Project Manager Intern – Global Partnerships & Engineering Business Development

Garmin; Olathe (KS); On-site; USD 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Garmin is seeking a full-time Project Manager Intern for the Global Partnerships & Engineering Business Development team at Garmin’s U.S. headquarters in the Greater Kansas City area for summer 2027.

You will provide project management and coordination from concept through mass production. You will work with multiple functional areas, learn to manage schedules, BOMs, and change control, and develop strong PM skills in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Pursuing a degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Software or related field.
• GPA 3.0+ is preferred.
• Strong verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills.
• Proven project management experience or knowledge of PM concepts.

Responsibilities

• Assist PM team with defining objectives, requirements, timelines and milestones for internal and external staff.
• Learn to create and adjust project schedules with milestones and dependencies.
• Assist with documentation for weekly status meetings.
• Understand market commitments and ensure schedules meet commitments.
• Coordinate with program managers on complex projects across functions.

Skills

Project management

Communication

Attention to detail

Multi-tasking

Self-starter

Verbal/written skills

Education

Pursuing degree in Electrical Engineering / Mechanical Engineering / Computer Engineering / Software

Tools

MS Project

Job description

Overview

We are seeking a full-time Project Manager Intern for ourGlobal Partnerships & Engineering Business Development team at Garmin’s U.S. headquarters in the Greater Kansas City area for summer 2027. In this role, you will be responsible for providing project management and coordination between project team and other departments in the development of Garmin products from initial concept through mass production.

Essential Functions

• Assist project management team with providing guidance and leadership through definition of clear objectives, requirements, timelines and milestones to internal and external project staff
• Learn to create and adjust project schedules with well-defined milestones within subsystem dependencies
• Assist with management, facilitation, and documentation for weekly project status meetings
• Learn and understand market commitments and ensure product schedules can meet those commitments
• Work with program managers as required on complex projects across multiple functional areas, managing ongoing action items while tracking and reporting progress
• Work with project management to facilitate communications for core development team with other teams
• Learn to create and manage bill of materials, execute procedures for product release and track the development of project components
• Participate in management of change control and understand project priorities

Basic Qualifications

• Pursuing a degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Software or other related field
• Excellent academics (cumulative GPA greater than or equal to 3.0 as a general rule)
• Demonstrated strong and effective verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills
• Proven project management experience and/or demonstrated knowledge in project management concepts/processes
• Must be positive, detail oriented, organized, team oriented and a driven problem solver, multi-tasker, and self-starter with the ability to prioritize work in a fast paced, deadline-driven environment.
• Strong analytical and organizational skills, with keen attention to detail
• Ability to deal with confidential company matters
• Proficient computer skills in Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint

Desired Qualifications

• Excellent academics (cumulative GPA greater than or equal to 3.5)
• Experience working with MS Project
• Relevant knowledge, experience and/or training in one or more of the specialization areas: Automotive OEM, Handset Development, Handset Software, Consumer Automotive Development, Consumer Automotive Software

Garmin International is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, citizenship, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran’s status, age or disability.
This position is eligible for Garmin’s benefit program. Details can be found here: Garmin Intern Benefits