Intern Engineering

Generac; Waukesha, City of Pewaukee (WI, WI); On-site; GBP 19,000 - 27,000; Full time

Job summary

Generac's Internship Program is a full-time, 40-hour-per-week opportunity running May/June through August 2027. The on-site positions are located at headquarters in Wisconsin and other plant locations.

Interns will contribute to new product development across Electrical Systems, Controls, Embedded Systems, and Power Electronics, gain exposure to CAD and CAE tools, read schematics, and work with mentors to plan, test, validate designs, and prepare documents for product release.

Qualifications

• Pursuing a bachelor's or master's in electrical engineering.
• Understanding of basic electrical concepts.
• Read and interpret electrical and electronic schematics.
• Background in programming languages that communicate with electronic hardware.
• Proficient oral and written communication and able to write clearly and succinctly.
• Ability to work FULL-TIME during the Summer – 40 Hour Week; Potential to continue part time during school.

Responsibilities

• Designs, validates, and brings new products to market.
• Provides new product development support including CAD models, drawings, and BOMs; interfacing with internal personnel.
• Specifies precise new product functional requirements; designs, tests and integrates components; evaluates cost, reliability, and safety.
• Designs and executes fitness-for-use testing and validates product specifications and processes.
• Collaborates with manufacturing partners and designers to optimize designs for manufacturability.
• Utilizes CAD or CAE systems to model new designs and produce engineering drawings.
• Supports product development plans (schedule, product cost, design inputs).
• Travels to other Generac facilities as necessary
• Other duties as assigned

Skills

Electrical concepts

Schematic interpretation

Programming with hardware

Communication skills

Summer full-time availability

Education

Pursuing bachelor's or master's in electrical engineering

Tools

CAD software

CAE tools

Job description

Generac’s Internship Program is full-time (40 hours per week) from May/June through August 2027. The program will be on-site, with positions in the following locations: Waukesha, WI (headquarters); Pewaukee, WI; plant locations throughout Wisconsin.

Generac’s Internship Program is designed to provide students with real-world experience in a supportive and innovative environment. Students contribute to impactful projects, gain exposure to industry best practices, and build lasting professional connections. This is a valuable opportunity to develop your professional and technical skills and grow alongside experienced mentors.

Potential Roles You Will Be Considered For

• Electrical Systems - Designs electrical architectures, power distribution systems, wiring, sensors, and control hardware for products and equipment.
• Controls Engineering - Develops control algorithms and automation systems that monitor, regulate, and optimize product operation and performance.
• Embedded Systems - Designs firmware and embedded software that enables intelligent monitoring, communication, and control within electronic products.
• Power Electronics - Develops inverters, converters, battery interfaces, and energy management systems used in modern power generation and energy storage solutions.

Education, Skills & Experience Required

• Currently pursuing a bachelors or masters degree in electrical engineering or related field.
• Understanding of basic electrical concepts.
• Read and interpret electrical and electronic schematics.
• Background in working with programming languages that communicate with electronic hardware.
• Proficient oral and written communication and able to write clearly and succinctly to get a message across.
• Ability to work FULL-TIME during the Summer – 40 Hour Week; Potential to continue working part time during school.

Preferred Education

• Completion of Sophomore year

Key Duties

• Designs, validates, and brings new products to market.
• Provides new product development support in the Industrial, Commercial, Residential and/or Retail generator or Power Tool product area including; Creating and maintaining CAD models, drawings, and BOMs; Supporting product development plans (schedule, product cost, meeting design inputs); Interfacing with internal company personnel; Provide technical support for assigned projects.
• Specifies precise new product functional requirements; designs, tests and integrates standard, less complex components to produce final designs; and evaluates the design's overall effectiveness, cost (including cost/benefit analysis), reliability (risk analysis), and safety.
• Designs, develops, executes and evaluates fitness-for-use testing, product specifications and process validation plans for standard products and/or components; creates and reviews material part specifications and bills of materials.
• Collaborates with internal manufacturing partners, contract manufacturers, designers and product specialists to optimize basic designs for manufacturability.
• Utilizes CAD (Computer Aided Design) or CAE (Computer Aided Engineering) systems to model new designs and produce detailed engineering drawings.
• Supports product development plans (schedule, product cost, meeting design inputs)
• Travels to other Generac facilities as necessary
• Other duties as assigned