Automation Engineering Intern: Robotics, Cobots & IoT

Cessna Aircraft Company; San Antonio (TX); On-site; USD 21,000 - 30,000; Part time

Job summary

Kautex seeks a 2027 Automation Engineering Intern for the San Antonio, TX site to support the regional NA Automation Team. You will assist in commissioning, troubleshooting, and implementing cobot solutions, while analyzing production data via an IoT platform to improve efficiency.

The role focuses on robotics, PLC-based improvements, and applying 5S/kanban practices in a manufacturing setting. On-site opportunity with hands-on exposure to advanced automation.

Qualifications

• Technical education in Engineering or comparable field is required.
• Strong interest in robotics, automation and mechatronics.

Responsibilities

• Support the NA Automation Team with various automation tasks.
• Assist commissioning or troubleshooting of equipment.
• Inspect production issues and develop PLC-based solutions.
• Contribute to cobot applications to replace manual repetitive work.
• Use data acquisition on production lines via an IoT platform and analytics tools.

Skills

Vision Systems

Cobots

PLC

Big Data

VR/AR/MR

Robotics

Automation

5S & Kanban

Education

Engineering degree

Tools

Programmable Logic Controller (PLC)

Job description

Kautex seeks a 2027 Automation Engineering Intern for the San Antonio, TX site to support the regional NA Automation Team. You will assist in commissioning, troubleshooting, and implementing cobot solutions, while analyzing production data via an IoT platform to improve efficiency.

The role focuses on robotics, PLC-based improvements, and applying 5S/kanban practices in a manufacturing setting. On-site opportunity with hands-on exposure to advanced automation.