Automation Engineer, Intern

The Opportunity As an Automation Engineering Intern, you will work alongside our engineering, maintenance, and operations teams to support automation and controls projects at MAPEI’s West Chicago manufacturing facility. You will gain hands-on experience with industrial equipment, control systems, troubleshooting, and continuous-improvement initiatives in a live manufacturing environment. This experience may lead to future opportunities in automation, controls, or manufacturing engineering.

• Support automation and controls projects for manufacturing equipment and processes.
• Assist with PLC, HMI, sensor, instrumentation, and control-system activities.
• Help troubleshoot equipment and identify opportunities to improve reliability.
• Collect and analyze equipment, process, and automation-performance data.
• Support system testing, validation, documentation, and implementation.
• Assist with technical drawings, reports, procedures, and project deliverables.

The Program Details

• Full-time schedule (40 hours per week)
• Internship duration: May–August 2027 (12 weeks)
• Practical, hands-on learning in a live manufacturing environment
• Host location: West Chicago, IL

What’s in it for you?

• Hourly Pay rate up to $23.00 commensurate on role and location
• Housing stipends consideration, available in certain situations
• Exposure to automation, controls, engineering, and manufacturing operations
• Mentorship from experienced engineering/maintenance professionals
• Permanent full-time job opportunities after graduation

What you bring

• Actively pursuing a bachelor’s/graduate degree in Automation, Electrical, Controls Engineering, or a related technical field (juniors/seniors preferred).
• Strong communication skills, initiative, curiosity
• An innovative mindset and strong motivation to learn and succeed
• Willingness to travel

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities MAPEIP3

MAPEI is a world leader in the manufacturing of solutions of excellence for the building industry. Founded in Milan in 1937, MAPEI has more than 11,000 employees worldwide, with 100 subsidiaries in 57 countries and 86 manufacturing plants in 35 nations. Working for MAPEI

Our products are sold in residential and commercial channels, including national retail organizations. Some of our products include mortars, grouts, adhesives, concrete restorations products and various types of concrete and cement admixtures. We are extremely focused on green and sustainability initiatives, currently channeling 70% of our research work done into the development of sustainable products.

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