2026 Mechanical Engineering Summer Intern

AAM - American Axle & Manufacturing • North Vernon, IN

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About The Position

AAM’s Summer Internship Program offers a unique opportunity for talented, highly motivated, and innovative students to work on meaningful projects where contribution, teamwork, and communication are vital to our shared success. Jump start your career with #TeamAAM and make an impact from day one! As an intern, you will be assigned to a department based on your background and skills. You will experience a sense of personal accomplishment and learn about our company culture through work assignments, exclusive intern networking events, insightful learning sessions, while developing your skills alongside industry leaders. Additionally, AAM offers a variety of resources to support your personal and professional development to propel your career forward!

Requirements

• Currently enrolled and pursuing a Bachelor's or Master's degree from an accredited college or university with a GPA of 3.0 or higher
• Available to work at least 40 hours per week
• Knowledge of MS Office Suite applications (Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, and Word)
• Interested in pursuing a career in the automotive industry
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Capable of working both independently and as part of a team
• Ability to prioritize tasks, multitask, and achieve goals in a fast-paced environment
• Must be eligible to work in the U.S. without sponsorship. AAM does not provide immigration-related sponsorship (e.g., H1-B, TN, STEM OPT, F-1, etc.) for this role.

Responsibilities

• Assists in the design of new products, processes, product enhancements, or process enhancements by completing various analyses such as design studies, tolerance stack-ups, DFMEA, Finite Element Analysis, Design for Assembly/ Manufacturing studies, and Noise, Vibration, and Harshness studies.
• Compiles reports and completes documentation to track and facilitate the development process.
• Supports the development testing of product designs, processes, surrogate product designs, and surrogate processes; helps schedule required resources; helps procure required materials.
• Helps complete development documentation; helps present results to stakeholders and interested parties.
• Analyzes system architecture, mechatronic component interfaces, and develops integration and calibration test cases and test plans.
• Verifies systems for function and performance on the dyno, HIL, and test bench.
• Develops test scripts using scripts such as CAPL, Python, C, etc. Uses configuration management and test management applications such as IBM RTC, RQM to ensure process compliance
• All other duties as assigned.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Intern