Engineering Intern – Summer 2027
for headings: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. We have location, pay, program start, duration, schedule. We need to include Pay and Schedule sections only if posting states them. Pay is given: $28.00 per hour. Schedule: Full time, on site. Also program start and duration maybe could be under Schedule? But we have separate headings for Schedule and maybe Benefits? No benefits listed. So we should not create Benefits section. Also we need About the role (maybe a summary). Responsibilities: list of duties. Requirements: maybe basic qualifications. Qualifications: preferred qualifications. Skills: maybe tools? Could combine. But we need to follow instruction: prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones. We can include About the role (intro paragraph), Responsibilities (list), Requirements (basic qualifications), Qualifications (preferred), Skills (maybe tools/experience). But we need to ensure we don't create empty sections. Let's extract content: Location: Mundelein, Illinois (maybe not needed as heading). Could be in a short paragraph. Pay: $28.00 per hour. Program start: Tuesday, May 25, 2027, with limited flexibility for academic calendars Duration: 10 weeks, with possibility of extending up to 2 additional weeks based on business needs and intern availability Schedule: Full time, on site Then "Build Something That Matters This Summer As an Engineering Intern at MacLean-Fogg, you will apply..." That's about role. Then "Engineering Areas You Could Explore Assignments Vary By Manufacturing Facility And May Include ..." That's responsibilities? Actually it's areas. Then "What You Will Do" list. Then "What You Will Gain" list (maybe benefits? but it's gains, not benefits). Could be under Benefits? But instruction: Benefits section only if posting actually states them. It does not list benefits like health insurance etc. So we skip Benefits. Then "What We Are Looking For" (requirements). Then "Preferred Qualifications". Then "Physical Requirements and Work Environment" (maybe under Requirements or Skills). Then "What to Expect After Applying" (application instructions) - we must remove application instructions. So drop that. Then "About MacLean-Fogg" (company info) - could be part of About the role? Might be separate but we can include as About the role? The instruction: About the role heading for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities...). So we can put company overview under About the role? Actually About the role likely refers to role description. But we have a paragraph "Build Something That Matters This Summer..." which is role description. We can also include company overview there or maybe separate but we don't have a heading for company. We could incorporate into About the role. We must not repeat job title as heading. No Job ID. We must remove boilerplate: EEO, accommodations, etc. Now craft HTML. We'll have:
Location: Mundelein, Illinois
Pay: $28.00 per hour
Program start: Tuesday, May 25, 2027, with limited flexibility for academic calendars
Duration: 10 weeks, with the possibility of extending up to 2 additional weeks based on business needs and intern availability
Schedule: Full time, on site
ThenAbout the role
with paragraph(s) containing the role description and maybe company overview. ThenResponsibilities
with- list from "What You Will Do" plus maybe areas? Actually areas are more like possible assignments; could be under Responsibilities as well. We'll combine.
Responsibilities list:
- Learn the facility's safety practices and follow required procedures while working in office and manufacturing areas.
- Work with experienced team members to understand a problem, define a project, and develop practical solutions.
- Collect and analyze engineering or production data to identify opportunities and measure results.
- Use tools and methods relevant to your assignment, which may include CAD, testing equipment, data analysis, root cause analysis, or lean manufacturing techniques.
- Contribute to improvements in safety, quality, productivity, cost, or product performance.
- Document your work, communicate progress, and incorporate feedback from your team.
- Present your capstone project, findings, and recommendations to facility leadership.
- Possible engineering areas you could explore (assignments vary by facility): Manufacturing and Process Engineering; Quality Engineering; Continuous Improvement and Lean; Automation and Controls; Product and Design Engineering; Materials Engineering and Metallurgy.
We could list each as separate li.
Then
Requirements
with basic qualifications: Currently pursuing a bachelor's or master's degree in engineering, engineering technology, or a closely related field. Relevant disciplines include mechanical, manufacturing, industrial, electrical, and materials engineering. Interest in applying engineering skills to manufacturing challenges. Willingness to work with data, learn new tools, and ask questions. Collaborative approach and respect for the experience of the people who operate and support production equipment. Ability to organize your work, communicate progress, and take ownership of a project with guidance. Availability to work full time and on site at this manufacturing facility for the full 10-week program. Limited start-date flexibility may be available for academic calendars. Authorization to work in the United States without employer sponsorship now or in the future. (Note: MacLean-Fogg does not offer employment visa sponsorship for this position.) Students at all college class levels are welcome to apply. Previous internship experience is not required. We could list as- .
Then
- Learn the facility's safety practices and follow required procedures while working in office and manufacturing areas.
- Work with experienced team members to understand a problem, define a project, and develop practical solutions.
- Collect and analyze engineering or production data to identify opportunities and measure results.
- Use tools and methods relevant to your assignment, which may include CAD, testing equipment, data analysis, root cause analysis, or lean manufacturing techniques.
- Contribute to improvements in safety, quality, productivity, cost, or product performance.
- Document your work, communicate progress, and incorporate feedback from your team.
- Present your capstone project, findings, and recommendations to facility leadership.
- Possible engineering areas you could explore (assignments vary by facility): Manufacturing and Process Engineering; Quality Engineering; Continuous Improvement and Lean; Automation and Controls; Product and Design Engineering; Materials Engineering and Metallurgy.
- Currently pursuing a bachelor's or master's degree in engineering, engineering technology, or a closely related field. Relevant disciplines include mechanical, manufacturing, industrial, electrical, and materials engineering.
- Interest in applying engineering skills to manufacturing challenges.
- Willingness to work with data, learn new tools, and ask questions.
- Collaborative approach and respect for the experience of the people who operate and support production equipment.
- Ability to organize your work, communicate progress, and take ownership of a project with guidance.
- Availability to work full time and on site at this manufacturing facility for the full 10-week program. Limited start-date flexibility may be available for academic calendars.
- Authorization to work in the United States without employer sponsorship now or in the future. (MacLean-Fogg does not offer employment visa sponsorship for this position.)
- Students at all college class levels are welcome
Preferred Qualifications
with list: Cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher on a 4.0 scale. Hands-on technical projects through engineering clubs, Formula SAE, Advanced Snowmobile, robotics, design teams, makerspaces, or labs. Experience analyzing data with Excel, Minitab, Power BI, or similar tools. Familiarity with CAD software, such as SolidWorks, AutoCAD, or Creo, for assignments involving design work. Exposure to quality methods, lean manufacturing, automation, materials testing, or other tools relevant to your interests. Previous manufacturing, production, shop, internship, or co-op experience. Then maybeSkills
could be omitted if we covered in qualifications. But we could include a Skills section for tools: CAD, data analysis, etc. However we already have those in preferred qualifications. To avoid thin sections, we could skip Skills. We have Pay and Schedule sections already as paragraphs before headings. But instruction: Usefor section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule). So they expect headings for Pay and Schedule if we include them. However they also say: include a section ONLY when the posting has real, specific content for it — never emit a heading followed by filler/placeholder text. So we can include Pay and Schedule headings with content. That is fine. Thus we should have headings for Pay and Schedule as
Pay
andSchedule
. But we already placed them as paragraphs before headings. Better to follow instruction: usefor those sections. So we will have:
Pay
$28.00 per hour
Schedule
Full time, on site
We might also include program start and duration maybe under Schedule? But they are separate details; could be included in same paragraph. However we could also add aProgram Details
but not in allowed headings list. The allowed headings list includes only those; we should not create other headings. So we need to fit program start and duration somewhere else, maybe under About the role or Responsibilities? But they are not responsibilities. Could be under About the role as additional info. Or we could add a short paragraph after Pay/Schedule headings but before About the role, not as a heading. That is allowed: we can havefor prose. So we can keep program start and duration as a paragraph. Thus final structure:
Location: Mundelein, Illinois
Pay
$28.00 per hour
Schedule
Full time, on site
Program start: Tuesday, May 25, 2027, with limited flexibility for academic calendars. Duration: 10 weeks, with the possibility of extending up to 2 additional weeks based on business needs and intern availability.
About the role
Build Something That Matters This Summer As an Engineering Intern at MacLean-Fogg, you will apply what you are learning in the classroom to real manufacturing challenges. You will work alongside engineers, operators, quality professionals, and maintenance teams to understand how products are made and help improve the products and processes behind them. You will take ownership of a meaningful engineering project with guidance from an experienced team. Depending on your assignment, you might investigate a quality issue, reduce scrap, improve a process, support automation, develop a design, or evaluate material performance. At the end of the program, you will present your project, results, and recommendations to facility leadership. One application connects you with the engineering internship opportunities available at this manufacturing facility. Tell us which areas interest you in the application. We will consider your interests, skills, and experience alongside available projects and business needs. MacLean-Fogg is a fourth-generation, family-owned American manufacturing company headquartered in Mundelein, Illinois. Founded in 1925, we design and manufacture engineered components and solutions for automotive and industrial markets. Our portfolio includes MacLean-Fogg Component Solutions, OMCO, Mallard Manufacturing, and Threadstrong. Across our companies, we share a commitment to Safety, Integrity, People, Excellence, and Stewardship while investing in our people, manufacturing capabilities, customers, and communities.
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