Electrical Engineering Intern

Vitamix is unquestionably the premium brand of high-performance “blenders,” and known for its top-notch company culture and climate. It is an important component of what makes Vitamix unique and successful, and the reason why Vitamix is recognized as a Top Workplace, NorthCoast99 Winner, and Smart Culture Award recipient.

Throughout its 101-year history, Vitamix has encouraged and promoted healthy lifestyles for both its customers and employees. Employees enjoy multiple wellness programs and perks, a free Vitamix machine, and an onsite fitness center. Vitamix also offers a flexible work environment, great work culture, healthy living initiatives like fitness reimbursements, and opportunities for advancement.

For consumers, Vitamix can be found domestically in places like William Sonoma, Sur la Table, Crate & Barrel, Target, Amazon, and at Vitamix.com, and is in over 130 countries around the world.

Ultimately, Vitamix is the Global-leader in high-performance blending solutions for home and commercial use, is preferred by chefs and is found in many of top restaurants around the world. It is relied upon by culinary schools in the U.S. and has been used to train thousands of students and master chefs worldwide. If it is not a Vitamix, it’s just a blender.

Vitamix is seeking an Electrical Engineering, NPD intern to support the development of new products. This can include defining customer needs, developing concepts that meet the need, vetting concepts through analytical or empirical means to propose final solutions to the business, and integrating the solution into manufacturing for launch readiness. The intern, through their work, will participate in Vitamix’s stage gate process, which is the process utilized for developing and commercializing products.  They will be expected to document their work per department standards, and present results, conclusions and recommendations to project stakeholders. Additionally, they will be expected to collaborate with other departments in the execution of projects. The successful candidate will be in the process of pursuing a Bachelor’s in Electrical Engineering or Computer Science Engineering with a strong desire to collaborate and develop new products.

Duties & Responsibilities:

• Support the development of new products including, but not limited to, defining customer needs, developing concepts that meet the need, vetting concepts through analytical or empirical means to propose final solutions to the business, and integrating the solution into manufacturing for launch readiness.
• Participates in Vitamix’s stage gate process (process for developing and commercializing products).
• Documents work per department standards and presents results, conclusions and recommendations to stakeholders.
• Collaborates with other departments in the execution with projects.
• The candidate should have an interest to develop in, and support the following areas:
  • Determining hardware and software requirements for the design
  • Researching electrical components required to fulfill product needs
  • Developing schematics, wiring diagrams and other system documentation
  • Developing state machines for operation of the system and sub-systems
  • Testing
    • Testing functionality of the system and sub-systems to the requirements,
    • Creating/Maintaining test fixtures
    • Collecting and analyzing test data

 The ideal candidate will also possess:

• Alignment with Vitamix’s culture and Guiding Principles which defines its Purpose, Mission, and Values.
• Expertise around Vitamix competencies: Conscientiousness, Customer Thinking & Focus, Team Orientation, Drive for results, Adapting to Change
• Candidates should be interested in developing skills in the following areas: (i.e. these skills are not pre-requisites):
  • Microsoft Office tools (Word, Outlook, PowerPoint, and Excel)
  • Working with electrical and electronic systems,
  • Designing circuit boards
  • Soldering, harness/cable assembly creation
  • Instrumentation tools, such as digital multi-meters and oscilloscopes
  • PLC’s and Arduino-based microcontrollers,
  • Programming in C/C , Ladder Logic, and basic-like scripting language
  •  Electric motors, and motor controls
• Possesses and displays excellent verbal and written communication skills with ability to convey information in a clear, focused and concise manner
• Demonstrated ability to interface and maintain effective relationships with all levels of employees in a team-oriented environment
• High level of professionalism and maturity
• Ability to effectively prioritize and execute tasks on time and to required specifications
• A student in process of pursuing a B.S. in Electrical Engineering, or Computer Science Engineering at an ABET accredited university, or a student who has completed their B.S. in one of the aforementioned disciplines and who is in the process of completing a Master’s Degree in an Engineering discipline

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Reasonable Accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.