Quality Engineering Intern, Summer 2027

Daikin Comfort; Waller (TX); On-site; USD 28,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

Daikin Comfort offers an 11-week summer internship program where students contribute to meaningful projects. The program emphasizes mentorship, training, and collaboration, encouraging interns to ask questions, challenge ideas, and think creatively.

Interns gain hands-on experience in a thriving industry with strong opportunities for growth and development. During the internship, college students will work on an individual project with their direct team, collaborate on a group project with other

Qualifications

• Must not require sponsorship now or in the future
• Graduation Dates: December 2027 - May 2029
• Be at least 18 years of age

Responsibilities

• Be the chief advocate for the manufacturing operations and end customers, ensuring all the new products are launched at a better-quality level than the products we currently produce.
• Through a comprehensive set of established metrics, the Quality Engineer tracks and communicates the current state of product launches and the performance of the products that were launched.
• Drive a culture of continuous improvement and assuring product quality by virtue of standards adherence.
• In coordination with others, Tech Services, Quality Control, Reliability, Warranty Analytics, and Supplier Quality, oversee and drive the Corrective and Preventive Actions related to quality issues, directly affecting DTTP operations.
• This applies to new products that are manufactured at DTTP and products manufactured at other Daikin sister plants by taking the lead with multidisciplinary teams to drive corresponding efforts to execute corrections to product designs/standards, supplier issues, and even internal manufacturing processes.
• Communicate internally regarding current quality problems such as 8D’s- problem description, status, root cause analysis, and resolution timetable.
• Create and take the leadership role to complete Development Quality Improvement and Warranty Monitoring reporting activities for all new product launches.
• Lead and orchestrate all New Product Launch related efforts to minimize the impact on manufacturing operations.
• Provide support to production and ensure system adherence
• Ensure that product design, supplier, reliability, and component changes have been fully verified and validated through the design engineering test processes and reliability test processes.
• Coordinate effectively with the Design, Procurement, Supplier Quality Assurance, and Reliability Departments to ensure that supplier changes and internal changes are fully qualified before implementation.

Job description

SUMMER INTERNSHIP

Daikin offers a well-established 11-week summer internship program where students contribute to meaningful projects. We emphasize a culture of mentorship, training, and collaboration, encouraging interns to ask questions, challenge ideas, and think creatively. Interns gain valuable hands-on experience in a thriving industry with strong opportunities for growth and development.

SUMMER INTERNSHIP

Daikin offers a well-established 11-week summer internship program where students contribute to meaningful projects. We emphasize a culture of mentorship, training, and collaboration, encouraging interns to ask questions, challenge ideas, and think creatively. Interns gain valuable hands-on experience in a thriving industry with strong opportunities for growth and development.

During The Internship, College Students Will

• Work on an individual project with your direct team
• Work with other interns on a group project
• Network across functions and teams
• Participate in social and team building activities

Job Requirements

• Must not require sponsorship now or in the future
• Graduation Dates: December 2027 - May 2029
• Be at least 18 years of age

Position Responsibilities

• Be the chief advocate for the manufacturing operations and end customers, ensuring all the new products are launched at a better-quality level than the products we currently produce.
• Through a comprehensive set of established metrics, the Quality Engineer tracks and communicates the current state of product launches and the performance of the products that were launched.
• Drive a culture of continuous improvement and assuring product quality by virtue of standards adherence.
• In coordination with others, Tech Services, Quality Control, Reliability, Warranty Analytics, and Supplier Quality, oversee and drive the Corrective and Preventive Actions related to quality issues, directly affecting DTTP operations.
• This applies to new products that are manufactured at DTTP and products manufactured at other Daikin sister plants by taking the lead with multidisciplinary teams to drive corresponding efforts to execute corrections to product designs/standards, supplier issues, and even internal manufacturing processes.
• Communicate internally regarding current quality problems such as 8D’s- problem description, status, root cause analysis, and resolution timetable.
• Create and take the leadership role to complete Development Quality Improvement and Warranty Monitoring reporting activities for all new product launches.
• Lead and orchestrate all New Product Launch related efforts to minimize the impact on manufacturing operations.
• Provide support to production and ensure system adherence
• Ensure that product design, supplier, reliability, and component changes have been fully verified and validated through the design engineering test processes and reliability test processes.
• Coordinate effectively with the Design, Procurement, Supplier Quality Assurance, and Reliability Departments to ensure that supplier changes and internal changes are fully qualified before implementation.

Qualified Applicants must be legally authorized for employment in the United States. Qualified applicants will not require employer sponsored work authorization now or in the future for employment in the United States. The Company provides equal employment opportunity to all employees and applicants regardless of a person’s race, color, religion (including religious dress or grooming practices), creed, national origin (including language use restrictions), citizenship, uniform service member or veteran status, ancestry, disability, physical or mental disability (including HIV/AIDS), medical condition (including cancer and genetic characteristics), genetic information, request for protected leave, marital status, sex, pregnancy, age (over 40), sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression, political affiliation, or any other characteristic protected by law. The Company will comply with all federal and state regulations and statutes pertaining to individuals with disabilities.