Mechanical Engineering Co-ops

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Who hires Mechanical Engineering co-ops?
Some recent companies include: Applied Materials Boeing BWXT Pantex Caterpillar Center for Electromechanics City of Fort Worth Dow Chemical Dupont ExxonMobil Flowserve General Motors Halliburton IBM	Kimberly-Clark L-3 Communications Lockheed Martin Lower Colorado River Authority Lyondell-Citgo Refining National Instruments Raytheon Sino Swearingen Aircraft Company Stewart & Stevenson Texas Instruments UT Medical Branch
What do ME co-ops do? UT Austin’s Mechanical Engineering co-ops have: Designed a holding fixture for missile payload; fabricated parts; and ordered hardware, assembly, and testing (Raytheon). Redesigned a machine in the production line to improve operator safety (Kimberly-Clark). Improved the layout of tooling services in the GM Powertrain facility to accommodate a planned increase in production (General Motors). What do ME co-ops have to say about their experience? “My co-op was with a medical devices company, and it reinforced that I really enjoy that kind of work, and I intend to pursue work in that industry beyond graduation. If I hadn’t done a co-op I think I would be more likely to consider any industry just to have a job; however, through co-oping I discovered an industry that I can be passionate about.” - Roy Taylor, Centerpulse Special Advising Information Co-op experience can count toward Professional Engineering licensure.