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Electrical engineering interns complete mentored projects related to designing agricultural equipment. The role is full-time and on-site in the Salina, Kansas area during summer 2027, with collaboration alongside engineers and production-floor teams. Interns must be enrolled in an engineering bachelor’s program, work 40 hours weekly, and complete required physical and drug screening. Housing may be provided. Preferred qualifications include 30 completed credit hours, communication and project-management skills, teamwork, Microsoft Office proficiency, and basic CAD knowledge.

Design Engineer Interns will complete a mentored engineering project at a Salina-area R&D facility, supporting the design of agricultural or construction equipment. The role is full-time and on-site during summer 2027, collaborating with engineers and production-floor teams. Responsibilities involve applying academic engineering knowledge, developing and communicating design plans, solving problems, and using engineering and CAD tools. Housing may be provided for qualifying interns outside the area.

Summer Supplier Quality Engineer Intern assigned to a Salina-area facility, working on a quality engineering project related to agricultural or construction equipment manufacturing. Responsibilities include collaborating with engineers and production-floor teams, applying engineering knowledge, solving quality problems, communicating plans, and completing a mentored project. The role is full-time, on-site, Monday through Thursday, from mid-May through early August 2027.

Supports the Information Technology department through a summer project and general help desk duties. The intern works full-time on-site, applies college knowledge, collaborates with mentors and peers, and may travel to another facility. Responsibilities require communication, organization, problem-solving, teamwork, willingness to learn, and proficiency with Microsoft Office. The internship runs from mid-May through early August in Salina, Kansas.

Summer Lean Engineering intern assigned to a Salina-area manufacturing facility. The intern will complete a mentored Lean Engineering project related to agricultural or construction equipment, collaborate with engineers and production-floor teams, apply engineering knowledge, and support manufacturing improvement initiatives. The role is full-time, on-site, Monday through Thursday, with housing available for eligible interns.

Test Engineer Interns support test engineering projects related to the design and manufacturing of agricultural or construction equipment at Great Plains Manufacturing R&D facilities. Interns work onsite full-time, collaborate with engineers and production-floor teams, apply engineering knowledge, complete a mentored project, and may travel occasionally to other states. Housing is provided when needed for eligible interns living outside the Salina area.

Summer interns support the Corporate Purchasing Department on a supply chain or procurement project related to agricultural and construction equipment manufacturing. The role is full-time, on-site, and includes mentorship, collaboration with engineers and production-floor teams, and application of college coursework. Candidates should demonstrate communication, organization, critical thinking, teamwork, willingness to learn, and proficiency with Microsoft Office. Housing may be provided for eligible interns.

Manufacturing Engineering Interns complete a mentored project at a Salina-area facility, applying engineering knowledge to agricultural or construction equipment manufacturing. Responsibilities include collaborating with engineers and production-floor team members, developing and communicating plans, solving problems, and supporting manufacturing engineering initiatives. The internship is full-time and on-site during the summer, with a Monday-through-Thursday schedule. Housing may be provided for eligible interns.

Quality Engineer Interns complete a mentored quality engineering project supporting the manufacture of agricultural or construction equipment. The role is full-time and on-site in the Salina, Kansas area during the summer, involving collaboration with engineers and production-floor employees, problem solving, project planning, and applying engineering knowledge in a manufacturing environment.

Develop and deploy machine learning, perception, mapping, localization, navigation, sensor fusion, and autonomy systems for outdoor robots. Train models on custom datasets, optimize algorithms for edge hardware, build testing and debugging tools, and deploy systems during real-world operations. Collaborate with multidisciplinary engineering teams while iterating on field performance and robot behaviors.

Mechanical Engineering Intern designing and validating robotic sensor hardware for harsh outdoor environments. Responsibilities include mechanical architecture, CAD, FEA, enclosure design, thermal and vibration management, tolerance analysis, DFM reviews, supplier coordination, prototype assembly, field testing, and system integration with robotics, perception, electrical, sensor, compute, and power systems.

Design and develop autonomous-robot sensor systems, including electrical architecture, circuit design, PCB layout, firmware, and hardware integration. Prototype, debug, and bring up circuits; integrate LiDAR, cameras, GPS, IMUs, and compute platforms; collaborate with mechanical, perception, and robotics teams; manage suppliers and manufacturers; and support production testing and field deployments.

Project Management Interns support construction and engineering projects through progress reporting, site monitoring, safety oversight, equipment and materials coordination, project meetings, commissioning, subcontractor communication, and punch-list completion. The role provides hands-on exposure to design/build processes, construction sequencing, project coordination, and environmental compliance. Interns work between office and bioprocessing facility environments under the supervision of project management and superintendent staff.

Supports manufacturing engineering for electric drive units, including rotor and stator production. Responsibilities include designing and testing tooling and equipment, developing manufacturing standards, creating work instructions and SOPs, resolving production issues, supporting lean process improvements, and preparing technical reports and presentations.

Electrical Engineering Interns design and build PCBAs and electrical systems for semiconductor fabrication equipment. Responsibilities include schematic capture, layout, bringup, testing, integration, documentation, requirements definition, design analysis, simulation, component selection, prototyping, troubleshooting, and productionizing solutions. Interns collaborate with software, mechanical, and process engineering teams on lithography, deposition, vacuum, motion control, and plasma etching systems.

Infrastructure and Site Reliability Engineering Intern responsible for building and managing on-premises backend infrastructure for a semiconductor fab. Duties include infrastructure-as-code, server fleet management, monitoring, alerting, automation, secret management, performance optimization, and production debugging. The role emphasizes Linux, systems programming, reliability, observability, and close collaboration with engineering teams. A portfolio demonstrating software engineering projects is required.

Develop real-time Linux and Rust applications for semiconductor fabrication equipment. Design algorithms and simulations for robotic control systems, improve robot efficiency, and contribute to interdisciplinary projects involving motor controllers, path planning, and trajectory control. Interns receive significant ownership of mission-critical hardware and software initiatives and must provide a portfolio demonstrating software engineering work and projects built.

Build full-stack chip design tools in Rust, owning major features from design through shipping. Work across interactive editing, collaborative document models, synchronization, GPU rendering, simulation, WebAssembly, and integrations. Optimize for low latency, correctness, performance, and usability across native and browser environments. The role requires strong systems fundamentals and a portfolio demonstrating substantial software built from scratch.

Process Engineering Interns design and execute semiconductor and thin-film fabrication experiments, operate deposition, etch, lithography, and metrology tools, and develop, transfer, and optimize process recipes. Responsibilities include analyzing process data, troubleshooting equipment and recipes, researching technical literature, and documenting results. The role requires hands-on cleanroom and wafer fabrication experience, with opportunities to contribute to novel R&D processes and tool design.

Develop real-time Linux applications and Rust microcontroller firmware for semiconductor fabrication equipment. Build backend systems to capture and analyze semiconductor process data, contribute to end-to-end system bring-up, and work across hardware and software in a fast-paced engineering environment. Applicants must provide a portfolio demonstrating software engineering ability and projects they have built.

Software Engineering Interns will build full-stack applications, tools, and infrastructure for a software-defined semiconductor fab. Responsibilities include developing frontend and backend data-driven applications, sequencing and controlling fabrication operations, and analyzing semiconductor process data. Candidates will work hands-on across multiple technical domains and are expected to build and test complex software rapidly.

Design, prototype, analyze, and build semiconductor fabrication equipment. Create mechanical drawings and documentation, perform electromechanical simulations, and move prototypes into production with manufacturing and supply chain teams. The role requires hands-on mechanical and electromechanical design experience, rapid troubleshooting, and a portfolio demonstrating built systems. Interns may work across structures, optics, robotics, heat transfer, physics, chemistry, electrical engineering, precision machines, and vacuum systems.

Assist senior IT staff with Windows 11 endpoint administration, patch deployment, software and hardware updates, inventory and compliance reporting, data validation, workstation troubleshooting, basic PowerShell automation, and technical documentation. The role provides practical experience with enterprise IT support, endpoint security, auditing, and escalation procedures.

Supports civil and structural engineering design and construction for municipal water supply and wastewater infrastructure. Responsibilities include preparing drawings, calculations, specifications, technical documents, and change orders; conducting field investigations; reviewing shop drawings and requests for information; assisting with project schedules; coordinating with engineers and stakeholders; and documenting issues and resolutions.

Work across frontend and backend to design, build, and ship annotation and review features; implement ingestion, storage, user management, and annotation pipelines; integrate model inference into workflows; optimize performance for large images/videos; design APIs and collaborate with product, operations, and annotators.