Intern - Mechanical Engineer

Are you an analytical and resourceful individual with a passion for Mechanical Engineering who demonstrates behavior that is consistent with the company’s values of Customer Satisfaction, Innovation, Family, and Social Responsibility? Look no further! Here's your chance to gain hands-on experience, learn from industry experts, and make a meaningful impact. Each summer intern will have their own project to achieve during their time with us and receive amazing development and networking opportunities.  Join us as a summer intern and be part of a team that values creativity, innovation, and personal growth.   

Join Our Team and Unleash Your Potential!  

We’re on the lookout for bright minds to join our summer internship program and embark on a journey of growth, learning, and hands-on experience! An internship with Hunter Industries complements university coursework, provides first-hand experience of working in the real world, and the opportunity to develop relevant skills and knowledge for career readiness.   

The Experience:  

• Project Scopes: Each intern is assigned a specific project that contributes value to the Company.  

• Networking Opportunities: Interns gather often to connect, network, and bond as a cohort. 

• Development Workshops: We provide professional development opportunities that prepare you to transition seamlessly into the workforce.  

• Community Impact: We partner with our Sustainability & Social Impact team to participate in an event that gives back to the community.

• Site Visits: Interns will travel to off-site locations to explore real-world product installations.  

• Leadership Lunch: Interns gather with senior leaders for casual conversation, networking, and Q&A over lunch. 

• Final Showcase: Interns will share their journey and achievements through a presentation to a large group of leaders and peers at the end of the program.  

What You’ll Be Doing:  

As a Mechanical Engineer Intern, you will innovate on an existing project, design and rapid prototype a spray nozzle, utilize CFD/particle-based simulation software to perform Design of Experiments, and collaborate cross-functionally while working on the 3 following projects:

NPD Project:  

• Participate in one of our ongoing new product development efforts and take on a specific design challenge to help meet our product performance requirements.

Sustaining Projects: 

• Characterize existing performance of some of our popular irrigation products, formulate a design of experiments (DOE) to improve performance, and utilize leading edge technology and prototype methodologies to evaluate solutions.
• Collaborate with the quality group and/or outside suppliers to assess the feasibility of different plastic additives or materials to improve the overall performance of our products.

What You’ll Learn:  

You will have the opportunity to increase proficiency in CAD (SolidWorks), CFD (Ansys/ParticleWorks), root cause investigation, rapid prototyping, and project management.  You will refine your CAD and rapid prototyping skills on the NPD and Sustaining Projects throughout the internship and will utilize SolidWorks to model your designs with support from your leader. You will also learn how to use CFD through online training courses to analyze the performance of their designs. Additionally, you will gain project management skills by scoping/planning your projects and reviewing the timeline with your leader for refinement and gain root cause investigation skills by learning about the fishbone root cause analysis method and applying it to their projects.  

What We’re Looking For:  

• Driven college students, or recent college graduates, with a major or degree in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering 

• Determined go-getters with excellent problem-solving skills who embrace challenges  

• Organized individuals that are eager to learn 
• Basic knowledge, skills, and abilities in SolidWorks, project management, 3D printing, and computational fluid dynamics

Selected candidates must be available to work on-site and full-time between June and August.   

What We Offer:  

An amazing company culture – we walk the walk when it comes to our values!  

• Hourly Pay: This internship is paid $25 per hour.  

• Holiday Pay: Interns receive pay for the holidays that fall within the duration of their program. 

• Benefits: Interns who work full-time are eligible for medical, dental, and life insurance.  

• Wellness Center: Interns are provided a free membership to the wellness center for the duration of the program.  
• Company Events: Interns are invited to attend all company events that take place during their time with us.  
• Charitable Giving: Interns receive a company match for charitable donations and rewards for volunteerism.

Other Job Functions:  

Performs other related tasks as assigned, some of which may become essential to the position.  

It is the responsibility of all Hunter employees to keep themselves and others safe. Employees are required to complete all mandatory safety trainings, know Hunter’s safe work practices, use the appropriate personal protective equipment for the job, and immediately report all injuries, near misses and hazardous identifications to a Supervisor or the Environmental Health & Safety (EHS) Department. Those employees who do not comply with safe work practices may be subject to disciplinary action, up to and including termination. Employees in management positions have an even greater responsibility that includes modeling safe behavior, ensuring employees on the team are following all safe work practices and completing training, and taking part in injury/illness investigations. A safe workplace must be the goal of everyone at Hunter Industries. 

Physical Demands:  

Ability to sit for extended periods of time to use the computer, to perform paperwork activities, to attend meetings, etc. Intermittent walking to gain access to areas within the facility. 

Ability to climb stairs to gain access to the upper-level work area.  

Finger dexterity sufficient to use a computer and to complete paperwork activities. 

Visual acuity sufficient to use a computer and to read and complete written documents. 

Hearing sufficient to communicate with individuals by telephone and in person. 

Ability to bend, lift and carry books, files and office supplies and other items weighing up to 30 pounds.  

Work Environment:  

Office setting with temperature controls. 

Follow us on LinkedIn, check out our rave reviews on Glassdoor, and learn more about our company culture on our career site: http://corporate.hunterindustries.com/careers  

We are a global leader in the irrigation, outdoor lighting, dispensing technology, and custom manufacturing industries. Driving our continued success is the combined energy and talents of the nearly 4,000 people on our team. Together, we create a diverse array of products that can be seen all over the world, from residential landscapes to national landmarks, stadiums, parks, hotels, and municipal buildings. Although we’re global, we’re family owned, and our casual, fun, and caring company culture is what makes this a special place to work. As we grow, we are dedicated to preserving our unique culture that makes our employees proud to work here. Whether you’re pursuing a career at our headquarters in Southern California, or an opportunity at one of our state-of-the-art manufacturing facilities, or something somewhere in between, we look forward to welcoming you to Hunter Industries and our Family of Companies. 

Hunter Industries and its Family of Companies is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, disability, gender, gender identity or expression, military and veteran status, national origin, race, religion, sexual orientation, or any other applicable legally protected status or characteristic. 

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