Manufacturing Tooling and Process Design Intern
Confirmed on the employer's own hiring board on Nov 10, 2026. First seen by Alion on Nov 6, 2026.
Job Purpose
Dana is a global leader in the supply of highly engineered driveline, sealing, and thermal-management technologies that improve the efficiency and performance of vehicles with both conventional and alternative-energy powertrains.
Serving three primary markets - passenger vehicle, commercial truck, and the off-highway equipment - Dana provides the world’s original equipment manufacturers and the aftermarket with local product and service support through a network of nearly 100 engineering, manufacturing, and distribution facilities.
Power up your career and become part of our driving force! Join us in developing and advancing clean, efficient, and high-performance technologies, and contribute to the growth of transportation electrification.
Job Duties and Responsibilities
As a Manufacturing Tooling and Process Design Intern, you will learn the various assembly steps required for the manufacturing of electric motors and/or traction inverters. You will be responsible for creating a generic document that consolidates all possible subassemblies required for manufacturing a unit. Each subassembly will be broken down into individual operations, indicating whether specific tooling and/or equipment is required. You will also associate examples of previously designed tooling for more complex operations.
Ideally, an estimate of the design time required for each type of tooling will be established. This document will serve as a reference guide for tracking tooling and fixture requirements on future projects. It will help evaluate the workload associated with a project, estimate realistic delivery timelines, and verify equipment availability for each operation.
To achieve these objectives, you will work with various professionals, including assembly technicians, advanced process specialists, designers, project managers, and test specialists. They will share details about the operations for which they are responsible.
You will participate in project meetings from project kick-off through design reviews and final delivery. You will also observe assembly and testing operations. Participation in these activities and meetings will enable you to gather the information necessary to successfully complete your objectives.
- Learn and understand motor and/or inverter manufacturing operations.
- Break down assemblies into subassemblies.
- Identify each operation required to manufacture subassemblies and determine any associated tooling requirements.
- Create a generic document that allows users to select the operations required for a project and identify which operations require tooling.
- Identify and document the various test benches and their specific characteristics.
- Identify an existing tooling design for each operation and include it as a reference example.
- Evaluate the time required to design each type of tooling.
- Sequence the order in which tooling should be developed by the design team.
- Participation in Special Projects:
- Contribute to the upgrade of prototyping equipment (e.g., laser welding equipment).
• Access and use 3D printing resources to support specific projects.
Education and Qualifications
Student pursuing a degree in Industrial Engineering, Operations and Logistics, Mechanical Engineering, or a related field.
Skills
- Good proficiency with computer tools (Microsoft Office Suite; SharePoint is an asset).
- Self-motivated, detail-oriented, and able to work effectively in a team environment.
- Proficiency in French (spoken and written); English is considered an asset.