Electrical Design Engineering Intern
Summary
A summer intern on CNH Industrial's electrical hardware team in Sioux Falls designs and validates embedded electronic products (HMI devices, GNSS receivers, vision systems) on PCBs built around Linux processors and microcontrollers. Open to currently enrolled students pursuing an engineering or technical degree.
About Us
At CNH, we're driven by a clear purpose: we serve and advance the people who feed and build a growing world.
As a global leader in agriculture and construction, we create the equipment, technology, and solutions that help our customers work more productively and sustainably. Our success starts with our people, and we foster a collaborative culture where innovation thrives and every employee has the opportunity to grow.
Grow a Career. Build a Future.
If you're ready to make an impact and build a career with purpose, there's a place for you at CNH.
Intern Program Overview
We are committed to building a strong talent pipeline by investing in early career professionals. Our internship and co-op programs provide mentorship, training, hands-on experience, and growth opportunities that empower students to explore their career paths with confidence. Through competitive wages, networking events, social and volunteer activities, professional development workshops, and housing support, we strive to deliver one of the best internship experiences—designed to develop and inspire the talent of tomorrow. Summer interns work full-time (40 hours per week) from May through August. Candidates must be currently enrolled college students actively pursuing a degree to participate in the internship program.
Job Purpose
Design, develop, and validate embedded electronic products, assemblies, systems, and processes from concept through production stage, and make modifications as needed.
The electrical hardware team works on electronic hardware design of systems on PCB, our team works on systems mostly involving processors running Linux and microcontrollers. We design HMI devices, communications gatewas, GNSS receivers, and vision systems for AI/ML. The intern will take on a design to support these efforts, such as a digital to analog video converter, network adapter, or a similar project.
Key Responsibilities
- Research, develop, and evaluate design concepts including materials, specifications, equipment, or machines.
- Evaluate new and existing circuits for appropriate functionality and the ability to pass electrical qualification tests.
- Utilize simulation software and proof-of-concept prototypes as needed to validate new circuits and subsystems.
- Perform hardware validation, driver development, and support manufacturing programming through test flows.
- Determine purpose, application, and feasibility of new or enhancement of existing products or processes.
- Create and update documentation for designs, and all phases of the project.
- Participate in reviews of schematics, layout, IO selection, and hardware requirements for others in the team
- Work with external customers, distributors, vendors, or suppliers to initiate new designs and solve problems.
- Coordinate engineering efforts and provide engineering assistance to internal teams or external customers.
- Keep abreast of new developments in the fields of engineering design, methods, and applications.
- May provide or assist with training needs as it relates to new or existing products or processes.
Experience Required
- Candidates must be pursuing at minimum a bachelors' degree in engineering or technical field.
Preferred Qualifications
Pay Transparency
The annual salary for this role is USD $19.57 - $35.02 plus any applicable bonus (Actual salaries will vary and will be based on various factors, such as skill, experience and qualification for the role.)
For roles open across multiple locations, the salary range indicated refers to the primary location. If a different location is considered, the applicable salary range will be communicated to candidates prior to the first interview.
What We Offer
We offer dynamic career opportunities across an international landscape. As an equal opportunity employer, we are committed to delivering value for all our employees and fostering a culture of respect.
At CNH, we understand that the best solutions come from the diverse experiences and skills of our people. Here, you will be empowered to grow your career, to follow your passion, and help build a better future. To support our employees, we offer regional comprehensive benefits, including:
- Flexible work arrangements
- Savings & Retirement benefits
- Tuition reimbursement
- Parental leave
- Adoption assistance
- Fertility & Family building support
- Employee Assistance Programs
- Charitable contribution matching and Volunteer Time Off
