Rotational Engineer

At Oshkosh, we build, serve and protect people and communities around the world by designing and manufacturing some of the toughest specialty trucks and access equipment. We employ over 18,000 team members all united by a common purpose. Our engineering and product innovation help keep soldiers and firefighters safe, is critical in building and keeping communities clean and helps people do their jobs every day.

POSITION SUMMARY

The Rotational Engineer participates in a selective two-year development program designed to help early-career engineers explore broadly, grow quickly, and discover where they can make their greatest impact within Oshkosh Corporation.

The program consists of six (6) rotations of approximately four (4) months each, providing hands-on experience across engineering disciplines, product teams, business segments, and cross-functional areas. Rotational Engineers gain broad exposure to Oshkosh products, vehicle systems, engineering processes, and business operations while building technical capability, professional confidence, and enterprise perspective.

This program is designed for curious, adaptable, and motivated engineers who want to explore before specializing. Participants will work with different teams and leaders, contribute to meaningful projects, build relationships across the company, and develop a stronger understanding of where their skills and interests align with long-term career opportunities.

At the completion of the program, Rotational Engineers pursue final placement opportunities based on individual performance, demonstrated interests, business need, and long-term career fit.

YOUR IMPACT

• Contribute to meaningful engineering projects across multiple teams, products, and business segments.
• Perform engineering calculations, investigations, analyses, and technical tasks in accordance with company and industry standards.
• Support senior engineers in preparing plans, designs, analyses, test plans, reports, and technical documentation.
• Work on projects of limited complexity while developing technical proficiency across disciplines. 
• Assist in the design, development, integration, testing, validation, and analysis of vehicle systems and components.
• Collaborate with engineering, manufacturing, operations, suppliers, and business partners.
• Participate in problem-solving, root cause analysis, continuous improvement, and innovation efforts.
• Apply engineering principles to support performance, quality, reliability, safety, and cost objectives.
• Support development of requirements, designs, test plans, and reports. 
• Participate in project planning activities including estimating and scheduling. 
• Support prototype builds, testing, validation, production implementation, and launch activities.
• Adapt quickly to new teams, tools, technologies, products, and technical environments.
• Carry fresh perspectives, lessons learned, and best practices from one rotation to the next.
• Build professional relationships across functions, teams, and locations.
• Communicate technical information, project status, key learnings, and recommendations effectively.
• Prepare and deliver presentations at the conclusion of each rotation to communicate project outcomes, improvement opportunities, and development progress to engineering leadership.
• Demonstrate initiative by proactively seeking learning opportunities and contributing to team objectives within each rotation.
• Manage multiple priorities including project work, rotation transitions, and program deliverables.
• Support recruiting and program-related activities such as career fairs, onboarding, intern engagement, and campus outreach.
• Demonstrate a commitment to continuous improvement, safety, teamwork, and innovation.
• Other duties as assigned.
• Regular attendance is required.

ROTATION STRUCTURE

Participants will complete six (6) rotations of approximately four (4) months each. The program includes core development experiences that build broad engineering foundations, along with elective opportunities that allow participants to explore areas aligned with their interests, goals, business needs, and team compatibility.

Rotations may include:

• Core Technology / Design: Product design, component development, CAD modeling, analysis, and technology application.
• Platform Engineering: Vehicle-level integration, product execution, systems thinking, and cross-functional engineering coordination.
• Test & Development: Test planning, execution, troubleshooting, validation, and product performance evaluation.
• Manufacturing Engineering / Operations: Production support, process improvement, launch support, and manufacturing problem solving.
• Elective Rotation: Personalized experience aligned to individual interests and business needs.
• Elective Rotation: Additional personalized experience to support career exploration and long-term placement.

Additional opportunities may include mechanical engineering, software engineering, systems engineering, electrification, electrical engineering, controls, autonomy and active safety, advanced products, program management, supply chain, finance, or other business-related functions.

Rotations are designed to provide exposure to multiple engineering applications while allowing each participant to help shape their own development path. Specific assignments are determined based on participant interests, business priorities, program requirements, and team compatibility.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• Accredited Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related field.
• Internship experience or a minimum of six (6) months of related work experience.

PREFERRED / STANDOUT QUALIFICATIONS

• Degree concentration in Mechanical, Electrical, Software, Systems, Computer, or related engineering discipline.

• Prior internship, co-op, research, design team, or hands-on engineering experience in the automotive, heavy equipment, or related industry. 

• Exposure to vehicle systems, product development, manufacturing, electrification, controls, testing, validation, autonomy, or related technical areas.
• Experience with CAD, embedded systems, data analysis, programming (C/C++, Python, MATLAB), or similar engineering tools.
• Strong verbal and written communication, presentation, organization, and time management skills.
• Ability to work effectively in a team environment and across multiple disciplines.
• Curiosity about multiple engineering paths and willingness to learn across a variety of technical and business functions.
• Ability to adapt to new teams, managers, expectations, technical areas, and work environments.
• Demonstrated initiative, ownership, professionalism, and commitment to continuous learning.
• Interest in building broad enterprise perspective and a long-term engineering career at Oshkosh.
• Leadership experience through internships, student organizations, project teams, volunteer work, or prior employment.
• Ability to travel as required for specific rotations.
• Candidates must be in their final academic year pursuing a Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related field and available to begin full-time employment upon graduation.

Pay Range:

Oshkosh is committed to working with and offering reasonable accommodation to job applicants with disabilities. If you need assistance or an accommodation due to disability for any part of the employment process, please contact us at [email protected].

Oshkosh Corporation is a merit-based Equal Opportunity Employer. Job opportunities are open for application to all qualified individuals and selection decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or other protected characteristic. To the extent that information is provided or collected regarding categories as provided by law it will in no way affect the decision regarding an employment application.

Oshkosh Corporation will not discharge or in any manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with Oshkosh Corporation's legal duty to furnish information.

Certain positions with Oshkosh Corporation require access to controlled goods and technologies subject to the International Traffic in Arms Regulations or the Export Administration Regulations. Applicants for these positions may need to be "U.S. Persons," as defined in these regulations. Generally, a "U.S. Person" is a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident, or an individual who has been admitted as a refugee or granted asylum.