Engineering Co-Op

At Tenneco, we don’t follow industry standards; we set them, and we don’t settle for being best-in-class because we hustle to be better than best-in-class. Whether it’s our Core Values – radical candor, simplify, organizational velocity, tenacious execution and win – or our Get Stuff Done (GSD) mindset, we’re determined to become the most trusted partner and best manufacturer and distributor to the transportation industry.

With a product portfolio as expansive as it is innovative, an obsessive commitment to quality and excellence, and a global presence, we’re all about getting stuff done, so we can win.

How do we make it happen? Through the Tenneco Way. Fueled by our Core Values, a winning mindset and a relentless commitment to excellence, the Tenneco Way is how we win. It’s what keeps Team Tenneco bold, driven, and unapologetically focused on pushing past limits and redefining success.

Here, you’ll work alongside a team of relentless problem-solvers who are committed to making a tangible impact. If you’re ready to break boundaries, deliver results, and enjoy the ride along the way, you’ll thrive here.

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The ultimate responsibility of these positions is to service customers and to participate in running the Friction Products business. The business situation and individual skills may dictate the method of meeting these responsibilities, but the result will always be superior customer service and the advancement of the business.

The Co-op engineer will develop a role in the design and development process of friction products for our customers.  This work may include customer requirements definition, material selection, dynamometer and vehicle validation testing, failure analysis and simultaneous engineering with the manufacturing plant.

The Co-op engineer is responsible for actively participating in the customer teams.  As a member of these teams, he/she is challenged to manage the current business situation as well as setting the future direction of the business.

Key Responsibilities:

• Obtain fundamental knowledge of Automotive brake systems
  • Dynamometer testing (build-up, process, report creation, and script creation)
  • Vehicle testing (build-up, process, vehicle test driving, report creation, and script creation)
• Develop a working knowledge of friction materials through testing and analysis
• Prepare test requests and sample orders per direction from Application Engineers, Test Engineers and Product Development
• Travel to support business needs
• Ability to read and understand part drawings
• Work with manufacturing facility to understand the prototype and production processes
• Support APQP deliverables
• Complete Skills Matrix deliverables for AE1

Equal opportunity employer as to all protected groups, including protected veterans and individuals with disabilities