Engineering Systems Co-Op

We are Generac, a leading energy technology company committed to powering a smarter world.

Over the 60 plus years of Generac’s history, we’ve been dedicated to energy innovation. From creating the home standby generator market category, to our current evolution into an energy technology solutions company, we continue to push new boundaries.

Generac’s Internship and Co-Op Program is designed to provide students with real-world experience in a supportive and innovative environment. Students contribute to impactful projects, gain exposure to industry best practices, and build lasting professional connections. This is a valuable opportunity to develop your skills and grow alongside experienced mentors.

This Co-Op will research, develop, and introduce new functionality to existing tools. This individual will also be trained to understand CAD and PLM/PDM tools, learning solid modeling and drawing techniques, understanding Engineering change processes, and system administration responsibilities. Co-Ops develop technical skills through challenging assignments and usage of technical tools and will present a summary of their work to leadership teams at the conclusion of the Co-Op assignment.

- Shadow and support systems team members to understand CAD & PLM administration processes, such as license administration, installation script creation, server maintenance, and interaction with IT.

- Learn solid modeling and drawing processes in Creo Parametric through self-guided training modules in order to support projects and help to solve user issues.

- Understand purpose and steps of existing Generac change processes through mentorship of systems team in order to support process-related projects and help solve user issues.

- Follow existing project management procedure to independently lead the introduction of a new Engineering tool/ extension.

- Support creation of training materials for internal use or end users.

Minimum Job Requirements

Education

- Currently pursuing a BS degree, preferably in Mechanical Engineering

Knowledge / Skills / Abilities

- Understanding or working knowledge of CAD (especially PTC Creo or SolidWorks)

- Microsoft Office experience (including Excel)

- Proficient oral and written communication and able to write clearly and succinctly to get a message across

- Preferred understanding of PLM/PDM (especially PTC Windchill)

- Programming skills helpful: SQL, Python, MuleSoft

- Ability to work in office, 35-40 hours per week during Co-op period