Co-op: IIoT, Analytics & Systems Engineering

Brunswick Corporation; Fond du Lac (WI); On-site; USD 25,000 - 37,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Learning opportunities

Job summary

Mercury Marine in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin invites motivated students to join the CO&A team as a Systems/Software Engineering Co-op. You will support data analytics, IIoT initiatives, and software development across multiple plants, gaining hands-on experience with Power BI, Ignition, SQL, and REST APIs.

This co‑op emphasizes an agile workflow, collaboration with engineers and data scientists, and opportunities to expand into APIs, data science, and ML/AI.

Qualifications

• Currently enrolled in a BS program in a relevant engineering or CS field.
• Able to quickly learn Ignition and Power BI software.
• Minimum second semester sophomore with 48 completed credits.
• Available to work full time through a co-op term Jan–Aug 2027 or May–Dec 2027.
• Must enroll in a formal co-op program at your university.
• Dependable, self-motivated learner.
• Able to lift up to 35 lbs.

Responsibilities

• Assist with projects and analysis across multiple operational plants.
• Collaborate with Systems/Analytics Engineers, Data Scientists, and Engineers per project.
• Connect, collect, and analyze data from different equipment types.
• Use SQL queries to retrieve data from databases (on-site and cloud).
• Create operational dashboards, data visualizations and reporting (Power BI).
• Create real-time dashboards via Ignition by Inductive Automation.
• Develop software applications to collect/deliver data to manufacturing personnel.
• Participate in regular management updates.
• Perform data processing and analysis with scripting languages (R, Python).

Skills

SQL queries

Power BI

Ignition (Inductive Automation)

Python

R

Agile/scrum

Data analysis

Education

BS program in Mechatronics, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Systems Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or related with controls/systems/analytics emphasis

Tools

Azure

Git/Azure DevOps

Relational databases

Job description

Mercury Marine in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin invites motivated students to join the CO&A team as a Systems/Software Engineering Co-op. You will support data analytics, IIoT initiatives, and software development across multiple plants, gaining hands-on experience with Power BI, Ignition, SQL, and REST APIs.

This co‑op emphasizes an agile workflow, collaboration with engineers and data scientists, and opportunities to expand into APIs, data science, and ML/AI.