HVAC Design & Product Engineering Intern

MAHLE; City of Lockport (NY); On-site; USD 25,000 - 30,000; Part time

Job summary

MAHLE is offering an HVAC Design & Product Engineering Intern position in Lockport, NY. Reporting to the Head of AC Design, you will learn MAHLE systems, work on product engineering tasks, and support HVAC module design with a focus on quality tools and drawings.

The role is entry-level, part-time, in the BU2 Thermal and Fluid Systems department. You will gain hands-on experience with DFMEA/DRBFM concepts, test setups, data analysis, and report creation while potentially traveling to

Qualifications

• Pursuing Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering.
• Role open for Freshman or higher.
• CAD, CAE, Validation - Testing, Analysis & report creation.
• Experience or internship in relevant coursework.

Responsibilities

• Learn & use MAHLE systems to work on Product Engineering tasks (Submitting VAMAS request, test set-up, analyze test data & generate reports to be reviewed & approved by team / management)
• Learn about HVAC module design from quality aspects, starting with Drawings (tolerance callouts), DFMEA, DRBFM etc.,
• If opportunity arise, help with tasks in manufacturing plants, customer sites etc., (travel)
• Participate and run HVAC module level tests.
• Get involved in problem solving initiative with team members using tools (5 whys, fish bone, fault tree etc.)

Skills

Analytical thinking

Problem solving

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering

Tools

CAD

CAE

Validation

Testing

Job description

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Together, we move the world—we’ve been doing it for over 100 years. At MAHLE, as a leading international development partner and systems supplier to the automotive industry, we pursue the objective of making mobility more efficient, more environmentally friendly, more convenient, and more economical. As part of our dual strategy, we are working both on the intelligent combustion engine for the use of hydrogen and other nonfossil fuels and on technologies for fuel cells and e-mobility.
MAHLE generated sales of €11.3 billion in 2025. Employing just under 65,000 people at 127 production locations and 11 technology centers, the company is represented in 28 countries. (as at: 12/31/2025). Join our MAHLE team! #weshapefuturemobility

Your Contribution

The HVAC Design & Product Engineering Intern will be reporting to the Head of AC Design.

This role is responsible to:

• Learn & use MAHLE systems to work on Product Engineering tasks (Submitting VAMAS request, test set-up, analyze test data & generate reports to be reviewed & approved by team / management)
• Learn about HVAC module design from quality aspects, starting with Drawings (tolerance callouts), DFMEA, DRBFM etc.,
• If opportunity arise, help with tasks in manufacturing plants, customer sites etc., (this task requires travel)
• Participate and run HVAC module level tests.
• Get involved in problem solving initiative with team members using tools (5 whys, fish bone, fault tree etc.,)

Your Experience & Qualifications

• Pursuing Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering
• Role open for Freshman or higher.
• CAD, CAE, Validation - Testing, Analysis & report creation.
• Experience or internship in relevant course work.

We will provide a collaborative environment working on exciting assignments, along with ongoing personal & career development opportunities.

#DiversityMatters with our inclusive culture, we welcome applications from all social, religious & ethnical backgrounds, disabilities both mental and physical, identities (gender) and neurodivergent people.

MAHLE is not currently hiring individuals for this position who now or in the future require sponsorship for employment-based non-immigrant and immigrant visas. However, as a global company, MAHLE offers many job opportunities outside of USA which can be found through our employment website www.jobs.mahle.com

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Facts about the job

Entry level: Internship

Part- / Full-time: Part Time

Functional area: Research & Development

Department: BU2 Thermal and Fluid Systems

Location: Lockport, NY, US, 14094

Company: MAHLE Filter Syst.(US)

Your future at MAHLE

As a team player and someone who thinks ahead, you can deploy all your skills with us. In cooperation with colleagues from different countries and areas, you contribute in designing the mobility of the future. When selecting MAHLE, you choose trend-setting technologies and strategies. Are you interested in working with us and developing efficient and environmentally-friendly solutions, optimising existing products, and turning innovative ideas into reality? Then MAHLE is the right address for you.