Production Development Engineering Intern (Co-op), Winter 2027

Mississauga · USD 26-30 / hour · Onsite · Posted Oct 19, 2026

At a glance

We’re on a mission to reinvent the way people buy, sell, and own cars. Are you game?
Clutch is Canada’s largest online used car retailer, delivering a seamless, hassle-free car-buying experience to drivers everywhere. Customers can browse thousands of cars from the comfort of their home, get the right one delivered to their door, and enjoy peace of mind with our 10-Day Money-Back Guarantee… and that’s just the beginning.
Named five years in a row to the Globe & Mail’s list of the Top Growing Companies in Canada and also awarded spots on Deloitte’s Technology Fast 50™ and Fast 500™ lists, we’re looking to add curious, hard-working, and driven individuals to our growing team.
Headquartered in Toronto, Clutch was founded in 2017 and currently services Ontario, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, British Columbia, and Prince Edward Island. Clutch is backed by several world-class investors, including Altos Ventures, Canaan Partners, BMO Capital, iA Financial, and FJ Labs. To learn more, visit clutch.ca.

As a Production Development Engineering Intern (Co-op) at Clutch, you will tackle unique operational engineering problems within a fast-paced automotive reconditioning facility.
You will own one main project from start to finish, such as designing standardized work, analyzing bottlenecks, improving facility layouts, or supporting capital projects, while presenting your achievements to the executive team.

Time-study a process within production areas like Inspection, Mechanical, or Detail, separate value-adding steps, and write standard work.
Use production data to map cycle time and wait time across stations, find bottlenecks, and test fixes on the floor.
Break down why cars fail QC or require rework, identify top causes, and implement measurable changes with mechanics and leads.
Redesign a bay or work area in CAD and make the data-backed case for it.
Help scope equipment or facility projects by gathering vendor quotes and tracking timelines and budgets.
Present your achievements and project results to the executive team and engineering leadership at the end of your co-op.

Currently enrolled in Mechanical, Mechatronics, Management, Systems Design, or a related engineering program.
Comfortable working with data in Excel or Google Sheets, including pivot tables, charts, and basic formulas.
Some exposure to CAD such as SolidWorks, AutoCAD, Fusion 360, or similar through coursework, a design team, or a previous co-op.
Happy to spend a large part of your day on a shop floor, asking mechanics questions and listening to their answers.
Clear communicator who can explain a recommendation to both an operator and a director.

A previous co-op in manufacturing, automotive, logistics, or operations.
Coursework in operations research, lean manufacturing, or statistics (SPC, Pareto).
Experience on a student design team, such as Formula Electric or Midnight Sun.
Python or SQL experience, or experience using AI tools to speed up analysis.