2027 Part-Time Intern, Engineering
Caterpillar Inc.
About the Role
- Part-Time Intern – Engineering at Caterpillar’s Pontiac facility.
- Support a team making improvements in safety, quality, velocity, and cost.
- Gain valuable experience and grow skills and knowledge.
- Anticipated start date: late spring or early summer 2027, with the opportunity to continue through the 2027-2028 school year.
- Part-time hours (10 to 15 hours per week) during the school year.
- Full-time working hours (40 hours per week) during the summer.
Key Responsibilities
- Utilize Microsoft Excel and Minitab Statistical Software to analyze data.
- Utilize Microsoft Word to update work instructions and Microsoft PowerPoint to develop presentations.
- Populate machine results documentation into Sharepoint system.
- Implement continuous improvement projects using 6-Sigma tools with operations and engineering.
- Implement new equipment with operations and manufacturing engineering.
- Connect machine tools to databases with machine original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) and the Pontiac Controls team.
- Apply data analytics skills to support engineering and operations.
Requirements & Tech Stack
- Manufacturing Processes: Basic understanding of existing product manufacturing methods, technologies, and processes.
- Experience with Microsoft Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.
- Industrial Controls Processes: Basic understanding of existing industrial process control, technologies, and data structures.
- Experience with PLC – programmable logic computers.
- Experience with SCADA systems.
Qualifications
- Must be enrolled full-time at a 2-year or 4-year college/university.
- Must be able to commute daily to the Pontiac, IL facility.
- Expected graduation date of 2028 and beyond.
- Currently or interested in pursuing a career in engineering, quality, or statistics.
- Leadership involvement in campus organizations, community service, and/or extracurricular activities.
- Business and/or technical internship, co-op, or research/relevant experience.
- Strong communication, analytical, and interpersonal skills.
- Strong commitment to safety, quality, and teamwork.
- Shop floor experience.
- Experience with AutoCAD and blueprint reading.
Additional Information
- Position is located on-site at Caterpillar’s Pontiac, IL facility.
- Relocation is not available.
- Sponsorship is not available.
- Please attach your resume and an unofficial copy of your transcript to your application.