Design Engineer Intern — Pontoon Systems & Innovation

Premier-Marine; Big Lake (MN); On-site; USD 25,000 - 39,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k)

Paid time off

Volunteer PTO

Employee Boat Club access

Leadership development opportunities

Job summary

Premier Marine is seeking a Design Engineer Intern to join our family-owned team. You will work under a Senior Engineer to design pontoon boat components and systems, from concept through production, aiming to improve performance, cost, and quality.

This internship emphasizes collaboration in a cross-functional environment with hands-on CAD work, engineering analyses, and the chance to apply classroom learnings to real-world marine product development.

Qualifications

• Pursuing a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering with a minimum 3.0 GPA.
• Completed at least 2 years of engineering coursework.
• Experience with SolidWorks and engineering analyses (FEA/CFD), GD&T.

Responsibilities

• Create product designs aligned with engineering principles and customer requirements.
• Utilize root cause analysis to drive design improvements.
• Complete engineering analyses, CAD models, layouts, and tolerance analysis for production release.
• Develop concept designs and evaluate new technologies for innovation.
• Plan project schedules and manage timely completion of tasks.
• Analyze field problems and warranty data to drive corrective actions.

Skills

Teamwork

Communication

Problem solving

Self-starter

Education

Pursuing B.S. in Mechanical Engineering

GPA 3.0 minimum

2 years of engineering coursework

Tools

SolidWorks

FEM/FEA

CFD

GD&T

Tolerance analysis

Excel

Project

Word

Outlook

PowerPoint

Job description

Premier Marine is seeking a Design Engineer Intern to join our family-owned team. You will work under a Senior Engineer to design pontoon boat components and systems, from concept through production, aiming to improve performance, cost, and quality.

This internship emphasizes collaboration in a cross-functional environment with hands-on CAD work, engineering analyses, and the chance to apply classroom learnings to real-world marine product development.