Donaldson is committed to solving the world’s most complex filtration challenges. Together, we make cool things. As an established technology and innovation leader, we are continuously evolving to meet the filtration needs of our changing world. Join a culture of collaboration and innovation that matters and a chance to learn, effect change, and make meaningful contributions at work and in communities.
The Donaldson internship program provides innovative students with meaningful, hands-on experience in a collaborative industry environment. Through real-world projects, mentorship, and development opportunities, we aim to support career growth and build a talent pipeline aligned with our values and goals. This internship takes place in Nicholasville, KY, during a 10-12-week period.
A Design Intern at our Nicholasville, KY for summer 2027 would be assigned to the facility custom design department and would assist with customer orders for new equipment and support of processes, manufacturing and operational improvement, preventative maintenance, and machine repair. Work side-by-side with the current staff and also work independently on some projects.
Your skills with SolidWorks, Microsoft Office, blueprint reading, electrical, mechanical, fabrication, carpentry and troubleshooting will be of value to this internship. Our designers are eager to help the right candidate grow.
Role Responsibilities:
Custom Design support
- Participate in working on new customer orders and supporting the custom design team with modeling and drafting.
Evaluation Criteria
- Throughput on orders and print support for custom designed solutions
- Reduced lead-time through the custom design department for order processing.
Production Involvement
- Engage in the production cycle: from raw material to finished goods.
Minimum Qualifications:
- Currently enrolled undergraduate pursuing a bachelor's degree in: Industrial Engineering, Mechanical Engineering or Manufacturing Engineering
- SolidWorks experience
- Experience in Microsoft Office applications: PowerPoint, Excel, Word, Outlook
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience with drafting or blueprint reading
- Understanding of the design of experiment process
- Honed active listening skills, with intention and ability to put feedback from others into practice
- Initiative to raise questions, bring forth ideas and self-starter nature
- Interest and experience in creating presentations in PowerPoint to present to various stakeholders
- Minimum 3.0 out of a 4.0 cumulative GPA
- Strong communication skills
Relocation: This position is not eligible for relocation assistance.
Immigration Sponsorship Not Available:
- Applicants for this position must be currently and legally authorized to work in the United States without the need for current or future sponsorship (e.g., H-1B, J-1, F-1, CPT, OPT, etc.).
- Donaldson will not offer immigration sponsorship or assume sponsorship of an employment visa for this position.
- International relocation or remote work arrangements outside of the U.S. will not be considered.
Equal Opportunity Employer, including Disability and Veterans
Employment opportunities for positions in the United States may require use of information which is subject to the export control regulations of the United States. Hiring decisions for such positions are required by law to be made in compliance with these regulations. Applicants for employment opportunities in other countries must be able to meet the comparable export control requirements of that country and of the United States.
Donaldson Company has been made aware that there are several recruiting scams that are targeting job seekers. These scams have attempted to solicit money for job applications and/or collect confidential information, Donaldson will never solicit money during the application or recruiting process. Donaldson only accepts online applications through our Careers | Donaldson Company, Inc. website and any communication from a Donaldson recruiter would be sent using a donaldson.com email address. If you have any questions about the legitimacy of an employment opportunity, please reach out to [email protected] to verify that the communication is from Donaldson.
Our policy is to provide equal employment opportunities to all qualified persons without regard to race, gender, color, disability, national origin, age, religion, union affiliation, sexual orientation, veteran status, citizenship, gender identity and/or expression, or other status protected by law.
Skills Required
- Currently enrolled undergraduate pursuing a bachelor's degree in Industrial Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or Manufacturing Engineering
- SolidWorks experience
- Experience with Microsoft Office applications, including PowerPoint, Excel, Word, and Outlook
- Experience with drafting or blueprint reading
- Understanding of the design of experiment process
- Active listening skills and ability to apply feedback
- Initiative, ability to raise questions, and self-starter nature
- Interest and experience creating PowerPoint presentations for stakeholders
- Minimum 3.0 cumulative GPA on a 4.0 scale
- Strong communication skills
Donaldson Company Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Donaldson Company and has not been reviewed or approved by Donaldson Company.
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Retirement Support — Retirement programs like a 401(k) match, profit-sharing, and an employee stock purchase plan are positioned as meaningful components of total compensation. Company materials consistently frame retirement benefits within a broader Total Rewards offering.
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Healthcare Strength — Medical, dental, vision, and a 24/7 Employee Assistance Program with mental‑health resources create a comprehensive health and wellbeing package. Healthcare is often characterized as decent and a core strength of the overall offering.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Paid time off, holidays, and paid parental leave are explicitly included, alongside other company‑paid leaves such as bereavement, jury duty, and military leave. Some locations highlight multi‑week PTO from the first year, underscoring breadth of leave options.
Donaldson Company Insights
What We Do
Donaldson Company helps solve some of the world's most complex filtration and contamination control challenges, and is one of the largest global providers of unique filtration technologies and high-quality filters and parts. Our filtration technologies and products are used every day, in a variety of industries and environments, including aerospace, agriculture, construction, food and beverage, manufacturing, mining, power generation, transportation and many more. Key to our success, our 14,000 employees support customers at sales, manufacturing and distribution centers from over 140 locations on six continents. The filtration market continues to grow. Customers' needs for filtration solutions continue to evolve. And the opportunities for our products and our people continue to expand.
