Top Internships in Detroit, MI

Mechanical Engineering Interns will assist with designing and developing mechanical systems, components, and assemblies; conduct engineering research and analysis; collaborate cross-functionally on technical problems; and participate in testing and validation. The role provides hands-on exposure to industry-standard tools, manufacturing processes, product testing, and real-world engineering projects, along with mentorship and professional development.

Develop and implement embedded software and systems, analyze system efficiency and stability, optimize I/O performance, and support software quality assurance. Responsibilities include coding, testing, troubleshooting, and monitoring embedded system software while working closely with hardware. The internship provides hands-on engineering experience, mentorship, professional development, relocation benefits, and short-term housing eligibility.

Develop and integrate complex software applications as part of a Honeywell engineering team. Interns will contribute software features to products, apply software development lifecycle and configuration management practices, analyze problems, develop efficient solutions, and collaborate with global teams while receiving mentorship and hands-on experience.

Supports automotive seat trim engineering and A-surface product development. Assists with design issue resolution, A3 problem-solving, material and seat testing, sample preparation, analytical reporting, and design-for-assembly and manufacturing activities. Evaluates CAD design changes and cost impacts using CATIA, Unigraphics, and Optitex while collaborating with engineering, manufacturing, customers, suppliers, and technical experts.

Build and ship production software across the frontend and backend, working closely with founders, customers, and product teams. Develop AI-powered features and systems involving web scraping, unstructured data, PDF parsing, and cloud infrastructure. Translate real-world real estate and financing problems into technical solutions, make high-impact decisions, and own shipped code. The internship may convert to a full-time role.

Participates in specialty insurance underwriting activities, including agent marketing calls, client meetings, policy renewals, loss notices, and policy changes. Updates new business and renewal information in Microsoft Excel, helps identify suitable programs or markets for agency clients, and collaborates with senior leaders on special projects. The 12-week, paid internship is conducted 40 hours per week on-site and is designed to build insurance, business, communication, and leadership skills.

Supports infrastructure services across hosting, networking, field services, ITSM, conference room technology, endpoint devices, and end-user support. Responsibilities include documentation, reporting, inventory tracking, project coordination, hardware refresh planning, SCCM support, vulnerability-management follow-up, and process improvement. The intern collaborates with infrastructure engineers, service desk teams, vendors, and business stakeholders while working onsite full-time during the summer internship.

Supports shipment scheduling, transportation coordination, logistics documentation, order tracking, carrier communications, ERP data entry, freight reporting, and process improvement. Collaborates with manufacturing facilities, project sites, carriers, and internal stakeholders while gaining practical experience in supply chain and logistics operations.

Supports enterprise project management and program development initiatives through schedule tracking, documentation, dashboard and report maintenance, data organization, basic analysis, process improvement, user testing, tool deployment, and stakeholder communications. The intern collaborates with cross-functional teams, prepares presentations and training materials, researches best practices, and contributes to continuous improvement projects in a manufacturing and real estate development environment.

Engineering Intern supporting automotive seat-system design and product development. Responsibilities include resolving design issues, preparing engineering documentation, coordinating DV and PV testing, supporting customer and test builds, applying DFAM and lean engineering principles, and evaluating CAD design changes for cost impact. The role provides exposure to seat regulations, durability, manufacturing, suppliers, and customer interfaces.

Supports Kiva’s Business Development team by researching prospective partners, conducting outreach, managing inquiries, analyzing partner performance, creating case studies and pitch materials, and supporting partner onboarding and engagement. The intern also assists with marketing collateral, presentations, charts, graphs, and borrower-support content while developing partnership-building, research, communication, and relationship-management skills.

Supports accounts receivable processes and collections by investigating unpaid invoices, reconciling customer accounts, tracking samples, preparing management reports, maintaining audit documentation, and assisting with internal and external audits. The intern collaborates cross-functionally with Sales, Quality, Customer Service, Engineering, and headquarters. Candidates should be pursuing a bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance and have basic accounting, Excel, organizational, and communication skills.

Supports Purina animal nutrition sales with national retail and farm-and-ranch accounts. Responsibilities include executing sales-growth projects, participating in sales calls, conducting market research, and traveling extensively to assigned territories. The intern must be able to travel up to 75%, lift 50 pounds, traverse uneven ground, and maintain a valid unrestricted driver's license. The position runs from May through August 2027 and is virtual, with proximity to an airport required.

Supports Kiva U.S. loan operations by screening applications, assisting borrowers during fundraising, managing delinquency, improving processes and infrastructure, collaborating with partners, analyzing data, collecting borrower stories, and enhancing training resources. The role is a six-month, part-time remote volunteer internship supporting entrepreneurs and cross-functional program initiatives.

Supports employees with everyday technology needs, including laptop, account, and application setup and maintenance. Assists with support requests, troubleshoots common technical issues, contributes to IT documentation and projects, and collaborates across the organization. The intern gains hands-on exposure to IAM, MDM, project management solutions, troubleshooting, and security practices while working hybrid in Midtown Manhattan.

Develop and deploy AI solutions from problem framing through production. Responsibilities include identifying AI opportunities, leading MVP development, building data pipelines, experimenting with generative LLMs, fine-tuning NLP models, and delivering scalable features. The intern will collaborate cross-functionally, communicate technical impact to business audiences, and work with cloud platforms such as AWS or Google Cloud.

Supports transit and transportation planning projects through planning studies, statistical data collection, GIS analysis, mapping, concept-level evaluations, research, report preparation, and presentation of findings. Works under senior staff while contributing to transportation improvement assessments and public- and technical-facing project documentation.

As an Intern, you will monitor geopolitical events affecting supply chains, analyze data for risks, and support the Intelligence Solutions team.

Supports Muon’s Legal and Contracts team across commercial space law, regulatory compliance, government contracts, corporate matters, and export compliance. Responsibilities include maintaining compliance matrices, researching legal and regulatory topics, drafting written summaries, assisting with agreements and filings, and documenting export records. The role is a full-time remote summer internship offering mentorship and exposure to satellite, aerospace, national security, and government contracting matters.

Software Engineering Interns contribute to production TypeScript backend features, applied AI and computer vision pipelines, and end-to-end deployments to active mining sites. Responsibilities include using LLMs, AWS Rekognition, TensorFlow, Kubernetes, and CI/CD; translating user challenges into product features; and collaborating closely with senior engineers and leadership. The role is fully remote and emphasizes ownership, autonomy, and shipping real-world software.

Supports aerospace proposals, production, field, and repair projects by assisting with cost, schedule, risk, forecasting, budgeting, reporting, stakeholder communication, and cross-functional coordination. The intern collaborates with product line leaders and teams across design, analysis, requirements, hardware, testing, supply chain, manufacturing, and suppliers while contributing to process improvements and successful project delivery.

Supports aerospace program and finance activities through industry analysis, financial analysis, budgeting, forecasting, reporting, proposal support, and process improvement. Collaborates with design, analysis, requirements, hardware, testing, supply chain, manufacturing, and product-line teams while helping manage cost, schedules, risks, milestones, and stakeholder communications across development, production, field, and repair projects.

Supports IT solution design and implementation, analyzes cybersecurity protocols and recommends improvements, and collaborates with data science teams to analyze data and generate actionable insights. The internship provides hands-on experience, mentorship, professional development, and exposure to aerospace technology. Candidates must be enrolled in a relevant bachelor's or higher degree program, maintain a 3.0 GPA, and graduate in December 2027 or later.

Summer intern assisting with IT solution design and implementation, supporting cybersecurity initiatives through security protocol analysis, and collaborating with data science teams to analyze data and generate actionable insights. The role offers hands-on experience, mentorship, and professional development within Honeywell Aerospace. Candidates must remain enrolled in a relevant degree program, maintain at least a 3.0 GPA, and meet U.S. person requirements.

Manufacturing and Industrial Engineering Interns support process improvement, lean and continuous improvement initiatives, production process optimization, quality efforts, manufacturing data analysis, and problem-solving. They collaborate with cross-functional teams and help maintain manufacturing documentation and standard operating procedures while gaining hands-on exposure to manufacturing technologies and equipment.