Intermittent Worker

🇺🇸 Canton, Mississippi 🕑 Temporary 💰 TBD 💻 Other 🗓️ September 20th, 2026

Higher Ed

Edtech.com's Summary

Mississippi State University is hiring a Intermittent Worker to support engineering and technical-assistance projects at its Center for Advanced Vehicular Systems Extension (CAVS-E) in Canton, MS. The role sets up and integrates automated manufacturing equipment in CAVS-E's Experiential Learning Lab and helps deliver professional development training like Lean and Six Sigma. It's a Fall 2026 internship that gives engineering and manufacturing students hands-on exposure to real industrial projects.

Highlights

Sets up and integrates automation equipment, including PLCs, collaborative robots, autonomous mobile robots, vision systems, and industrial sensors, in CAVS-E's Experiential Learning Lab.
Performs engineering project work supporting industrial clients and public-sector partners across Mississippi.
Supports delivery of professional development training such as Lean, Six Sigma, and Problem Solving workshops.
Assists with K-12 outreach related to Industry 4.0 advanced technology.
Demonstrates automation technologies to industry partners and helps design custom automation solutions.
Documents project results and the benefits delivered to customers.
Runs for the Fall 2026 semester and is capped at 720 hours for the fiscal year.
Requires students to have completed their freshman year in an engineering, manufacturing, mechatronics, or maintenance program with a 3.0 GPA minimum.
Involves considerable physical activity, including lifting up to 50 pounds.
Based on-site at CAVS-E in Canton, Mississippi.