Sustaining Engineering Intern (Summer 2027)

Vertiv; Anderson (SC); On-site; USD 2,066,000 - 3,031,000; Full time

Job summary

Vertiv in Anderson, SC is seeking a Sustaining Engineering Intern to support the Busbar Sustaining Engineering team in maintaining and improving released products throughout their lifecycle. The role focuses on solving real-world manufacturing, quality, supply chain, and product support challenges affecting existing products.

You will collaborate with sustaining engineers, manufacturing, quality, supply chain and product engineering teams to investigate production issues, aid engineering

Responsibilities

• Assist sustaining engineers in investigating manufacturing and production-related issues.
• Support resolution of drawing discrepancies, BOM errors, and configuration issues.
• Participate in shop floor observations and data collection activities.
• Work with manufacturing teams to understand fabrication, assembly, and quality challenges.
• Help document and track recurring issues that impact production efficiency.
• Support ECOs and ECRs.

Job description

Job Description

Position Summary

The Sustaining Engineering Intern will support the Busbar Sustaining Engineering team in maintaining and improving released products throughout their lifecycle. Unlike new product development roles, this position focuses on solving real‑world manufacturing, quality, supply chain, and product support challenges affecting existing products.

The intern will work closely with sustaining engineers, manufacturing, quality, supply chain, and product engineering teams to investigate production issues, support engineering changes, improve product documentation, analyze recurring problems, and assist with continuous improvement initiatives.

This role provides hands‑on exposure to engineering problem solving in an engineered‑to‑order (ETO) manufacturing environment and offers opportunities to contribute to product reliability, quality, manufacturability, and operational excellence.

Key Responsibilities Production & Manufacturing Support

• Assist sustaining engineers in investigating manufacturing and production‑related issues.
• Support resolution of drawing discrepancies, BOM errors, and configuration issues.
• Participate in shop floor observations and data collection activities.
• Work with manufacturing teams to understand fabrication, assembly, and quality challenges.
• Help document and track recurring issues that impact production efficiency.

Engineering Change Management

• Support Engineering Change Orders (ECOs) and Engineering Change Requests (ECRs).