Mechanical Engineering Intern - Summer 2027

Generac; Waukesha (WI); On-site; USD 25,000 - 33,000; Full time

Job summary

Generac’s Internship Program in Wisconsin offers full-time, on-site opportunities for students pursuing mechanical engineering degrees. Roles include Product Development, Test & Validation, Simulation Engineering, and Thermal & Fluid Systems.

Duties include CAD modeling, design reviews, and collaboration with manufacturing. Participants gain real-world experience, mentorship, and exposure to industry best practices, with the potential to continue part-time during school.

Qualifications

• Pursuing a bachelor's or advanced degree in mechanical engineering or related field.
• Understanding or working knowledge of Pro-E and/or AutoCAD.
• Proficient oral and written communication and ability to write clearly.

Responsibilities

• Designs, validates, and brings new products to market.
• Provides support for product development plans including schedule and cost.
• Interfacing with internal personnel and providing technical support for projects.
• Creates and reviews CAD models, drawings, and BOMs.
• Travels to other Generac facilities as needed.
• Other duties as assigned.

Skills

Product development

Test & validation

Simulation engineering

Thermal & fluid systems

Education

Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering or related field

Tools

Pro-E

AutoCAD

Job description

About The Internship Program

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

• Product Development - Designs and develops new products, subsystems, and components from concept through production while balancing performance, cost, quality, and manufacturability.
• Test & Validation - Plans and executes laboratory and field testing to verify product performance, durability, safety, and compliance with requirements.
• Simulation Engineering - Uses analytical and virtual engineering tools such as FEA, CFD, and system modeling to predict product behavior, and accelerate development.
• Thermal & Fluid Systems- Develops cooling, airflow, fuel, combustion, and fluid management systems to optimize product efficiency, reliability, and performance.

Education, Skills & Experience Required

• Currently pursuing a bachelors or advanced degree in mechanical engineering or related field.
• Understanding or working knowledge of Pro-E and/or AutoCAD experience.
• 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