The Role
Automation Engineering Interns design and improve supply chain automation solutions across distribution, fulfillment, grocery, ambient, and transportation operations. Responsibilities include researching technologies and vendors, identifying supply chain opportunities, designing systems, conducting proof-of-concept testing, managing technology portfolios, tracking KPIs, developing business cases and white papers, and presenting findings to leadership. Interns collaborate cross-functionally in corporate or distribution center environments.
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Position Summary...What you'll do...
About Our Intern Program:
Each summer, we select the best and brightest to look under the hood of the world’s largest retailer at our Walmart Home Offices across multiple locations. During the 11-week program, our interns work directly with teams who are changing the way the world shops. This is the beginning of what could be an exciting career with Walmart!
The intern experience includes:
As an Automation Engineer Intern in SCA, you will…
If you are motivated by complex, purposeful challenges and want to make a big impact on one of the largest supply chains in the world, then this role could be the fit you have been looking for!
Office Environment: You could be placed in either a Corporate (Home Office) setting or a Field (Distribution/Fulfillment Center) setting
Locations: Location availability is limited based on assigned role and business need
Desired Majors: Industrial & Mechanical Engineering, Systems Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Artificial Intelligence, Supply Chain Engineering, and other relevant majors
Minimum Qualifications:
At Walmart, we offer competitive pay and other great benefits for a happier mind, body, and wallet!
For information about benefits and eligibility, see One.Walmart.
Bentonville, Arkansas US-30006 | LANCASTER, Texas US-08348 | CULLMAN, Alabama US-06006 | PALESTINE, Texas US-06036 | MCCORDSVILLE, Indiana US-08972 | MEBANE, North Carolina US-06858 | LANCASTER, Texas US-07382 | RED BLUFF, California US-06026 | OCHELATA, Oklahoma US-07015 | AUBURNDALE, Florida US-02364 | LITHIA SPRINGS, Georgia US-04993 | JOLIET, Illinois US-03040 | WOODLAND, Pennsylvania US-06027 | CLEBURNE, Texas US-06064 | OTTAWA, Kansas US-06035: The hourly wage range for this position is $21.00 - $40.00*
RAYMOND, New Hampshire US-06030: The hourly wage range for this position is $23.00 - $44.00* *The actual hourly rate will equal or exceed the required minimum wage applicable to the job location.
2027 Summer Intern: Automation Engineer – Supply Chain Automation
About Walmart Supply Chain Automation
Sam Walton founded our company with the belief that the customer is #1. It is not just a belief, but our way of doing business. Our Supply Chain Team is at the forefront of a retail transformation where you can work on a team that is ultimately focused on delighting our customers, saving them both time and money in unexpected ways.
Walmart’s SCA team strives to maintain focus on what we are doing and why. We are focused on automating facilities with innovative technology for a regenerative future. Together we are delivering value and maximizing efficiency across supply chain to provide better quality and service to our customers.
Our Segments: Supply Chain Automation
The SCA team consists of four different segments, including Ambient, Grocery, Fulfillment and Transportation. As a SCA intern, you will work in one of the four segments.
About Walmart Supply Chain Automation
Sam Walton founded our company with the belief that the customer is #1. It is not just a belief, but our way of doing business. Our Supply Chain Team is at the forefront of a retail transformation where you can work on a team that is ultimately focused on delighting our customers, saving them both time and money in unexpected ways.
Walmart’s SCA team strives to maintain focus on what we are doing and why. We are focused on automating facilities with innovative technology for a regenerative future. Together we are delivering value and maximizing efficiency across supply chain to provide better quality and service to our customers.
Our Segments: Supply Chain Automation
The SCA team consists of four different segments, including Ambient, Grocery, Fulfillment and Transportation. As a SCA intern, you will work in one of the four segments.
- Ambient: The Ambient engineering team is automating our Regional Distribution Facilities with innovative technology for a regenerative future. This team delivers value by maximizing efficiency across our supply chain and stores to better serve our Walmart customers.
- Grocery: The Grocery engineering team supports the growing needs of the grocery distribution center network by deploying innovative automated solutions to increase capacity, improve associate friendliness, and help grocery distribution centers to supply Walmart Stores and Sam’s Clubs with the quality groceries our customers expect.
- Fulfillment: The Fulfillment team works with robotics and automated technology to develop innovative solutions to better serve our customers. Imagine your Walmart order being fulfilled 100% by robots - you can be the one to make that happen by enabling the technology and tech products behind it.
- Transportation: Our Transportation team revolutionizes Walmart’s transportation fleet in support of our corporate commitment to achieve zero emissions across global operations by 2040.
About Our Intern Program:
Each summer, we select the best and brightest to look under the hood of the world’s largest retailer at our Walmart Home Offices across multiple locations. During the 11-week program, our interns work directly with teams who are changing the way the world shops. This is the beginning of what could be an exciting career with Walmart!
The intern experience includes:
- An impactful individual project designed to align to your skillsets and interests
- Direct access to leadership across the enterprise
- Executive-led speaker sessions with insightful Q&A
- Community outreach events
- Networking and social events
- Learning & development opportunities targeting both hard and soft skills
- Deep dives into different areas of our business
- Time management and leadership development as a full-time associate
- An in-depth look at our Belonging practices
- Compensation and housing assistance provided
As an Automation Engineer Intern in SCA, you will…
- Design, implement, and improve engineered solutions
- Use an innovative and analytical mindset to transform processes
- Perform industry research to identify new technology and industry partners
- Identify short-term and long-term opportunities within Walmart’s End-to-End (E2E) Supply Chain
- Work with cross-functional teams, utilizing your engineering and project management skills to identify opportunities, propose solutions, design systems and demonstrate financial impact
- Manage vendor relationships and technology portfolios throughout the full product lifecycle including research & development, proof-of-concept testing, full-scale deployment, maintenance and KPI tracking
- Contribute to the team’s strategy by developing business cases, writing white papers, and communicating findings at all levels of leadership
If you are motivated by complex, purposeful challenges and want to make a big impact on one of the largest supply chains in the world, then this role could be the fit you have been looking for!
Office Environment: You could be placed in either a Corporate (Home Office) setting or a Field (Distribution/Fulfillment Center) setting
Locations: Location availability is limited based on assigned role and business need
- Corporate (Home Office) locations include: Bentonville, AR
- Field (Distribution/Fulfillment Center) warehouse locations vary across the U.S.
Desired Majors: Industrial & Mechanical Engineering, Systems Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Artificial Intelligence, Supply Chain Engineering, and other relevant majors
Minimum Qualifications:
- Must be enrolled in a Bachelor’s or Masters degree program currently
- Expected graduation date between December 2027—August 2028
At Walmart, we offer competitive pay and other great benefits for a happier mind, body, and wallet!
For information about benefits and eligibility, see One.Walmart.
Bentonville, Arkansas US-30006 | LANCASTER, Texas US-08348 | CULLMAN, Alabama US-06006 | PALESTINE, Texas US-06036 | MCCORDSVILLE, Indiana US-08972 | MEBANE, North Carolina US-06858 | LANCASTER, Texas US-07382 | RED BLUFF, California US-06026 | OCHELATA, Oklahoma US-07015 | AUBURNDALE, Florida US-02364 | LITHIA SPRINGS, Georgia US-04993 | JOLIET, Illinois US-03040 | WOODLAND, Pennsylvania US-06027 | CLEBURNE, Texas US-06064 | OTTAWA, Kansas US-06035: The hourly wage range for this position is $21.00 - $40.00*
RAYMOND, New Hampshire US-06030: The hourly wage range for this position is $23.00 - $44.00* *The actual hourly rate will equal or exceed the required minimum wage applicable to the job location.
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Minimum Qualifications...Outlined below are the required minimum qualifications for this position. If none are listed, there are no minimum qualifications.
Preferred Qualifications...Outlined below are the optional preferred qualifications for this position. If none are listed, there are no preferred qualifications.
Primary Location...805 Respect, Bentonville, AR 72716, United States of AmericaWalmart and its subsidiaries are committed to maintaining a drug-free workplace and has a no tolerance policy regarding the use of illegal drugs and alcohol on the job. This policy applies to all employees and aims to create a safe and productive work environment.Skills Required
- Currently enrolled in a bachelor's or master's degree program
- Expected graduation between December 2027 and August 2028
- Major in Industrial Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Systems Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Artificial Intelligence, Supply Chain Engineering, or another relevant field
Walmart Global Tech Compensation & Benefits Highlights
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Strong & Reliable Incentives — Compensation packages typically include base pay, performance bonuses, and stock awards, with access to an employee stock purchase plan. Feedback suggests annual bonus structures and stock grants are a consistent part of total compensation in many roles.
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Retirement Support — Retirement offerings include a company 401(k) match and stock purchase options that support long‑term savings. Feedback suggests these programs are a notable strength within the overall package.
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Parental & Family Support — Family benefits feature paid parental leave and adoption assistance, alongside tax‑advantaged accounts for healthcare spending. Feedback suggests these supports contribute meaningfully to perceived total rewards value.
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The Company
What We Do
Walmart has a long history of transforming retail and using technology to deliver innovations that improve how the world shops and empower our 2.2 million associates. It began with Sam Walton and continues today with Global Tech associates working together to power Walmart and lead the next retail disruption. We’re a high-performing, primarily virtual workforce that is human-led and tech-empowered. Our world-class software engineers, data scientists and engineers, cybersecurity professionals, product managers and business service professionals work with top talent on cutting-edge technologies that create unique and innovative experiences for our associates, customers and members across Walmart, Sam’s Club and Walmart International. At Walmart Global Tech, one line of code or bold idea can make life easier for hundreds of millions of people – talk about epic impact at a global scale.
