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This drives us to be an innovative company with the latest technology. Strattec creates exciting opportunities for people who like to work in an environment that challenges them to be creative, deal with multiple customers and projects, and research the latest technology. You will help Strattec to be a pioneer by working closely with the largest automotive customers in the world, along with the largest electronic partners.\nLet us know who you are! We want to know what motivates you and why you are the ideal candidate for our growing team. The ideal candidate will possess a team-oriented attitude, have a multi-discipline background, and a passion for innovation. We are looking for leadership skills to develop a new group internally.\nIf you are someone who likes to build a team, has strong skillsets and likes to see your own ideas come to life, apply quickly!\nStrattec is committed to providing meaningful co-operative educational opportunities to engineering students of the local area. These opportunities provide selected students with in-depth learning experiences that apply academic concepts and ideas. Students are exposed to the real working world, while learning from experienced professionals active in their field, all while earning academic credit for their experiences.\nThis program is a 4 \"term\" program which alternates a 3- to 4-month period of work with an academic semester or summer period. All 4 terms are required. Each term is defined as follows:\nTERM 1\nProduct Engineering / Prototype Lab\nStudents may be involved in the following tasks:\nDesign and develop new products\nPerform benchmarking studies\nGet exposure to customer-, product-, and process-related specifications\nDeal directly with customers and vendors (may involve travel)\nPerform tolerance stack-up analysis of new and existing assemblies\nInvestigate potential new materials for components\nSupport prototype development between engineering and CNC room\nDevelop test plans to validate designs, coordinating with internal Test Labs\nLearn how to organize, design, summarize, and recommend Design Failure Mode Effects Analysis (DFMEA)\nWrite Engineering Change Notices (ECNs) and other support documentation\nInvestigate design improvements for part quality, cost or processing\nParticipate as a cross functional team member with quality, manufacturing, tool design, etc.\nPerform theoretical strength calculations to ensure that designs meet customer requirements\nPrototype Lab\nGain knowledge of all available rapid prototype processes\nWork with internal customers to produce engineering models that meet cost and timing targets\nCreate, document, and implement work instructions for processes and equipment\nDevelop prototype models using CAD\nTERM 2\nQuality Assurance\nStudents may be involved in the following tasks:\nLearn how certain parts are made at Strattec, and become familiar with various inspection equipment\nBecome familiar with plant personnel and plant structure\nPerform measurement system analysis studies (Gage R&R)\nLearn to create detail and assembly drawings of tools and fixtures\nConduct Design of Experiments: design trials, collect data, summarize data, recommend and implement solutions\nLearn to use a variety of software programs\nLearn to function as a team with other members of quality, along with product design, manufacturing, and tool design\nLearn how to organize, design, summarize and recommend Process Failure Mode Effects Analysis (PFMEA)\nFacilitate and implement new and modified assembly equipment by creating set-up and operator instructions, control plans and other customer-approval documentation\nGain general knowledge of in-house manufacturing processes, die cast, stamping, and machine shop operations\nDevelop understanding of Statistical Process Control (SPC) fundamentals and their application\nImprove both verbal and written communication skills\nIf aptitude is shown, lead one “capstone” project to present at end of term\nTERM 3\nProcess Engineering Students may be involved in the following tasks:\nLearn how certain parts are made at Strattec\nBecome familiar with plant personnel and plant structure\nLearn to create detail and assembly drawings of tools, fixtures, machines and plant layouts in AutoCAD\nLearn to use a variety of software programs\nParticipate in the cost estimation of tooling, machinery and manufacturing processes\nSupport equipment/programming trouble-shooting activities\nLearn to function as a team with other members of manufacturing, along with quality, product design, tool design, etc.\nPerform engineering calculations using knowledge learned in college courses\nFacilitate and implement new and modified assembly equipment by creating set-up and operator instructions and layouts\nIdentify and improve material handling bottlenecks to optimize run-at-rate efficiency\nGain general knowledge of in-house manufacturing processes, die cast, stamping, and machine shop operations\nImprove communication skills both verbal and written\nIf aptitude is shown, lead one “capstone” project to present at end of term\nTERM 4\nS tudent Option Students will be allowed to determine which area he/she would like to work in for their fourth and final work term. The students may choose from the Quality team, Operations team, one of the Product Engineering teams, or (on a case-by-case basis) may be allowed assignment to an area not typically in the co-op rotation.\nQualifications\nQualified, actively enrolled, and in good standing in an engineering discipline (mechanical or industrial) bachelor’s degree program.\nStudents must be enrolled in a credit course covering the co-op experience for the term(s) they work.\nEngineering students will be expected to commit to work no less than four terms.\nStudents will conduct themselves in a professional manner and follow all Strattec Security salaried associates work rules.\nStudents will work 40 hours per week, per term, alternating with a semester of coursework or summer off.\nEach student will present a summary of their experiences to the organization at the end of each term.\nSTRATTEC SECURITY CORPORATION is an equal opportunity employer and practices affirmative action to recruit, hire, train, upgrade, transfer and promote persons in all job titles without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.","description_format":"text","description_chars":6500,"description_truncated":false,"requirements":{"experience_years_min":null,"management_years_min":null,"team_size_min":null,"manages_managers":false,"education":{"level":"bachelor","optional":false},"security_clearance":false,"languages":[]},"benefits":[],"hiring_locations":[],"hiring_excludes":[],"relocation_offered":false,"industries":["Car Electronics","Automotive Components"],"lifecycle":[{"event":"open","at":"2026-11-12T20:48:08Z"}],"visa":[],"liveness":{"score":86,"band":"hot","label":"Hiring now","p_open":1,"p_active":0.86,"p_room":1,"age_days":0,"expected_fill_days":21,"reasons":["conf:1","win:early"],"computed_at":"2026-11-12T21:50:56Z"},"pay":null,"html_url":"https://alion.io/job/strattec-engineering-co-op-wi","json_url":"https://alion.io/job/strattec-engineering-co-op-wi.json","meta":{"generated_at":"2026-11-12T21:50:56Z","cache_seconds":300,"methodology":"https://alion.io/methodology","terms":"https://alion.io/terms","contact":"https://alion.io/contact","api":"https://alion.io/developers","about":"Alion is a live layer of people, companies and AI agents: who they are, whether they are real and active right now, what they do and how to work with them, readable by people and by agents and paid per call.","catalog":"https://alion.io/catalog.json","usage":{"tier":"crawler_verified","counted_by":"address","units_charged":1,"used_today":46079,"day_limit":null,"remaining_today":null,"minute_limit":300,"resets_at":"2026-11-13T00:00:00Z"}},"offers":[{"id":"company.slices","title":"One company in depth, by slice","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.1,"usd":0.01,"plus_per_slice":{"credits":0.05,"usd":0.005}},"unit":"per company, plus each slice with data","note":"the employer in depth","call":{"mcp_tool":"get_company","arguments":{"id":2933070},"rest":"https://alion.io/mcp/rest/get_company?id=2933070"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.slices&for=job%2Fstrattec-engineering-co-op-wi"},{"id":"market.stats","title":"A market slice: pay, demand and time to fill","status":"free","price":{"credits":0,"usd":0},"unit":"per slice","note":"pay, demand and time to fill for this role and place","call":{"mcp_tool":"market_stats"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=market.stats&for=job%2Fstrattec-engineering-co-op-wi"},{"id":"job.search","title":"Open jobs by role, technology, place, pay and visa","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.1,"usd":0.01},"unit":"per posting in a list","note":"similar open postings","call":{"mcp_tool":"search_jobs"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=job.search&for=job%2Fstrattec-engineering-co-op-wi"},{"id":"company.verify","title":"Is this company real and active right now","status":"pilot","price":null,"unit":"per company","request":{"url":"https://alion.io/catalog/request","method":"POST","body":"{\"offer\": \"company.verify\", \"for\": \"job/strattec-engineering-co-op-wi\", \"note\": \"what you need it for\"}"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.verify&for=job%2Fstrattec-engineering-co-op-wi"}],"agent":{"mcp":"https://alion.io/mcp/jobs","mcp_open":"https://alion.io/mcp/open","next":[{"tool":"get_job","arguments":{"id":4196788}},{"tool":"search_jobs","arguments":{"company":"strattec.com","detail":"compact"}},{"tool":"match_people","arguments":{"job_id":4196788},"note":"people open to offers who fit this vacancy"}],"note":"The same data through MCP tools: https://alion.io/mcp/open needs no sign-in (compact searches, postings, people); https://alion.io/mcp with an Alion account has everything. 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