2026 Summer Intern: Legacy I&A - Automation Engineer

Walmart • Bentonville, AR

112d • $19 - $35

About The Position

2026 Summer Intern: Automation Engineer - Supply Chain Automation. About Walmart Supply Chain Automation Sam Walton founded our company with the belief that the customer is #1. It is not just a belief, but our way of doing business. Our Supply Chain Team is at the forefront of a retail transformation where you can work on a team that is ultimately focused on delighting our customers, saving them both time and money in unexpected ways. Walmart's SCA team strives to maintain focus on what we are doing and why. We are focused on automating facilities with innovative technology for a regenerative future. Together we are delivering value and maximizing efficiency across supply chain to provide better quality and service to our customers. Our Segments: Supply Chain Automation The SCA team consists of four different segments, including Ambient, Grocery, Fulfillment and Transportation. As a SCA intern, you will work in one of the four segments. Ambient: The Ambient engineering team is automating our Regional Distribution Facilities with innovative technology for a regenerative future. This team delivers value by maximizing efficiency across our supply chain and stores to better serve our Walmart customers. Grocery: The Grocery engineering team supports the growing needs of the grocery distribution center network by deploying innovative automated solutions to increase capacity, improve associate friendliness, and help grocery distribution centers to supply Walmart Stores and Sam's Clubs with the quality groceries our customers expect. Fulfillment: The Fulfillment team works with robotics and automated technology to develop innovative solutions to better serve our customers. Imagine your Walmart order being fulfilled 100% by robots - you can be the one to make that happen by enabling the technology and tech products behind it. Transportation: Our Transportation team revolutionizes Walmart's transportation fleet in support of our corporate commitment to achieve zero emissions across global operations by 2040.

Requirements

• Must be enrolled in a Bachelor's or Masters degree program currently
• Expected graduation date between December 2026—August 2027 (Rising Seniors)

Nice To Haves

• Majors in Industrial & Mechanical Engineering, Systems Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Artificial Intelligence, Supply Chain Engineering, and other relevant majors

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and improve engineered solutions
• Use an innovative and analytical mindset to transform processes
• Perform industry research to identify new technology and industry partners
• Identify short-term and long-term opportunities within Walmart's End-to-End (E2E) Supply Chain
• Work with cross-functional teams, utilizing your engineering and project management skills to identify opportunities, propose solutions, design systems and demonstrate financial impact
• Manage vendor relationships and technology portfolios throughout the full product lifecycle including research & development, proof-of-concept testing, full-scale deployment, maintenance and KPI tracking
• Contribute to the team's strategy by developing business cases, writing white papers, and communicating findings at all levels of leadership

Benefits

• Competitive pay
• Compensation and housing assistance provided

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Intern
• Industry: General Merchandise Retailers
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree