Esha Kamran, Engineering Entrepreneurship, Mechanical Track, Class of 2028

Where are you interning, and what is your role?

I am currently interning at Comet Tool Co in Pitman as a product design engineer intern.

What projects or assignments are you working on?

I work at a plastic injection molding company so a lot of my projects consist of working on designing punches, dies, molds, and ejector plates and making CAD assemblies of them all fitting together in the molding machine.

What does a typical day look like?

A typical day looks like sitting at my desk on solidworks fixing tolerances and then going out to play with my boss’s dog in the hallway and then going back to my desk to finish my drawing, plot it out on a super big piece of paper bigger than me, and submitting it for review.

What Rowan class or experience has helped you most?

The Rowan class that has helped me the most is Manufacturing & Measurement Techniques as that is the class where I gained most of my solidworks knowledge.

What new technical or professional skills have you developed?

I have developed the skill of making assemblies in solidworks.

What has surprised you about working in the mechanical engineering field?

What has surprised me the most is the size of the machines I work with. Even to create something as small as a jar cap, a machine bigger than a car is required.

How has a faculty member or mentor supported you?

Professor Oestreich has constantly supported me by always guiding me in the right direction and going out of his way to help me without me even having to ask for anything if he sees something wrong. If something is wrong in my curriculum or registration, he notices it before I even do. He is always looking out for his students as if they are his own children and always checking up on them. You can tell he really wants everyone in the e-ship program to be successful. He always responds to his students when they are in a pinch, whether it be 6 am in the morning or 11 pm at night. There has never been a time where he hasn't responded to me. He is also always constantly sending out job applications too to keep his students in good shape career-wise too. If you are submitting a job application or a scholarship application that requires a recommendation letter, he will write it. He has never said no to me. He excels as an advisor in every possible aspect and probably does not even realize the huge impact he makes on his students lives. He has never made me feel like a pester, which is something I can not say for all professors.

What advice would you give another student pursuing an internship?

Focus on taking the time out to get to know people rather than just mass sending out cold applications online. I got my internship by messaging someone on LinkedIn, and employers interview those more often who talk to them at career fairs and resume intake events.

Complete the sentence: “This summer, I am helping to…”

...produce molds for the injecting machines.