R&D/Engineering Co-op (Summer 2025)

Atlas Web Technologies – a Division of Atlas Roofing Corporation – focuses on the development and manufacture of state-of-the-art substrate product solutions for the building, construction, lamination, and original equipment management (OEM) industries. The solutions are derived from the three primary technologies: recycled paper, coated non-wovens, and hybrids of these base technologies. Atlas Web Technologies products are suitable for everything from packaging to roofing underlayments, buildings to automobiles, furniture table pads to lamination.

Atlas Roofing Corporation, a privately owned company, established in 1982, is an international and multi-divisional manufacturer of roofing, sheathing, facer, and insulation product solutions.

Atlas Web Technologies is seeking an Engineering Co-op for the Meridian, MS facility.

Atlas provides an opportunity for students to accelerate their personal and professional growth via transformational experiential learning opportunities. Students working at Atlas are connected, challenged, and coached by experienced Atlas Learning Partners who have been carefully selected by Atlas Leadership to support, sponsor, and shape the next generation of early talent for Atlas.

The Engineering Co-Op Program opportunity is located at our Manufacturing Facilities in Meridian, Mississippi.

The primary focus of the Engineering Co-Op program is to provide hands-on learning and practical experience to engineering students enrolled in a cooperative education program at an accredited college or university. By developing engineering capability in design, development, product knowledge, problem solving and technical support, engineering students participating in Atlas’s Engineering Co-Op Program provide invaluable assistance to Atlas’s engineering community while working in one of the following engineering areas during their co-op work term:

• Quality Engineering
• Manufacturing Engineering
• Environmental, Health and Safety
• Maintenance Operations
  
  

We are proud of our team, and believe our people are our greatest asset. We offer a competitive salary. Candidates must be U.S. Citizens or Permanent Residents.

Primary Responsibilities

• Promote a safe working environment, complies with proper use of PPE, reports incidents, and participates in functional department safety meetings. Exhibits good environmental practices and procedures consistent with job(s) performed and EMS (Environmental Management System) requirements.
• Participate in sample builds, teardowns, testing, and inspections.
• Participate, support, and lead assigned projects in continuous improvement which include quality, safety, cost, and productivity improvements.
• Assist in gathering data, analyzing, and drawing engineering conclusions.
• Assist in gathering information on standardization, new technologies, and cost reduction ideas.
• Responsible for test setup, execution, data collection, and reporting.
• Organize and prioritize work requests to meet project timing requirements.
• Develop and implement efficiency, cost, and quality improvement ideas.
• Apply knowledge in engineering procedures, tools, and engineering process development.
• Conduct problem solving investigations and troubleshooting to assure root cause is identified, counter measures and recurrence prevention are fully implemented.
• Support and participate in quality and CARE improvement initiatives directly or indirectly.
• Providing technical support and analytical analysis for material issues.
  
  

Education And/or Experience

• Must be a full-time undergraduate student, enrolled in a cooperative education program at an accredited college or university.
• Must be at least a sophomore, and able to complete a minimum of two work rotations.
• Must maintain a 2.5 or higher GPA.
  
  

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Ability to work independently and in a team-based environment.
• Computer skills required include Excel, Word, Power Point, AutoCAD
• Excellent verbal, written and interpersonal communication skills.
• Excellent problem solving and analytical skills.
• Effective time management skills.
• Problem solving, project management and communication skills are all necessary, plus the ability to generate accurate and concise technical reports.
  
  

Physical Demand and Work Environment

• General office environment. Personal protective equipment required when in manufacturing areas.
• Must be able to constantly sit, flex/extend wrist, and/or twist/turn/tilt neck.
• Must be able to occasionally stand, walk, and lift, carry, push/pull up to 10 pounds.
• Repetitive computer and administrative tasks require constant hand activity, including gripping/grasping, writing and/or typing.
• Must have following sensory functions: color vision, hearing, and speech.
• Ability to work in fast paced environment.
  
  

Total Compensation

• Atlas Roofing Corporation offers a competitive compensation and vacation/holiday package as well as a comprehensive benefits program including Medical, Dental, Vision, Life/AD&D/LTD insurance, 401k and Medical & Dependent Care Spending Accounts.
  
  

Atlas Roofing Corporation is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer.

No calls or agencies please.