Mueller Company (Mueller Co.), the nation's leading manufacturer of flow control devices for the water and gas distribution industries, has an opening in our Decatur, Illinois manufacturing plant for a Mechanical Engineering Intern. The Decatur Operations established in 1857, manufacturers rugged and dependable devices used in industrial/commercial applications. Its products include brass water and steel gas valves, Water/Gas Line tapping machines, Line Stopper Fittings, tools and controllers.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

The Mechanical Engineering Intern will support Operations with various projects that directly align with plant and divisional strategic deployment initiatives. Potential projects include, but are not limited to, the following:

• 3D-Modeling of Shell Cutters and Accessories (within SolidWorks)

• Material and Information Flow:

  • Layout of racking

  • Determining Racking

    • Size

    • Location

    • Items in Rack

  • Racking Space Requirements

• PVD Boards

• Raw Material Utilization:

This role is temporary in nature and designed to be completed between mid-May through mid-August. The successful applicant would be expected to commit their time and energy through the summer of 2022.

Minimum Qualifications:

• To be pursuing a Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering field or recently completed such a degree

• Basic proficiency in ProE, SolidWorks, AutoCAD, and MS Office Standard

• Major GPA of 3.0 or higher

• Completed at least two years of college education prior to start of internship

• Ability to effectively express thoughts/ideas through written and verbal communication

• Creative problem solving abilities

• Ability to develop positive working relationships in a cross functional team environment

Preferred Qualifications:

• Basic knowledge of geometric dimensioning and tolerancing preferred