Intern - Controls Engineering

**Overview**

Hussmann's Internship Program provides a meaningful, real-life professional while working as a solutions leader for the food retailing industry. Hussmann interns receive great compensation, participate in community stewardship, network with company leadership, and learn about career opportunities available at Hussmann.  

As a Controls Engineering Intern in the 2025 Hussmann Summer Internship Program, you will gain experience and insight into the day in the life of an engineering professional. You will work across the engineering team to provide new product development support.

**Responsibilities**

**You will have the opportunity to:**  

+ Assist with validating software operation in electronic equipment controls incorporating both application level and circuitry level analysis.

+ Learn our customers' needs and follow the processes required for developing and releasing the product at a high-quality level and at a given deadline.

+ Learn and follow the processes in application development, validation, and troubleshooting of control systems.

+ Participate in preparing technical information and training materials to other functional groups, customers, and leadership.

+ Utilize contemporary Engineering processes and tools such as Computer Aided Design (CAD), Reliability Analysis, etc.

+ Participate in developing detailed specifications, detailed program plans and work breakdown structure, milestones, major review, schedule, cost, etc.

+ Follow project plans and communicating their status to the team.

+ Network with senior leaders, associates, and other program interns to learn about our organization.

+ Attend tours of Hussmann's 1.6 million square foot manufacturing facility, our Global Hub, and the R&D Lab.

+ Participate in community stewardship outreach, offsite, and career development events.

+ Compete in our annual Ideation & Innovation Challenge.

**Ideation & Innovation Challenge:** Throughout the twelve-week program, Hussmann interns will compete with a team of fellow interns in the Hussmann Ideation & Innovation Challenge. After being divided into cross-functional groups, interns will work to find a solution to the provided problem statement. They will then present the solution to a panel of judges, executive leaders, and the organization to compete in the IIC competition.

**Qualifications**

+ Currently enrolled in school pursuing a minimum of a bachelor's degree 

+ Minimum 3.0 GPA 

+ Strong analytical and problem-solving skills 

+ Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.  

+ Ability to effectively interact with all levels of the organization  

+ Ability to set priorities, manage multiple projects, and demonstrate strong attention to detail  

+ Highly motivated and eager to learn  

+ Strong computer skills  

**Preferred:**

+ Knowledge in communications protocols like CAN, BACnet, Modbus, TCP/IP using wired or wireless.

+ Knowledge with electronic analysis methodologies, in using development/validation toolsets and associated instrumentation.

+ Knowledge in programmable platforms, PLC, and embedded controls using programming languages like C/C++, structured texts, function blocks, etc.

+ Previous internship experience in a manufacturing environment

+ Refrigeration/HVAC knowledge

+ General understanding of refrigeration systems, thermo-dynamics, heat transfer and structural analysis principles is a plus.

+ Basic electrical wiring knowledge is a plus.

The summer internship will run from approximately the third week of May through the second week of August. These dates may be changed to meet the needs of the student.

For more than 115 years, Hussmann has been a leader and innovator in the food retailing industry. We provide solutions to food retailers, so they can provide fresh and appealing food to consumers. Our solutions range from the refrigerator cases you browse in grocery stores to the electronic price labels at the shelf edge. Our entire Hussmann team is connected by one focus: delivering the Hussmann Promise.

The Hussmann Promise means "Continuously Providing the Most Customer-Focused Solutions in the Food Retailing Industry." This Promise is a significant part of the Hussmann culture - it's a reminder of how we've chosen to compete in the marketplace, the value we deliver to our customers, and the future value we aspire to provide. Finding a better way has always been the Hussmann way and we work towards fulfilling the Promise for better businesses, better partners, and a better world.

Hussmann is a subsidiary of Panasonic USA.

_Hussmann is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to veteran status, disability, age, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, genetics, marital status, pregnancy, or any other non-merit-based factor._

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