Associate Product Engineering Intern (Summer 2023)

Panasonic – EMCD Associate Product Engineering Intern

Every moment of every day, people all over the world turn to Panasonic to make their lives simpler, more enjoyable, more productive and more secure. Since our founding almost a century ago, we’ve been committed to improving peoples’ lives and making the world a better place–one customer, one business, one innovative leap at a time. Come join our journey. 


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What You'll Get to Do:

Sales and Product Strategy Planning:

• Help create, implement, and manage assigned product strategy to product teams, business development BDM team, direct sales teams, indirect sales team Reps, and customers
• Technical Support for assigned product with supervision
• Assist with determining and implementing market strategies on how we should compete against our competitors
• Help to analyze, develop, and support product price strategies while achieving the profit goals of the Corporation
• Contribute to the achievement business objectives on a monthly, quarterly, and annual basis
• Work with Product Supervision to coordinate with Division factories on product; pricing, promotion, new product development, delivery issues
• Support the development of competitive analysis and product cross-references
• Help to define and investigate potential target markets and customers
• Support Marketing to development product advertising, press releases, and promotional campaigns, etc

Product knowledge:

• Provide technical support for Bluetooth low energy, Wi-Fi modules and Tactile switches products to design in Panasonic Products
• Perform product analysis or research to determine future product development requirements for NA markets
• Provide support with the analysis and reporting of product claim issues
• Assist the Product Manager and team members in special projects
• Account Communication / Customer Relationship
• Assist in the development and implementation of product training for business development BDM team, direct sales teams, indirect sales team (Reps), and customers
• Support the communication with factories to obtain the necessary information for new opportunities
• Help Product Team with customer engineering and manufacturing personnel at Automation Control Business Division in Japan
• Potential visits target market and customer to summarize customer’s demand

Lab Support:

• Perform product reliability testing as needed
• Support failure analysis and reporting of claim issues

What You'll Bring:

Education and Experience:

• Currently pursuing Electrical or Mechanical Engineering undergraduate or graduate degree

Competencies:

• Strategic planning
• Proficient with Excel and Access
• Market trends analysis
• Analytical, attention to detail and follow through
• Multi-tasking with disciplined time management
• Creative contributor and team player oriented

Communications:

• Excellent presentation design and delivery skills in technical writing setting
• Strong technical writing ability
• Strong listening skills

Panasonic is proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender identity, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, and any other characteristic protected by law or company policy. All qualified individuals are required to perform the essential functions of the job with or without reasonable accommodation. Pre-employment drug testing is required for safety sensitive positions or as may otherwise be required by contract or law. Due to the high volume of responses, we will only be able to respond to candidates of interest. All candidates must have valid authorization to work in the U.S. Thank you for your interest in Panasonic Corporation of North America