2027 Product Risk Engineering Intern

Steelcase; Grand Rapids (MI); On-site; USD 25,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Housing and relocation support

Wellbeing resources and Wellbeing Hub

Professional development and mentoring

Networking opportunities

Hands-on ownership of meaningful work

Job summary

Steelcase is hiring a Product Risk Engineering Intern in Grand Rapids to lead and collaborate with engineers on projects that reduce product safety risk and improve reliability and performance. You will work with the laboratory to optimize product testing and impact the overall customer experience.

This role sits within the Operations Excellence group and offers mentorship in a collaborative, cross-functional environment.

Qualifications

• Pursuing a major in engineering toward a Bachelor's degree.
• Must be graduating Winter 2028 or Spring 2029.
• Actively enrolled in a degree-seeking program during application and internship.
• Reliable onsite vehicle transportation.

Responsibilities

• Lead and collaborate with engineers on projects to understand and reduce product safety risk.
• Improve product quality, reliability, and performance.
• Optimize product testing in collaboration with the lab.
• Apply engineering methods, problem-solving techniques, and project management.
• Communicate and collaborate in cross-functional teams.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Problem-solving

Team collaboration

Communication skills

Leadership

Technical documentation

Mechanical engineering knowledge

Internship/Co-op experience

Written and verbal communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering

Tools

Excel

Minitab

JMP

PowerPoint

Word

Job description

General Information

Country: USA

State: Michigan

City: Grand Rapids

Office Location: 1101 - 1111 44th Street - - - - -

Date posted: 04-Sep-2026

Business Function: Other

Position Type: Intern

Description

We are hiring a Product Risk Engineering Intern to lead and collaborate with other engineers on projects to understand and reduce product safety risk, improve product reliability and performance, and work with the laboratory to optimize product testing. You'll have an impact on the overall customer experience with our product while being a part of the Operations Excellence organization.

You’ll Support Meaningful Work By

You’ll be working on high priority product risk projects tied to product safety, quality, and reliability with the goal to:

• Improve product quality performance and life of use without failures
• Enhance the customer experience in the use of our products
• Continuously improve our internal processes that we use to achieve these goals
• In partnership with other engineers, you’ll apply:
  • Engineering approaches, methods, and tools
  • Problem-solving techniques
  • Project management disciplines
  • Communication and teamwork skills in a collaborative work environment

Your Future Team

The Product Risk Team is a part of the Operations Excellence group. Our team's goal is to improve the customer's experience by ensuring the highest product safety, overall quality, and reliability (ability to meet the customer's expectation for product performance for many years without degradation or failure). We use engineering principles along with robust technical problem-solving and optimization methods and tools to accomplish this. We also work to continuously improve the way that we work by bringing in new methods and tools and optimizing our work processes.

You’ll be mentored and led by engineering technical professionals in a cross functional, collaborative environment. We believe you’ll enjoy this cross functional opportunity on these valuable projects. We enjoy working together as a team, and we partner with many other individuals and teams within Steelcase to get our work done.

Who You Are

• Are you passionate about improving customer's experience with products?
• Are you eager to apply your engineering knowledge and competency?
• Can you manage working with broad objectives to make them specific and actionable?
• Do you have a knack for math and science-based approaches to technical work?
• Do you have a real passion for technical problem-solving and optimization?
• Do you have strong competency to collaborate with both technical and non-technical team members?

Minimum Qualifications

• Pursuing a major in engineering towards a Bachelor's degree
• Must be graduating Winter 2028 or Spring 2029.
• Actively enrolled in a degree-seeking program at the time of application and throughout the duration of the internship.
• Reliable onsite vehicle transportation

Work Authorization

Qualified applicants must be authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis. Steelcase will not provide support for or sponsor work authorization and/or visas for this role.

Desired Skills and Experience

• Pursuing a mechanical engineering degree
• A strong commitment to a career in technical engineering
• Experience using engineering technical tools and concepts (e.g., engineering disciplines, Excel, Minitab, JMP, etc.)
• Strong analytical and technical skills and experience
• Demonstrated creative problem solving and proactive learning
• Strong technical documentation and organizational skills
• Robust proficiency with computers, including Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint)
• Experience working in a team-based environment
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills
• Prior intern, co-op, or research experience in engineering
• Leadership experience inside and/or outside the classroom
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills and ability to articulate clearly

Helping You Thrive By

• Competitive compensation and meaningful work that provides hands-on experience while helping you grow your skills and explore your career interests.
• Housing and relocation support for eligible interns.
• Wellbeing resources, including access to our Wellbeing Hub and onsite health services at our Grand Rapids headquarters.
• Professional development, mentorship, networking opportunities, and exposure to leaders, engineering professionals, manufacturing operations, and cross-functional teams across Steelcase.
• Hands-on ownership of meaningful projects that contribute to product safety, quality, reliability, and customer experience.
• An inclusive culture where everyone belongs and the opportunity to make a lasting impact on people and the planet.

Who We Are

Organizations around the world trust Steelcase to help them create places that help people work better, be inspired, and accomplish more.

Doing Better for People and Planet

Steelcase is a global design and thought leader in the world of work. Along with our expansive community of brands, we design and manufacture innovative furnishings and solutions to help people do their best work in the many places where work happens.

Why People Choose to Work with Us

At Steelcase, we put people at the center of everything we do. We understand the role of work and believe that it can bring meaning and purpose to the lives of our customers and our employees. We prioritize supporting our employees both in and out of work, in all aspects of their lives. When we bring our talents together, we make a positive lasting impact through our work and communities.

Steelcase provides employment opportunities to all qualified employees and applicants without regard to race, color, creed, genetic information, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, age, disability, or veteran status and bases all employment decisions only on valid job requirements. If we can make the application process easier through accommodation, please email us at [e-mail].

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