Engineering Portfolio
MECOP INTERNSHIP PROGRAM
Formerly known as the Multiple Engineering Cooperative Program. MECOP is a prestigious, paid internship program sponsored by Oregon industries. The program represents a collaborative effort between Oregon State University, Portland State University, Oregon Tech, University of Portland, and more than 150 northwest companies and municipalities.
The MECOP program is available to students enrolled in various disciplines relating to the engineering industry, a few of which include:
Accounting
Chemical Engineering
Civil Engineering
Computer Science
Electrical Engineering
Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering
Marketing
Mechanical Engineering
Project Management
Prior to internship placement, all member companies and students are required to participate in a series of events with the aim of matching interns with employers. The first of which is a social gathering/job fair to introduce students and member organizations. The second being interviews for internship placement. Each student is interviewed by a panel consisting of industry representatives looking for a student in their discipline. Following interviews, industry reps select their students through a lottery process, followed by placement announcements sent to students after the event.
To ensure a diverse experience, participating students are required to intern at two different companies in an effort to give the students as much real-world experience as possible and to expose students to different work cultures and industries.
MY INTERNSHIPS
GENENTECH
In my first six-month internship, I worked for Genentech, a biotechnology company dedicated to pursuing groundbreaking science to discover and develop medicines for people with serious and life-threatening diseases. I worked as a mechanical design intern at Genenchtech's Hillsboro Technical Operations location. This site is home to a state-of-the-art fill/finish facility, warehousing, and distribution center. I worked primarily within the packaging department, where my main project was to design a jig that would allow for consistent placement of a mechanism on a production line machine. I also designed and 3D printed components helping to improve the efficiency of various manual processes on the production floor. Outside of the packaging department, I worked on a research and development project designing an end effector for the palatalization of products. Within aseptic operations, I designed specialized component organizers promoting 5S principles and ensuring process efficiency.
Due to confidentiality I am unable to share my MECOP report from my time at Genentech.
TEKTRONIX COMPONENT SOLUTIONS
In my second six-month internship, I worked for Tektronix Component Solutions (CSO), a microelectronics manufacturer that uses advanced manufacturing techniques to assemble high-performance microelectronics for government and military contracts. I worked as a mechanical design intern on the Mechanical Design Team at CSO. Our team supported the manufacturing floor in a variety of different capacities, from designing and implementing new manufacturing processes and fixturing. To retrofitting existing systems to allow for improved efficiencies. My main project involved implementing a second aligner system on the production floor. This included early design changes, bill of materials generation, vendor selection/request for quote, and Assembly. Another project I worked on was the redesign of the existing Electro-Optical Module carrier allowing for integration into existing systems while preventing lead and fiber damages. This redesign became a complex optimization problem.
If you are interested in learning more about my experience and projects while interning at Tektronix feel free to read more in the Internship Report linked below.