At Allegion, we help keep the people you know and love safe and secure where they live, work and visit. With more than 40 brands, 14,000+ employees globally and products sold in 130 countries, we specialize in security around the doorway and beyond.
Additionally, Allegion is proud to be recognized with the 2026 Gallup Exceptional Workplace Award (GEWA) for the third consecutive year, earning distinction in both the employee engagement and strengths categories. This year, Allegion also received Gallup’s With Distinction honor — a designation reserved for a select group of organizations that go above and beyond in building exceptional workplace cultures.
Summer Intern - Coatings Process Engineering - Indianapolis, Indiana
As a Coatings Process Engineering Intern at Allegion’s Indianapolis facility, you’ll support our finishing processes—copper, decorative nickel, chrome and zinc plating, powder coating, e-coating, and architectural anodizing. You’ll work alongside experienced engineers and operators in operations, maintenance, materials, and engineering to learn how we maintain and improve our processes, and to develop hands-on skills in process capability analysis and improvement. This role will be a fulltime summer internship (12 weeks) based at our Indianapolis Exits facility.
If you are seeking experience that offers meaningful work, learning opportunities, professional development and an opportunity to build strong relationships with your peers and leaders, Allegion is the right place for you!
Due to the nature of this role, please keep in mind this position will require onsite work.
Qualified candidates must be legally authorized to be employed in the United States. The company does not intend to provide sponsorship for employment visa status (e.g., H-1B, TN, etc.) for this employment position.
What You Will Do:
- Assist in daily monitoring of finishing processes: plating, powder coat, e-coat, and anodizing
- Gather and organize process data (bath chemistry, line speed, quality metrics) for team review
- Support root-cause investigations for out-of-spec conditions under guidance of senior engineers
- Participate in small improvement projects, such as optimizing rinse cycles or fixture designs
- Help maintain process documentation (work instructions, SOPs, batch records) and update logs
- Shadow cross-functional teams in maintenance, materials management, and production planning
- Contribute to process capability studies: collect sample data, calculate Cp/Cpk, and prepare simple charts
- Present findings and recommendations at intern roundtables or team meetings
What You Need to Succeed:
- Currently pursuing an associate’s or bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Engineering Technology, or related field
- Familiarity with MS Office (Excel, PowerPoint) and eagerness to learn process-control software
- Strong analytical mindset and attention to detail
- Good verbal and written communication skills
- Self-starter attitude; able to manage multiple small tasks under supervision
- Willingness to collaborate cross-functionally and support teams in a hands-on capacity in a manufacturing environment.
Why Work for Us?
Allegion is a Great Place to Grow your Career if:
You're seeking a rewarding opportunity that allows you to truly help others. With thousands of employees and customers around the world, there’s plenty of room to make an impact. As our values state, “this is your business, run with it”.
You’re looking for a company that will invest in your professional development. As we grow, we want you to grow with us.
You want a culture that promotes work-life balance. Our employees enjoy generous paid time off, because at Allegion we recognize that you have a full life outside of work!
You want to work for an award-winning company that invests in its people. Allegion is proud to be a recipient of the Gallup Exceptional Workplace Award for the second year in a row, recognizing our commitment to employee engagement, strengths-based development, and unlocking human potential.
What You’ll Get from Us:
An opportunity to be a part of a dedicated team that collaborates on real, hands-on projects
Professional Growth through exposure to Allegion's leaders, professional development and skill building opportunities, and mentor/mentee relationships
Meaningful time to network and get to know your peers through Allegion sponsored activities hosted by the Talent Attraction Team
Opportunities to leverage your unique strengths through Clifton Strengths testing and coaching
Join our team of experts today and help us make tomorrow’s world a safer place!
Not sure if your experience perfectly aligns with the role? Studies have shown that some people are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single qualification and every single preferred qualification of a job posting. At Allegion, we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace. So, if you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every item in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this role. #ALLEGION
Allegion is committed to building and maintaining a diverse and inclusive workplace. Together, we embrace all differences and similarities among colleagues, as well as the differences and similarities within the relationships that we foster with customers, suppliers and the communities where we live and work. Whatever your background, experience, race, color, national origin, religion, age, gender, gender identity, disability status, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law, we will make sure that you have every opportunity to impress us in your application and the opportunity to give your best at work, not because we’re required to, but because it’s the right thing to do. We are also committed to providing accommodations for persons with disabilities. If for any reason you cannot apply through our career site and require an accommodation or assistance, please contact our Talent Acquisition Team.
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Skills Required
- Currently pursuing an associate's or bachelor's degree in Engineering, Engineering Technology, or a related field
- Familiarity with Microsoft Office, including Excel and PowerPoint
- Strong analytical mindset and attention to detail
- Good verbal and written communication skills
- Self-starter attitude and ability to manage multiple small tasks under supervision
- Willingness to collaborate cross-functionally and support teams in a hands-on manufacturing environment
- Legally authorized to work in the United States
Allegion Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Allegion and has not been reviewed or approved by Allegion.
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Retirement Support — Retirement support is positioned as a strong component of the total rewards package, with a company match highlighted as a meaningful differentiator. Immediate access to matching contributions is framed as increasing the overall value of compensation.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Time-off offerings are characterized as generous in many roles, including references to unlimited PTO in some salaried positions. This breadth can raise overall compensation satisfaction by adding flexibility beyond base pay.
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Healthcare Strength — Healthcare benefits are presented as comprehensive, spanning medical, dental, and vision coverage alongside additional protection benefits. Wellness programming tied to health goals is also described as enhancing the perceived value of the benefits package.
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What We Do
Allegion (NYSE: ALLE) is a global pioneer in seamless access, with leading brands like CISA®, Interflex®, LCN®, Schlage®, SimonsVoss® and Von Duprin®. Focusing on security around the door and adjacent areas, Allegion secures people and assets with a range of solutions for homes, businesses, schools and institutions. Allegion had $2.7 billion in revenue in 2020, and its security products are sold around the world. While Allegion is a new name in the security industry, we are not new. For over a century, we have kept people safe and secure with category leading products. From inventing the “panic release bar” exit device in 1908 to pioneering the first-ever electric-controlled lock, our brands have been innovators for almost as long as people have locked doors. Their entrepreneurial spirit is at the core of who we are. As an independent Allegion, we are able to unlock our company’s true potential. By tapping into that entrepreneurial spirit that has made us the leader in mechanical security, we will continue to drive forward and integrate tomorrow’s electronic solutions into everything we do. Our long history of expertise in the commercial industry enables us to have better quality, stronger, and safer products for our residential customers. Together, with the power and passion of our global employees, we will realize Allegion’s full potential as we continue to be a leader in the global safety and security industry.
