Internship Program

Benefits:

Becoming an intern with the MESS is an opportunity like no other. You will gain:

  • Hands on experience
  • Leadership opportunities
  • Senior Design Support
  • Confidence
  • Develop Job References

What we look for in a supervisor:

  • Emphasis on safety
  • A great attitude
  • Listening and learning skills
  • Communication skills

Want to become a supervisor? Here are the steps:

  1. Let the general manager (jsgerso@clemson.edu) know of your interest in becoming a supervisor.
  2. Complete all of your certs.
  3. Any student will all cert complete may begin their internship. This details 10 hours of shadowing in order to complete all intern requirements.
  4. Upon completion of your certifications, a final exam will be conducted by the general manager.
  5. If necessary, interns that pass the final exam will take part in an interview with the general manager and the tooling manager.
  6. Once candidates are selected, they will meet with the lab coordinator, Dr. Byrd for the final approval.
  7. If your application is approved, congratulations! You will start working as a shop supervisor in conjunction with a current supervisor for the rest of the semester.

Please plan accordingly to how long the entire internship process takes:

Certifications
Shop Pass: ~30 minutes

Green Cert: ~1 Hour

Blue Cert: ~2-3 Hours

Purple Cert: ~1-2 Hours

Orange Cert: ~2 Hours



Shadowing
10 hours