Design Engineering Intern - Summer
Summary
Summer internship at Carrier in Fort Wayne, IN supporting the Control Box engineering team, which designs electrical control panels and enclosures for HVAC, refrigeration, and OEM markets. The intern assists with project tracking, lab builds of control box samples, customer projects, and specification/drawing generation.
About this role
Carrier designs, develops, and manufactures control and control panel solutions for the HVAC, refrigeration, and other OEM related markets globally. Carrier is seeking an Intern Engineer to be based in Fort Wayne, IN. The successful candidate will work as a member of the Control Box engineering design team that develops electrical control panels and enclosures from concept through production, including analysis of component selections and layouts to ensure a robust and cost competitive panel design.
The candidate’s responsibilities include but are not limited to
- Project tracking assistance
- Preparing shipments (customer samples, components, etc.)
- Technical assistance in the lab including hands on building of control box samples
- Assisting Control Box project engineers with customer projects
- Other engineering tasks for the Control Box team include specification and drawing generation
- Helping others with miscellaneous tasks as time permits
Basic Qualifications
- Must be currently pursuing a Bachelor’s degree in Electrical engineering or Engineering technology or Mechanical Engineering or Mechanical Engineering Technology.
- Must have an overall GPA of 3.0 or higher
- Must be eligible to work in the US without sponsorship
Preferred Qualifications
- Ability to work collaboratively in a team environment.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Effective written and verbal communication skills.
- Coursework in circuit analysis, electronics, embedded systems, controls, or power systems.
- Familiarity with laboratory equipment such as oscilloscopes, multimeters, logic analyzers, and power supplies.
- Experience with schematic capture, PCB design tools, or CAD software.
- Basic programming experience in C, C++, Python, or similar languages.
- Knowledge of microcontrollers, sensors, communication interfaces, or control systems.
- Interest in HVAC systems, building automation, connected products, or embedded electronics.