New Product Development Intern

About the role

PennEngineering is seeking motivated, excited, and innovative students for our 2027 Summer Internship Program. As an intern at PennEngineering, you’ll gain hands-on experience, learn from experts, and collaborate with teams that do truly amazing things. Join us as we build the future in Engineering!

Over the course of our 10–12-week summer internship experience you will have the opportunity to:

• Work directly with a mentor in your field of study while finding solutions to real world problems.
• Experience our products up close by working in our manufacturing and research facilities.
• Interact directly with our company leaders to discuss strategy and the future of PennEngineering.
• Build a lasting professional network through social events and engaging activities.
• Gain the skills and knowledge to become a future leader.
• Support engineering projects in manufacturing, operations, or technology development.

Responsibilities

• Modeling, drafting, and drawing of fasteners, fixtures, installation or testing equipment.
• Perform teardowns of target application and/or competitive product. This includes full disassembly, documentation through pictures and text, review of the technologies through discussions with engineers, and creating a formal report.
• Perform destructive and non-destructive testing, installation, and measurements.
• Work with sales and marketing to evaluate an idea or concept for possible market acceptance, communicate product function and documentation for sale and use.
• Coordinate with manufacturing personnel to facilitate sample, trial, and final production product.
• Purchase and assemble test fixtures, samples, and other assemblies.
• Actively participate in brainstorming and problem-solving.
• Undertake research to support the learning of new processes, products, and technologies. Document and share with global team.

Requirements

• Working towards a BS in Mechanical Engineering.
• Some experience with solid modeling, drafting, and FEA software and Microsoft Office.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Experience delivering presentations to small or large groups.

Physical Requirements:

• Must be able to use testing tools as required.
• Visual acuity for detailed work.
• Must be able to work in an air-conditioned/non-air-conditioned manufacturing environment for an 8-hour shift.