Internship - Automation Controls

Metalcraft of Mayville • New Berlin, WI

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About The Position

Metalcraft Automation Group offers an engineering internship for summer 2027 in New Berlin, Wisconsin. The company hires engineering interns across groups including Product Design Engineering, R&D, Electrical Engineering, Robotics, Manufacturing Engineering, Project Engineering, and Automation Engineering. The number of interns and work location may vary depending on the time of year and business needs. Internships are available year-round. Interns report to a manager within the engineering group for which they are hired.

Intern responsibilities vary by engineering group. Product Design Engineering interns may support product development from concept through production, including planning and coordinating technical engineering activities to meet budgets, schedules, and product requirements. Manufacturing Engineering interns may support continuous improvement, plant layout and value stream work, manufacturing support equipment concepts, new product introduction and design-for-manufacturing opportunities, standard work, and waste reduction using lean manufacturing tools. Project Design Engineering interns may support design analysis, drawing reproduction, documentation and electronic data control, audits and final release of engineering documentation, production drawings, process routings, project management, and design and validation of fabricated or mechanical assemblies. Automation, Robotics, and Electrical Engineering interns may support planning, design, HMI, PLC and robot programming, testing, startup, and commissioning of automated systems across manufacturing industries.

Requirements

• Working toward an associate's or bachelor's degree in engineering, robotics, automation, or a related field.
• Familiarity with Microsoft Office products.
• Ability to work with minimum supervision.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Exceptional organizational and time-management skills.
• Ability to work independently and in a team setting.

Responsibilities

• Support responsibilities and activities within the engineering department and workgroup to which the intern is assigned.
• Support product development projects from concept to production, including planning and coordinating technical engineering activities to meet budget, schedule, and product requirements.
• Support continuous improvement projects, plant layout and value stream transformations, manufacturing support equipment concepts, new product introduction and design-for-manufacturing opportunities, standard work development, and waste elimination using lean manufacturing tools.
• Support design analysis, drawing reproduction, documentation and electronic data control, audits and final release of engineering documentation, production drawings, process routings, project management, and design and validation of fabricated or mechanical assemblies.
• Support planning and design of automated systems, HMI, PLC and robot programming, testing, startup, and commissioning.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Intern
• Education Level: Associate degree