Cooperative Education Program
Robert Bosch LLC

Robert Bosch, Anderson
Arial view of Robert Bosch facility in Anderson, SC

Location:
Anderson, SC 29621

Company Overview:
BOSCH - Invented For Life

In 1886, Robert Bosch founded the "Workshops for Precision Engineering and Electrical Engineering" in Stuttgart, Germany.  Since then, Bosch has grown into a global leader through its dedication to innovation and quality engineering.  Bosch is one of the companies with the most patent applications worldwide.  Today, Bosch operates in almost 50 countries on every continent through subsidiaries and associated companies.  All around the world, the Bosch name stands for innovation, quality and product diversity in the following sectors: Communication, Automation, and Packaging Machines. 

Bosch USA is a regional branch of the Bosch Group, one of the world's largest private industrial corporations, with 261,300 associates and annual sales revenues of $54.4 billion.  In North America, the Bosch Group has nearly 25,000 associates. 

Anderson Site Information
-North America core plant for Automotive Electronics and Sensors
-Started Production in 1985
-Current Products: Electronic Throttle Body; Integrated Air Fuel Module; Oxygen Sensors; Ceramic Sensor Stone; Planar Oxygen Sensor; Planar Sensor Element; Wide Band Planar Oxygen  Sensory; Hybrid ECU; Low Temperature Co Fired Ceramic; Transmission Control Module; Transmission Control Unit
-Total Number of Associates- 1450
-Total Value of factory output - $703 mio

Majors sought:  
Business, Finance, Mechanical Engineers, Electrical Engineers, Industrial Engineers, and Packaging

How long has Robert Bosch (Anderson site) utilized co-op students from Clemson?
Since 2000

How many co-op students are employed with Robert Bosch (Anderson site) each semester?
Approximately 20-26 per semester

Quotes:
"The co-op program between Clemson and Bosch is a win-win for both. The student gains valuable first-hand knowledge and experience working in a real world environment, which can't be simulated in an academic class room. Bosch also benefits by using the talents of the co-op student to augment the work requirement of the facility, while getting to know and groom the student for possible future employment."  Gary Akens

"The co-op program provides Bosch the benefit of having students with excellent classroom knowledge and additionally enables the students the ability to apply their knowledge in an automotive manufacturing environment." Phil Weston

Additional Information:
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Competitive hourly compensation
-Paid vacation day each term
-Paid Holidays
-Seniority Accrual
-Rewarding Learning Experience