About the position
Komatsu America Corp. has a great development opportunity for a recently graduated or graduating mechanical engineering college student. The individual will be immersed in an intense, highly structured learning environment where the candidate can assimilate to the Komatsu culture and make an important contribution during a targeted thirty-six (36) month rotation program. This Development Associate will participate in an enhanced training program that will prepare for the candidate's full-time placement into one following core areas of the business within Komatsu's Product and Aftermarket Support Division: Marketing Engineering, Product Marketing, Intelligent Machine Control (iMC), Product Technical Support, and Quality Engineering. During the rotation, the candidate may have to relocate to one of our manufacturing plants and/or distributors located within the US in order to gain exposure from these critical areas of our business for a period of time.
Requirements
- BS in Electrical, Mechanical, Civil, Mining Engineering, Agricultural Mechanization or Technical Systems Management from an accredited college/university
- Minimum GPA of 3.0+
- Entry Level, recently graduated or graduating engineering student
- Prior experience with work study programs, school or volunteer leadership roles, participated on teams or in clubs, professional organizations, etc. preferred
- Prior internship with a heavy equipment or automotive manufacturer a plus
- Excellent written and verbal communications
- Ability to multi-task, manage multiple deadlines and work and thrive in a fast paced environment
- Ability to handle pressure
- Strong motivation to make contributions to Komatsu and to drive results
- Interest in capital goods / heavy equipment (Construction, Forestry and Mining Support Equipment)
- CAD experience, preferably ProE/Creo
- High proficiency in Microsoft Office specifically with Pivot Tables, Vlook ups and other reporting tools
- Strong analytical and problem solving skills
- Proven/completed software development projects a plus
Benefits
- Comprehensive medical and dental coverage
- Retirement benefits
- Reimbursement for certain educational expenses - including tuition
- Bonus based on overall corporate and individual performance or at the discretion of Komatsu
