric Co., is a manufacturer of flexible couplings for power transmission applications, and is located very close to the UMBC campus near BWI airport. Kop-Flex offers UMBC students a great opportunity to gain experience in mechanical design and manufacturing, and hires many co-op students for full-time positions after graduation. Currently, 7 of 14 Mechanical Engineers in the Baltimore plant are former co-ops for Kop-Flex.
General duties will include: assisting Product Engineers in the design of mechanical couplings and u-joints used in industrial, power transmission applications; performing rudimentary stress analysis using in-house computer programs; calculating coupling mass elastic data; applying engineering knowledge to modify coupling designs to meet customer specifications; other computer-related duties as assigned. Co-ops will also be expected to interface with our European and Indian engineers, sometimes on a daily basis.
For more information go to UMBCworks (Employer keyword: Kop-Flex, Position Title: Intern Engineer) or contact Miryn Alcantara of The Shriver Center at alcantar@umbc.edu
Application deadline and interview slot selection: Sunday, December 9th on UMBCworks.