GE Transportation Summer 2019 Internship Program

Job description

3145755
Additional Cities

Erie, Grove City, Melbourne, Chicago, Hanover Park, Kansas City, Las Vegas
Career Level

Co-op/Intern
Relocation Assistance

No
Business

GE Transportation
Business Segment

Transportation Headquarters
Function

Engineering/Technology
Country/Territory

United States
Additional States/Provinces

Florida, Illinois, Missouri, Nevada, Pennsylvania, Texas
Postal Code

16531-0001
Role Summary/Purpose

The GE Transportation Summer 2019 Internship Program encourages college students to explore their professional interests. The goal of our summer intern program is to immerse our interns in roles that will broaden their experience, develop their leadership skills, bring their book learning to life on our products, systems and processes and make an impact on our business. The goal is prepare them for a full time role in one of our leadership programs upon graduation.
Essential Responsibilities

Engineering, software/computer science, & supply chain majors can experience full-time summer assignments in design, software development, product testing, commercial operations, manufacturing, quality, field services, materials, sourcing, EHS, heat transfer, fluid mechanics, stress analysis, diesel engine engineering, software and systems engineering, reliability, supply chain, manufacturing, quality, and several other areas.
The goal of our summer intern program is to immerse our interns in roles that will broaden their experience, develop their leadership skills, bring their book learning to life on our products, systems and processes and make an impact on our business. The goal is prepare them for a full time role in one of our leadership programs upon graduation.

Experienced GE managers mentor student contributions and support their technical and professional development during their GE intern assignments. In addition to valuable work experience, students have the opportunity to build leadership and functional skills through community service, training workshops on Lean / Six Sigma methodologies, resume writing, presentation skills, communicating in the workplace, interviewing skills, finance for engineers, EHS and other selected topics. Some assignments may require moderate travel.
Qualifications/Requirements

Must have and maintain at least a 3.0 cumulative GPA on a 4.0 scale after completing full year of college (or equivalent)
Must be enrolled in a nationally accredited engineering degree program, computer/software science, or supply chain management program

ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS
Preference will be given to students pursuing the following degrees: Electrical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Computer Information Systems, IT Security, Informatics, Information Science/Technology, Management Information Systems, Software Engineering, Security and Risk Analysis , Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering or Supply Chain Management.
Completed one full year of college (rising Sophomore)

Additional Eligibility Qualifications : 

·  Legal authorization to work in the U.S. is required. We will not sponsor individuals for employment visas, now or in the future, for this job 
·  Any offer of employment is contingent upon the successful completion of a background investigation and drug screen
Desired Characteristics

·  Willingness to take roles at any of our Transportation locations; reliable transportation will be necessary for most of our sites 
·  Strong commitment to career in engineering, software/IT or manufacturing 
·  Demonstrated creative/analytic problem solving and proactive learning 
·  Strong knowledge of computer and Microsoft Office suite 
·  Willingness and ability to learn from others 
·  Demonstrated leadership and a team player 
·  Excellent interpersonal and communication skills 
·  One who strives for academic success 
·  Resilience - Sees changing business needs as an opportunity
About Us

GE is the world's Digital Industrial Company, transforming industry with software-defined machines and solutions that are connected, responsive and predictive. Through our people, leadership development, services, technology and scale, GE delivers better outcomes for global customers by speaking the language of industry.
GE offers a great work environment, professional development, challenging careers, and competitive compensation. GE is anEqual Opportunity Employer . Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.
Additional Eligibility Qualifications

GE will only employ those who are legally authorized to work in the United States for this opening.
Primary Country

United States
Primary State/Province

Pennsylvania
Primary City

Erie