Project Engineering -Plastic Injection Molding
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Experience Information
Employer: Royal Technologies Corporation
Job Title: Project Engineer
Major: Product Design and Manufacturing Engineering
Received Credit: Yes
Paid: Yes
Abroad: No
Description of the Organization
Royal Technologies offers injection molding, urethane molding and assembly operations to customers. Royal is headquartered in Hudsonville, MI with manufacturing plants in Hudsonville, Cullman, AL and Mission, TX. Royal is an employee owned company. Royal has a few thousand employees. Some of our customers consist of Ford, Herman Miller, Steelcase, Bose and Mercedes.
Description of the Tasks/Projects Completed
My third coop was focused on project engineering. This job was exciting and I learned a lot of valuable skills related to polymer processing and program management. I worked with other engineers on two main projects and was given a lot of independence with tasks. Each day was different and dependent on the task at hand and customer demands.
Skills/Knowledge Gained Through The Experience
I learned effective organizational skills to manage a 20 tool program launch. I learned PPAP documentation, troubleshooting of tooling issues, AAR process, etc. This process mostly helped me develop critical thinking skills and time management skills. Throughout this coop I was intensely busy - I learned valuable skills related to task delegation and organization.
Favorite Part of the Experience
The independence was my favorite part. My mentors/boss had enough confidence in me to let me run with projects with little supervision. When new items would come to me I would ask necessary questions and then be on my way. If I didn't know something I would ask questions and get help. For the most part I was operating autonomously and providing a positive contribution to the team.
How the Experience Influenced Future Career Goals
This experience helped show me that I have the necessary organizational skills to handle larger projects. This shows that my technical skills and my organizational skills can be valuable to me in the work force.