Description:
The student will be exposed to new product content, involved in projects, and engage in collaborative department work. The intent is to develop the candidate to lead their own project if possible. The Co-op will support the launch and change coordinators with activities to verify the bill of material and demand logic changes for vehicle production. The student’s projects will involve development and optimizing of data analytical systems to improve processes and reporting.
The qualified co-op should expect to contribute & improve in the following functions:
- Support Launch and Change Coordinators with engineering changes:
- Create, manage, and validate component overviews for specific parts of the car
- Contribute to Test Car BOM (Bill of Material) validation, where the new design changes are verified (i.e. the correct part is systematically steered to the correct vehicle)
- Support the coordination of Line Trials, where new parts are physically tested in the production environment
- Investigate design topics through data analysis
- Report generation and maintenance
- Other duties as assigned by management and/or mentors
Qualifications:
- Majors: Pursuing a BS or Graduate Degree in Industrial Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Systems Engineering, Business Management, Operations Management, MIS (Management Information Systems), Computer Science or other relevant degrees.
- Skills:
- MS Excel and Office Suite knowledge
- Strong computer aptitude (ability to learn BMW Group systems, SAP, SQL, etc.)
- Project Management
- Planning and Organizational skills; able to manage many projects and responsibilities in a structured manner
- Ability to work independently and show initiative
- VBA (or Python) and JAVA skills preferred
- Knowledge or experience of manufacturing processes and workflows preferred
- German language is a plus
- Possess a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0 (not just in major)
- Have enrolled student status at an accredited four-year college or university in the United States
- Completed at least 30 credit hours at time of application
- Ability to work full-time on-site (40 hours/week)
- Transfer studets must have a GPA from current university
- MUST ATTACH A COPY OF UNOFFICIAL TRANSCRIPT
- Complete and pass a substance abuse test before the work term
- WORK TERM DATES ARE January 12th- May 15th, 2026.
- Must be an enrolled student during all three rotations
