**9907BR** **PRS Facility Location:** EMD HQ LaGrange, IL - 400 **Job Purpose:** Provide a student pursuing an undergraduate degree or in a graduate program with practical work experience to supplement an academic field of study. Position would normally be a temporary assignment to be utilized during student’s vacation period. Work involves a substantial variety of administrative and technical duties with instruction from supervisor. **Req ID:** 9907BR **Company Description:** Progress Rail, a Caterpillar company, is an integrated rolling stock and infrastructure provider, delivering a full range of products and services to domestic and international railroad customers. Our customers enjoy one-stop shopping and comprehensive cradle-to-grave railway solutions - whether it rolls on the rail or is the rail itself. From locomotives, transit, freight cars and engines, to tracks, signals and advanced technology, we ensure customers can count on us to meet all their rail needs. Forging the bridge between ideas and success, our talented and innovative team members work together to address the challenges of the rail industry today, ensuring success for the future. As part of a vibrant, global network of business operations, each and every member of our team is important to our success. With headquarters in Albertville, Ala., more than 7,000 dedicated employees serve customers through a network of close to 150 locations around the world. For more information, visit www.progressrail.com and follow @Progress_Rail on Twitter and YouTube. **Education / Training:** Required: • Pursuing an engineering college degree; • Statistical training. **Job Title:** Reliability Analyst Intern **City:** La Grange **Key Job Elements:** • Complete assignments within a department or activity which utilizes the employee’s academic discipline; • Assist in test data collection and analysis to fulfill Closed Loop Corrective Action process; • Assist development of reliability mathematical models; • Develop and present reliability analyses; • Maintain reports for management review; • Application of statistics to problem solving; • Work cooperatively and efficiently with other personnel; • Work with product design engineers to develop and implement reliability-based verification artifacts; • Adaptability and flexibility to work in a dynamic environment. **Qualifications and Experience:** Required: • Knowledge of standard Microsoft applications; • Medium level of interpersonal skills to work effectively with others; • Medium level of analytical ability where problems are unusual and difficult; • Derive, validate and document failure rates, modes and effects at product level. Preferred: • Understanding of Failure Modes and Effects Analysis; • Experience with Closed Loop Corrective Action System for failure analysis and corrective action; • Understanding with Weibull analyses; • Strong interpersonal skills including working in a cross-functional team environment; • Understanding of problem solving, root cause analysis and experience with segregating reliability failures from manufacturing defects and misdiagnosis. Essential and Physical Activities Functions • Strength – This is a traditional office setting and requires the occasional lifting of weight of 50lbs. Lifting boxes of paper; • Motion – This is a traditional office setting and requires the use of a computer, keyboard and other equipment. Employee will be sitting the majority of the day with occasional walking, climbing, squatting, kneeling and driving; • Vision/Hearing Requirements – Must be able to communicate with customers and coworkers and utilize all office equipment; • Work Environment – Work is in office sitting and not exposed to extremes of heat and cold. The position may require some work on the manufacturing floor that could expose candidate to all environmental aspects; • Emotional Demands – Employee is expected to quickly pick up tasks in a fast-paced office environment and maybe required to give presentation, speak in public and work in teams; • Safety – This is not a safety sensitive position. The position will require the use of all site-specific PPE. **EEO:** Equal Opportunity Employer – Race/Color/Sex/Religion/National Origin/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity/Vets/Disabilities **Benefits:** + Competitive Salary + 401(k) plan with up to 6% company match (no waiting period with immediate vesting) + Medical/Dental/Vision/Life/Disability Insurance + Supplemental Accident, Critical Care, and Hospital Insurance available along with an HDHP and HSA with seed money + Flexible Spending Accounts + Paid Vacation + Paid Holidays + Paid Time-Off (PTO) + Employee Assistance Plan + Education Assistance Program + Employee Recognition Programs + Site specific Production and Incentive Plans + Site specific Step and Skill Level Wage Adjustment Plans + Site Specific Relocation and Sign-on Bonus Programs _*Benefits eligibility varies by job position, full-time/part-time and regular/temporary status. The provisions of the plan documents control such benefits._ **Job Category:** Administrative / Support / Communications **Work Location Options:** LaGrange **State::** Illinois **Summary Pay Range:** $22.16 - $36.90