International Engineering Intern

About the role

Hexagon Manufacturing Intelligence is seeking an International Engineering Intern for its North Kingstown, RI location, with a subsequent placement at Hexagon Germany or Hexagon Italy as part of a year abroad the following academic year. The intern will spend an initial summer term (40 hours per week) working alongside the systems, mechanical, and manufacturing engineering teams in Rhode Island, then continue the following year at a European site, applying what they learned within one of Hexagon’s engineering or manufacturing organizations. The project scope, mentor relationship, and technical foundation established in stage one carry forward into the international placement.

At Hexagon, we help industrial manufacturers develop today’s disruptive technologies and tomorrow’s life‑changing products through a global portfolio of advanced industrial sensors, measurement technologies, factory automation, simulation, and analytics tools.

We are looking for an undergraduate intern with a background in Mechanical, Electrical, Systems, or Manufacturing Engineering and a strong interest in cross‑disciplinary, international work. Assignments may span mechanical, systems, or manufacturing engineering topics, shaped around the intern’s background and the needs of the engineering group. The International Engineering Intern works closely with engineering and manufacturing teams on tasks that contribute directly to the design, manufacture, and assembly of Coordinate Measuring Machines.

Responsibilities

• Guided execution of projects assigned by an Engineering Manager to provide production, design, or manufacturing support or increase efficiency of the engineering group.
• Project execution supported by an engineering mentor.
• Configuration of Coordinate Measuring System and electro‑mechanical configurations.
• Mechanical/electrical layouts or software tool creation/utilization depending on applicant background.
• Programming in measurement host software.
• Troubleshooting and diagnostics of complete multidisciplinary systems.
• Integration of new products into existing systems.
• Develops and writes work instructions, sequence of operations, and time estimates for each operation (focused on assembly processes).
• Supports and participates in continuous improvement activities that affect safety, environment, quality, reliability, productivity, or the suitability and effectiveness of the management system, its processes, and products.
• Analyzes existing assembly methods and proposes new methods to improve cost, reliability, and quality of products and processes.
• Design, fabrication, and implementation of jigs, tools, fixtures, and assembly aids.

Qualifications

• Enrolled in a Mechanical, Electrical, Industrial, Manufacturing, Systems, or Computer Engineering degree program (or other equivalent technical program) and in good academic standing.
• Preferably enrolled in the URI International Engineering Program (IEP) for German or Italian, with several years of language study (prerequisite for the year abroad at Hexagon Germany or Hexagon Italy).
• A minimum of two years’ enrollment in the degree program.
• Proficient in MS Office.
• Proficient in process writing and documentation.
• Able to work Monday to Friday, 40 hours per week, during the summer break.
• Able and willing to relocate to Germany or Italy for the following academic year.
• Self‑starting and enthusiastic to learn.
• Interest in multi‑disciplinary work and experience.
• Interest in hands‑on work, primarily with electrical or mechanical systems controlled by software.
• Comfortable collaborating across time zones, cultures, and engineering conventions.
• Experience with metrology equipment or software a plus.
• Experience configuring complex electrical or mechanical systems a plus.
• Preferred discipline: mechanical, manufacturing, electrical, or systems engineering.
• Physical demands: frequently required to stand, walk, sit, reach with hands and arms, climb or balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl, talk, and hear.
• Work environment: combination of engineering office and manufacturing shop‑floor settings.

Benefits

• Exceptional medical insurance
• 401(k) with generous employer match
• Paid holidays