Herman Miller CoOp Fall 2022
Dylan
Experience Information
Employer: Herman Miller
Job Title: Manufacturing Engineering CoOp
Major: Product Design and Manufacturing Engineering
Received Credit: Yes
Paid: Yes
Abroad: No
Description of the Organization
Herman Miller is a global company that employs 8,000 people. It is one of the largest office furniture companies in the world.
Description of the Tasks/Projects Completed
I worked as the primary operations engineering support for the machining area in Casegoods manufacturing. I also helped integrate 3D printing into the plant and trained some of the engineers at the plant on 3D printing common practices and modeling.
Skills/Knowledge Gained Through The Experience
I learned a lot about project management and how to collaborate with highly technical people without knowing the details of their work.
Favorite Part of the Experience
I really enjoyed teaching people about 3D printing and sharing a passion of mine with them.
How the Experience Influenced Future Career Goals
I learned that manufacturing engineering isn't where I want my career to go, however, I have developed respect for what my coworkers and I have done. I had a completely different idea of what manufacturing engineering was before this CoOp.
Internship Format
In Person