Engineering Intern (Corporate Project Engineering Team)

Johns Manville; Littleton (CO); On-site; USD 42,000 - 53,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

401(k) match

Paid vacation

Paid sick and parental leave

Life insurance

Disability coverage

Employee assistance program

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

Johns Manville in Littleton, CO is seeking a 2027 summer intern passionate about project engineering, design, and industrial manufacturing. You will work with engineers to support capital projects and learn how JM designs, builds, and commissions equipment.

This internship offers exposure to CAD tools, documentation workflows, and real-world manufacturing environments. You will gain hands-on experience while contributing to safety, quality, and efficiency initiatives.

Qualifications

• Pursuing a bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Machine Design, Industrial Engineering, ACAD Design, Robotics/Mechatronics Engineering.
• Completed sophomore year of undergraduate coursework and enrolled in junior classes for Fall 2027.
• Completed coursework in mechanical design, CAD and/or process engineering.
• Experience with MS Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
• AutoCAD experience is a plus.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Work with mechanical Project Engineers, Operations, R&D Engineers, Division Engineering and Capital and Engineering Services leadership to execute capital project support tasks.
• Develop workflows and documentation for project engineering documents including project document storage and team communication structures.
• Formalize workflows to ensure consistency of execution and update procedures as technology evolves (AI focus).
• Understand and execute design updates and modifications to existing engineering documentation.
• Understand the engineering workflow from concept design to procurement and startup planning.
• Review process and machine design to evaluate safety risks and tooling.
• Identify and qualify vendors and obtain quotes for equipment or installations.
• Provide project status and update reports as needed.
• Travel to plants/vendors if needed.

Skills

MS Office

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering or related field

Tools

AutoCAD/SolidWorks

Job description

Who We Are Johns Manville is a leading manufacturer and marketer of premium-quality insulation and commercial roofing, along with glass fibers and nonwovens for commercial, industrial and residential applications. Our products are used in a wide variety of industries including building products, aerospace, automotive and transportation, filtration, commercial interiors, waterproofing and wind energy. A proud member of the Berkshire Hathaway family of companies, we serve customers in more than 80 countries around the globe. We are committed to delivering positive and powerful experiences, because we are successful only when our employees and customers thrive. We are passionate, we care about people, we perform at a superior level, and we protect others and our environments.

Pay Range $41,600.00-$52,600.00 Annual This is the base salary pay range that an applicant can expect to make upon hire. Pay within this range will vary based upon relevant experience, skills, and education among other factors.

Our mechanical team is looking for a 2027 summer intern who is passionate about project engineering, engineering design, and industrial manufacturing plant construction. If you enjoy working on a team engineering industrial manufacturing equipment this may be the position for you! Due to the ever-changing nature of our department, specific project details will not be known until closer to the intern's start date.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Work with mechanical Project Engineers, Operations, Research and Development Engineers, Division Engineering and Capital and Engineering Services leadership to execute capital project support tasks to design, install, and prepare for commissioning equipment that manufactures core products for the building products industry and deliver on business needs.
• Develop workflows and documentation for project engineering documents including project document storage and project team communication structure using a variety of online/cloud based systems that comply with Johns Manville’s IT policies and procedures.
• Formalize above workflows to ensure consistency of execution moving forward while ensuring procedures exist to update and modify workflows and documentation as technology continues to evolve especially around AI.
• Understand and execute design updates and modifications to existing engineering documentation, while proposing ideas and brainstorming solutions for proper documentation, communication, and standardization of design moving forward.
• Understand the engineering workflow from preliminary concept design (along with impacts to schedule and budget), to design finalization, specification and procurement workflows, to constructions execution, along with commissioning and startup planning.
• Understand how to review process and machine design to evaluate the safety risk of proposed or existing systems, and the tools used to complete these tasks.
• Understand how to identify and qualify vendors (if they are new to JM) and obtain quotes for equipment or contractor installations.
• Provide project status and update reports as needed.
• Travel to plants/vendors if needed.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• Pursuing a bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Machine Design, Industrial Engineering, ACAD Design, Robotics/Mechatronics Engineering.
• Completed sophomore year of undergraduate course work and enrolled in junior classes for Fall 2027.
• Completed coursework in mechanical design, computer aided design and/or process engineering.
• Experience with MS Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
• AutoCAD experience is a plus.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Previous internship experience in an industrial environment.
• Completed coursework in engineering/process design, robotic programming/design, machine design.
• Experience designing and constructing machines/processes, especially service equipment (i.e. cooling water, hydraulics, air handling, compressed air, conveying, natural gas combustion systems, and environmental abatement equipment) Experience in manufacturing facilities.
• Industrial construction experience.
• Experience with CAD creation preferably in AutoCAD/SolidWorks.
• Strong organizational, computer and communication skills.
• Willingness to learn new tools.
• Able to meet commitments and deadlines.
• Enjoys working in a high paced team environment.
• Committed and passionate for results.

BENEFITS

• Health benefits include a choice of comprehensive medical plans, a dental plan, vision plan, wellness program and critical illness insurance.
• JM sponsors a 401(k) plan which includes a sizeable company match.
• JM offers paid vacation and also provides paid sick and parental leave for eligible employees.
• Additionally, Johns Manville provides basic life Insurance, short-term and long-term disability coverage, an employee assistance program, and business travel accident coverage.
• Supplemental life insurance and accidental death and dismemberment insurance are available as well.
• The company also offers a variety of tax saving accounts; health spending account, traditional flexible spending account, and a dependent care spending account.
• JM also offers a tuition reimbursement program for undergraduate and certain graduate programs.

DIVERSITY & INCLUSION

Diversity & Inclusion Johns Manville believes diversity and inclusion in our workplace is critical for the long-term success of our company. We are committed to retaining, developing and attracting a diverse workforce that fosters an inclusive work environment in which all employees are treated with dignity and respect. This is the right thing to do for our employees, our company and our communities. Incumbent must be physically able to perform essential job functions. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential job functions. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. We maintain a drug-free workplace and perform pre-employment substance abuse testing.

Johns Manville is a proud member of the Berkshire Hathaway family of companies, serving customers in more than 80 countries, supplying innovative products to the construction, aerospace, automotive, filtration and energy industries. With a more than 160-year legacy, we understand that our story continues to grow only with the right people saying, thinking and doing the right things. Make your story our story. Johns Manville believes diversity and inclusion in our workplace is critical for the long-term success of our company. We are committed to retaining, developing and attracting a diverse workforce that fosters an inclusive work environment in which all employees are treated with dignity and respect. This is the right thing to do for our employees, our company and our communities.