Manufacturing Engineering Prototype Co-Op (2026)
Part-timeSaginaw, MIPart-timeSeen 1 day agoSeen in employer's feed 1 day ago
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Job overview
Nexteer Automotive’s Student Program offers students hands-on industry experience. In this co-op, the student assists with prototype builds and pre-launch activities, troubleshoots facility build requirements, and works with engineering, material coordinators, expediters, and hourly employees. The role also provides opportunities to work with upper-level management and develop leadership skills.
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Full job description
The Student Program at Nexteer Automotive offers high‑potential students meaningful opportunities to apply classroom learning in a professional environment while gaining hands‑on experience and valuable industry exposure. Learn more about our student program and career opportunities at Nexteer by visiting www.nexteer.com/careers.
This position will allow the Student to assist with prototype builds and pre-launch activities for innovative programs. Position will include troubleshooting and supporting the facility build requirements. Student would interface with engineering, material coordinators, expediters, & the hourly workforce. In this position, the Student will have the opportunity to work with upper-level management and enhance their leadership skills. Student would be asked to complete other miscellaneous tasks as they arise.
Primary Job Responsibilities:
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Assist supervisor with any administrative work
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Work with engineering on any plant floor build issues
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Support Operations with any facility issues / projects
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Assist with any assembly or plant projects design
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Support Health & Safety Culture
Requirements:
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Candidate must be pursuing an engineering degree in electrical or mechanical
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Candidate must be able to work 20-32 hours during Fall and Winter semesters
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Up to 40 in the summer
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Must have cumulative 2.7 GPA
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Must be a full-time student (12 or more credits) during Fall and Winter semesters.
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Candidate must have right to work in the US and not require current or future sponsorship
Equal Opportunity Employer Disabled/Minorities/Veterans/Women
VEVRAA Federal Contractor
Nexteer is an E-Verify employer. E-Verify is an internet based system operated by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) in partnership with the Social Security Administration (SSA) that allows participating employees to electronically verify the employment eligibility of their newly hired employees in the United States.
Accessibility for Applicants with Disabilities: If you need a reasonable accommodation for the online application process due to a disability please call 1-989-757-5000 (tel:1-989-757-5000) . Please provide your contact information and details about the posted position of interest. Only inquiries regarding assistance for those who need an accommodation with the online application process due to a disability will be returned.
How this job compares
Set against the 1,504 open Manufacturing Engineering jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 12, 2026.
- Pay
- This postingNot listed
- US median$112–166K/yr740 salary ranges
- US median$25–33/hr240 hourly ranges
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 58 open Manufacturing Engineering jobs in Michigan and 1,504 across the US. 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in Michigan
- General Motors14 open
- Ford Motor Company10 open
- Eaton Corporation7 open
- Experience
- Manufacturing Engineering postings that state a minimum ask for 5 years of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 3 to 8 years (916 postings).
- Education
- 699 of the 1,504 open Manufacturing Engineering jobs (46%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 12, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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