Industrial Engineer Intern

Gentherm • Novi, MI

1d • Onsite

About The Position

Your Career. Your Impact. Your Future. At Gentherm, we believe the next big breakthrough begins with you. As a global leader in thermal management and pneumatic comfort technologies, we develop advanced systems that deliver meaningful solutions to enhance health, wellness, comfort, and efficiency in everyday life. Our products and innovations are created for you, by you. Be part of our team where a human-centric mindset drives everything we do—from the technologies we build to the careers we support. With decades of expertise, we have pioneered advanced solutions that have become a standard expectation for consumers around the world. The same thoughtful approach we take in developing our technologies guides how we support your career: purposeful, impactful, and tailored to you. Because when you thrive, innovation thrives. GLOBAL OPS INTERN IMPACT and OPPORTUNITY Our Summer Internship Program is a supervised program designed to enhance professional development by providing the chance to “test drive” Gentherm and step into our organization to learn about our culture and career possibilities for your future. Our Summer program formally runs from May 18, 2026 through August 7, 2026. The interns will follow a cohort-style program with 15 other students, as they navigate learning Gentherm, our Mission, Values, and our Business Goals. The cohort will have the opportunity to interact and learn from Executive Leaders across the organizations through monthly learning sessions, as well as participate in both community and company events. Students complete a predetermined project related to department goals and the student’s area of study. The program is designed to be an experiential learning that integrates knowledge learned in the classroom and practical application in a professional setting.

Requirements

• Must be currently enrolled in school and have finished their freshman year by the start of the internship program.
• Familiar with Microsoft products.
• Able to be on-site minimum of 3 days a week (up to 5) at our facilities in Novi, Michigan
• Pursuing Bachelor’s degree in Industrial or Manufacturing Engineering
• Courses completed that cover topics such as OEE, process engineering, time studies, scheduling, inventory, etc.
• Ability to analyze data in MS Excel is required
• Strong communication skills

Nice To Haves

• Autocad experience is preferred
• Deliver Results Understand the mission and output of your team; set SMART objectives and deliver
• Drive Change Focus on agility and commitment to continuous improvement; Understand and act on internal and external drivers of change
• Build Capability Foster a culture of learning and development; Support individual growth through continuous feedback to achieve personal and professional goals
• Cultivate Innovation Openly embrace, create, implement and support new and innovative ideas, processes and technology that deliver business results

Responsibilities

• Internship project: For a specified manufacturing line, identify 3 ideas that improve Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) and prepare an execution plan to implement the ideas
• Review and understand the manufacturing process for a key product line
• Identify key OEE detractors for the line
• Discuss with Global Ops team and develop 3 ideas to improve OEE
• Review the plan with the Plant Ops team and ‘pitch’ the ideas to get buy-in
• Develop implementation roadmap and present to plant team and senior leadership

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Intern
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees