QA Automation Engineer Intern

About the role

At Farmers Mutual Hail (FMH), our mission is to protect the livelihoods and legacies of America’s farmers through complete farm insurance solutions. As America’s Crop Insurance Company™, FMH is headquartered in the U.S. and has been owned by the farmers it insures for over 125 years. The 2027 Summer Internship Program is based in West Des Moines, IA. This is a paid internship running from Monday, May 17 through Friday, August 6, with up to 40 hours per week. The position is on‑site (not remote) and may lead to a full‑time, permanent role. Note: this position is not eligible for sponsorship for work authorization; applicants requiring sponsorship cannot be considered.

Responsibilities

• Works with other experienced QA testers and the development team to understand the requirements, scope, and objectives for any new or modified functionality within the system.
• Creates new and updates existing test scripts, based upon the business requirements and technical specifications.
• Identifies bugs or unexpected behavior during testing, reports and documents issues found, and re‑tests to satisfy expected behavior.
• Builds and maintains automated tests using automation framework/tooling in support of functional, regression, and smoke tests.
• Interacts and communicates with other IT department staff.
• Follows all IT department processes and procedures.
• Accomplishes other tasks and duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Must be a currently‑enrolled sophomore, junior or senior at an undergraduate college or university.
• Major in Computer Science or MIS.
• Have taken technical college‑level courses.
• May 2027 graduates are not eligible.

Skills

• Exposure to Java, SQL Queries, and Object‑Oriented Programming concepts is a plus.

Benefits

• Office environment with individual workspace provided.
• Casual dress.
• On‑site fitness center and cafeteria.
• Employee appreciation events.
• Opportunity to participate in company‑wide activities.

Schedule

• Paid internship from Monday, May 17 through Friday, August 6.
• Up to 40 hours per week.