Packaging Engineering Intern - Summer 2026

Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.•Towson, MD

5d•$22 - $27•Onsite

About The Position

Stanley Black & Decker Intern – Packaging Engineering - Towson, MD Come build your career. It takes great people to achieve greatness. People with a sense of purpose and integrity. People with a relentless pursuit of excellence. People who care about making things better For Those Who Make The World™. Sound like you? Join our top-notch team of more than 50,000 diverse and high-performing professionals globally who are making their mark on some of the world’s most beloved brands, including DEWALT®, BLACK+DECKER®, CRAFTSMAN®, STANLEY®, CUB CADET®, and HUSTLER®. About Our Internship Program: Throughout your internship, you will have regular events, weekly lunch and learn sessions, and receive customized training from our business units. This is a unique opportunity to gain valuable insights into supporting the needs of Stanley Black & Decker both in the US and abroad. The interns will gain first-hand exposure to Stanley Black & Decker and have the opportunity to build a cross-functional professional network. Interns are expected to adapt to change and demonstrate strong interpersonal and communication skills, creativity, and confidence. Interns must be team-oriented and collaborative. The Job: During your internship, you will have the opportunity to support Packaging Engineering with key activities including: Design, innovate, and execute packaging solutions, working closely with supportive resources. Work with global packaging team and suppliers to develop packaging requirements, material specifications, and project priorities. Develop packaging structures to maximize quality/cost based on regionally available materials and qualify through testing. Develop specifications, labeling, and approvals of packaging structures. Create prototypes for customer line reviews and sales pitches with major retailers. You will have exposure to several areas of the Packaging Engineering at Stanley Black & Decker. You will work on a wide variety of tasks and projects with a cross-functional team of professionals. The Person: The ideal Packaging Engineering intern candidate will have the following qualifications: Be a rising junior or senior with a target graduation date of 2026 or 2027 Actively pursuing a degree in Packaging Science, Packaging Engineering or related field. Maintains strong academic credentials. Basic understanding of packaging-related manufacturing processes including, but not limited to, printing, die-cutting, thermoforming, injection, and blow molding. Basic understanding of packaging materials (corrugated, paperboard, plastic) and characteristics for packaging structural design Familiar with Artios CAD, TOPS/Cape and Adobe Creative The Details: This position will provide you with: A utility role interacting with key members of a Fortune 500 company. A flexible schedule featuring a max of 40 hours. Opportunity for career advancement upon graduation. Competitive compensation and career development opportunities.

Requirements

Be a rising junior or senior with a target graduation date of 2026 or 2027
Actively pursuing a degree in Packaging Science, Packaging Engineering or related field.
Maintains strong academic credentials.
Basic understanding of packaging-related manufacturing processes including, but not limited to, printing, die-cutting, thermoforming, injection, and blow molding.
Basic understanding of packaging materials (corrugated, paperboard, plastic) and characteristics for packaging structural design
Familiar with Artios CAD, TOPS/Cape and Adobe Creative

Responsibilities

Design, innovate, and execute packaging solutions, working closely with supportive resources.
Work with global packaging team and suppliers to develop packaging requirements, material specifications, and project priorities.
Develop packaging structures to maximize quality/cost based on regionally available materials and qualify through testing.
Develop specifications, labeling, and approvals of packaging structures.
Create prototypes for customer line reviews and sales pitches with major retailers.

Benefits

A utility role interacting with key members of a Fortune 500 company.
A flexible schedule featuring a max of 40 hours.
Opportunity for career advancement upon graduation.
Competitive compensation and career development opportunities.
medical
dental
life
vision
wellness program
disability
retirement benefits
Employee Stock Purchase Plan
Paid Time Off, including paid vacation, holidays & personal days
tuition reimbursement
discounts on Stanley Black & Decker tools and products and well as discount programs for many other vendors and partners.
Career paths aren’t linear here. Being part of our global company with 60+ brands gives you the chance to grow and develop your skills along multiple career paths.
Our lifelong learning philosophy means you’ll have access to a wealth of state-of-the-art learning resources, including our Lean Academy and online university (where you can get certificates and specializations from renowned colleges and universities).
We pride ourselves on being an awesome place to work. We respect and embrace differences because that’s how the best work gets done. You’ll find we like to have fun here, too.
You’ll help us continue to make positive changes in the local communities where we work and live as well as in the broader world through volunteerism, giving back and sustainable business practices.