Intern, Engineer New Product Development/Design to Value (NPD/DTV)
 Dover Corp | |
 United States, Virginia, Chester | |
 Oct 27, 2026 | |
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Job Title:Intern EngineerNew Product Development/Design to Value (NPD/DTV) Location: Richmond, VA The role: We are seeking a Mechanical Engineering Intern to support New Product Development (NPD) of refrigerated merchandisers and Design to Value (DTV) cost reduction opportunities on existing product lines. Responsibilities: * Component and sub-assembly level part development using SolidWorks design software * Validation of design concepts through mechanical and performance testing in coordination with Engineering Test Lab * Integration of design for manufacture/design for assembly (DFM/DFA) methodologies through collaboration with Manufacturing Engineering * Application of value engineering methodologies to optimize new and existing product cost * Internal and cross-functional communication to progress designs from concept to working prototypes * Release of engineering documentation through change control process: models, drawings, bills of materials, etc What are the basic qualifications? * Rising Junior or Senior currently pursuing BS in Mechanical Engineering * SolidWorks design experience * MS Office experience * Component level testing via simulation, prototyping, design of experiments, etc * Critical thinking, trouble-shooting and problem-solving What are the preferred qualifications? * Sheet metal and weldment design experience * Working knowledge of refrigeration systems and components * Knowledge of heat transfer, thermodynamics and fluids How We Define Our Values and Why You Should Join Our Team: The backbone behind our collection of outstanding businesses is a team of dedicated employees who protect and enhance our valued reputation for quality and delivering what we promise. It's our values that define Dover to all of our key audiences: our shareholders, customers, prospective employees and especially to ourselves. These values must be expressed in our work and embody our actions, as they form the basis by which we do our jobs, make decisions and measure our performance. It's our unwavering commitment to maintaining our values that defines who we are as a Company.
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