How to hire a manufacturing engineering internship

How to hire a manufacturing engineering internship, step by step

Here's a step-by-step manufacturing engineering internship hiring guide:

• Step 1: Identify your hiring needs
• Step 2: Create an ideal candidate profile
• Step 3: Make a budget
• Step 4: Write a manufacturing engineering internship job description
• Step 5: Post your job
• Step 6: Interview candidates
• Step 7: Send a job offer and onboard your new manufacturing engineering internship
• Step 8: Go through the hiring process checklist

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1. Identify your hiring needs

   Before you start hiring a manufacturing engineering internship, identify what type of worker you actually need. Certain positions might call for a full-time employee, while others can be done by a part-time worker or contractor.

   Determine employee vs contractor status

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   A manufacturing engineering internship's background is also an important factor in determining whether they'll be a good fit for the position. For example, manufacturing engineering interns from different industries or fields will have radically different experiences and will bring different viewpoints to the role. You also need to consider the candidate's previous level of experience to make sure they'll be comfortable with the job's level of seniority.

   This list presents manufacturing engineering internship salaries for various positions.

   Type of Manufacturing Engineering Internship	Description	Hourly rate
   Manufacturing Engineering Internship	Industrial engineers find ways to eliminate wastefulness in production processes. They devise efficient systems that integrate workers, machines, materials, information, and energy to make a product or provide a service.	$19-32
   Co-Operations Engineer	A Co-Operations Engineer ensures that operations-related activities are performed in compliance with company standards and regulations. They optimize the overall efficiency of business.	$14-27
   Process Engineer	A Process Engineer is responsible for coming up with innovative ways to process particular raw materials into different kinds of products. They can also modify various existing machines or maintain their quality by monitoring its functions and conducting tests and examinations... Show more	$29-51

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2. Create an ideal candidate profile

   Common skills:

   • Continuous Improvement
   • Lean Manufacturing
   • CAD
   • Solidworks
   • Process Improvement
   • Assembly Line
   • Pallets
   • Production Floor
   • Kaizen
   • Sigma
   • CNC
   • Shop Floor
   • Data Analysis
   • Work Ethic

   Check all skills

   Responsibilities:

   • Incorporate PLC logic to automate safety features for stud drop tester equipment.
   • Lead the implementation of a new SPC system throughout several business units.
   • Operate and manage the operation of the SMT production and inspection line, ensuring high quality.
   • Lead numerous Kaizan events in machining value stream and are successfully able to increase the OEE of multiple cells.
   • Develop suppliers to assure excellent quality and MRP metrics.
   • Lead and participate as team member in lean sigma projects.

   More manufacturing engineering internship duties

3. Make a budget

   Including a salary range in your manufacturing engineering internship job description helps attract top candidates to the position. A manufacturing engineering internship salary can be affected by several factors, such as geography, experience, seniority, certifications, and the prestige of the hiring company.

   For example, the average salary for a manufacturing engineering internship in Arkansas may be lower than in Washington, and an entry-level manufacturing engineering internship usually earns less than a senior-level manufacturing engineering internship. Additionally, a manufacturing engineering internship with certifications may command a higher salary, and working for a well-known company or start-up may also impact an employee's pay.

   Average manufacturing engineering internship salary

   $53,047yearly

   $25.50 hourly rate

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   Entry-level manufacturing engineering internship salary

   $40,000 yearly salary

   Updated December 16, 2025

   Average manufacturing engineering internship salary by state

   Rank	State	Avg. salary	Hourly rate
   1	Washington	$70,622	$34
   2	Oregon	$61,886	$30
   3	Delaware	$61,322	$29
   4	California	$54,632	$26
   5	Maryland	$54,173	$26
   6	Colorado	$52,422	$25
   7	New Jersey	$52,414	$25
   8	Ohio	$52,164	$25
   9	Connecticut	$50,944	$24
   10	Texas	$49,815	$24
   11	Iowa	$49,573	$24
   12	Minnesota	$48,801	$23
   13	Virginia	$48,571	$23
   14	Michigan	$48,517	$23
   15	New York	$47,078	$23
   16	Nebraska	$46,715	$22
   17	Kansas	$45,534	$22
   18	North Carolina	$44,248	$21
   19	Missouri	$43,211	$21
   20	Arkansas	$41,428	$20

   Average manufacturing engineering internship salary by company

   Company

   Rank	Company	Average salary	Hourly rate	Job openings
   1	Anheuser-Busch	$65,588	$31.53	12
   2	Apple	$64,591	$31.05	91
   3	Schneider Electric Industrial Services	$61,836	$29.73	27
   4	Meggitt PLC	$61,142	$29.40
   5	Formlabs	$59,677	$28.69	29
   6	Gillette	$58,518	$28.13
   7	Comet	$56,594	$27.21
   8	General Dynamics	$56,192	$27.02	165
   9	Johnson Controls	$55,675	$26.77	22
   10	Sunstate Equipment Co.	$54,751	$26.32	2
   11	AMETEK	$54,538	$26.22	19
   12	Mars	$54,084	$26.00	12
   13	Pentax Medical	$53,544	$25.74
   14	Philips Lighting North America	$53,454	$25.70
   15	Altria	$53,212	$25.58
   16	Nordson	$52,767	$25.37	6
   17	Arrowhead Products	$52,162	$25.08
   18	Haemonetics	$52,110	$25.05	6
   19	Woodward	$51,223	$24.63	3
   20	FUJIFILM Medical Systems USA	$51,175	$24.60	72

4. Writing a manufacturing engineering internship job description

   A manufacturing engineering internship job description should include a summary of the role, required skills, and a list of responsibilities. It's also good to include a salary range and the first name of the hiring manager. Below, you can find an example of a manufacturing engineering internship job description:

   Manufacturing engineering internship job description example

   At Jabil we strive to make ANYTHING POSSIBLE and EVERYTHING BETTER. With over 260,000 diverse, talented and dedicated employees across 100 locations in 30 countries, our vision is to be the most technologically advanced and trusted manufacturing solutions provider. We combine an unmatched breadth and depth of end-market experience, technical and design capabilities, manufacturing know-how, supply chain insights and global product management expertise to enable success for the world's leading brands. We are driven by a common purpose to make a positive impact for each other, our communities, and the environment.
   
   ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES · Evaluates data and audit processes to support the success of the plant. · Sets expectations and guides the Production Supervisors to meet the expectations of continuous improvement while running a profitable and efficient production line. · Provides exceptional support to customers, team members, and shareholders. · Drives continuous improvement through trend reporting analysis and metrics management. · Assesses the adequacy of data gathering methods utilized by the workcells. · Assures that procedures and work instructions are efficient and not redundant. · Offers new ideas and suggestions for improvement. Identify and implement new practices and processes that are "best in field." · Demonstrates a commitment to customer service; anticipate, meet, and exceed expectations by solving problems quickly and effectively; making customer issues a priority. · Establishes new measurement systems if/where appropriate. · Exchanges knowledge and information with other Jabil facilities to ensure best practices are shared throughout the Jabil organization. · May perform other duties and responsibilities as assigned.
   
   Post SMT execution improvement for all operations, 2nd Ops, Pace, 3rd Ops (currently being done by Heng's schedule)
   
   -Jig and Fixture storage system to check in and out, to include Stencils, SMT pallets, wave solder pallets, and all Press Fit jigs required
   
   -Support gathering customer requirements for Digital factory, most work cells have their set of required metrics they review daily or weekly at the CAC or higher level, we need to gather work cell requirements on what they want the DL's to review on a shift to shift basis to know if we are meeting or failing to hit our goals
   
   -Take all Training Matrices and come up with a single dashboard / share drive that we can use to update training, new hires, new training requirements for all DL's
   Jabil, including its subsidiaries, is an equal opportunity employer and considers qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identify, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

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5. Post your job

   There are a few common ways to find manufacturing engineering interns for your business:

   • Promoting internally or recruiting from your existing workforce.
   • Ask for referrals from friends, family members, and current employees.
   • Attend job fairs at local colleges to meet candidates with the right educational background.
   • Use social media platforms like LinkedIn, Facebook, and Twitter to recruit passive job-seekers.

   Post your job online:

   • Post your manufacturing engineering internship job on Zippia to find and recruit manufacturing engineering internship candidates who meet your exact specifications.
   • Use field-specific websites.
   • Post a job on free websites.

6. Interview candidates

   During your first interview to recruit manufacturing engineering interns, engage with candidates to learn about their interest in the role and experience in the field. During the following interview, you'll be able to go into more detail about the company, the position, and the responsibilities.

   It's also good to ask about candidates' unique skills and talents to see if they match your ideal candidate profile. If you think a candidate is good enough for the next step, you can move on to the technical interview.

   The right interview questions can help you assess a candidate's hard skills, behavioral intelligence, and soft skills.

7. Send a job offer and onboard your new manufacturing engineering internship

   Once you've found the manufacturing engineering internship candidate you'd like to hire, it's time to write an offer letter. This should include an explicit job offer that includes the salary and the details of any other perks. Qualified candidates might be looking at multiple positions, so your offer must be competitive if you like the candidate. Also, be prepared for a negotiation stage, as candidates may way want to tweak the details of your initial offer. Once you've settled on these details, you can draft a contract to formalize your agreement.

   It's also important to follow up with applicants who do not get the job with an email letting them know that the position is filled.

   Once that's done, you can draft an onboarding schedule for the new manufacturing engineering internship. Human Resources should complete Employee Action Forms and ensure that onboarding paperwork is completed, including I-9s, benefits enrollment, federal and state tax forms, etc. They should also ensure that new employee files are created for internal recordkeeping.

8. Go through the hiring process checklist

   • Determine employee type (full-time, part-time, contractor, etc.)
   • Submit a job requisition form to the HR department
   • Define job responsibilities and requirements
   • Establish budget and timeline
   • Determine hiring decision makers for the role
   • Write job description
   • Post job on job boards, company website, etc.
   • Promote the job internally
   • Process applications through applicant tracking system
   • Review resumes and cover letters
   • Shortlist candidates for screening
   • Hold phone/virtual interview screening with first round of candidates
   • Conduct in-person interviews with top candidates from first round
   • Score candidates based on weighted criteria (e.g., experience, education, background, cultural fit, skill set, etc.)
   • Conduct background checks on top candidates
   • Check references of top candidates
   • Consult with HR and hiring decision makers on job offer specifics
   • Extend offer to top candidate(s)
   • Receive formal job offer acceptance and signed employment contract
   • Inform other candidates that the position has been filled
   • Set and communicate onboarding schedule to new hire(s)
   • Complete new hire paperwork (i9, benefits enrollment, tax forms, etc.)

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