Summer Materials Engineering Intern

Carrier; City of Syracuse (NY); On-site; USD 44,000 - 88,000; Full time

Job summary

Carrier is offering a summer 2027 internship for college students to gain practical, challenging, and meaningful on-the-job experience in materials science and engineering. Interns will support testing, documentation, and continuous improvement initiatives while learning from engineers and technicians.

The role emphasizes safe practices, record-keeping, and collaboration across teams, with opportunities to contribute to process improvements and real project work.

Qualifications

• Must be currently pursuing a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Materials Science, Chemistry, Chemical Engineering or Mechanical Engineering.
• GPA of 3.0 or above.
• Must be eligible to work in the US without sponsorship.

Responsibilities

• Maintaining detailed records of testing with measurements of test solutions, environmental conditions, and equipment status.
• Organizing test documents and providing summarized reports to engineers or internal customers.
• Conducting sample preparation, metallography, and microscopy of tested samples.
• Coordinating documentation, return to customer, and storage of tested samples.
• Assisting in continuous improvement efforts to increase test reliability and acceleration.
• Maintaining a safe working environment and PPE compliance.

Skills

Organizational skills

Analytical thinking

Problem-solving

Self-driven

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s in Materials Science, Chemistry, Chemical Engineering or Mechanical Engineering

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Carrier is offering a summer 2027 internship for college students to gain practical, challenging, and meaningful on-the-job experience in materials science and engineering. Interns will support testing, documentation, and continuous improvement initiatives while learning from engineers and technicians.

The role emphasizes safe practices, record-keeping, and collaboration across teams, with opportunities to contribute to process improvements and real project work.