Job description

The Opportunity As a Mechanical Engineering Intern, you will work alongside our engineering, maintenance, and operations teams to support projects and initiatives at MAPEI’s West Chicago manufacturing facility. You will gain hands-on experience applying mechanical engineering principles to equipment, processes, and continuous-improvement projects in a live manufacturing environment. This experience may lead to future full-time engineering opportunities within corporate engineering or field operations. • Support engineering projects involving manufacturing equipment and facility systems. • Help develop/update equipment drawings, specifications, layouts, and technical documentation. • Collect, organize, and analyze equipment and process-performance data. • Assist with preparing project plans, reports, presentations, and other deliverables. • Support preventive maintenance, reliability, safety, and continuous-improvement initiatives. • Collaborate with engineering, maintenance, operations, and other cross-functional teams. The Program Details • Full-time schedule (40 hours per week) • Internship duration: May–August 2027 (12 weeks) • Practical, hands-on learning at MAPEI’s West Chicago manufacturing facility • 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 • Mentorship and opportunities to collaborate with experienced engineering professionals • Hands-on field and business experience • Permanent full-time job opportunities after graduation What you bring • Actively pursuing a bachelor’s or graduate degree in Mechanical Engineering or a related technical field (juniors and 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 As a Mechanical Engineering Intern, you will work alongside our engineering, maintenance, and operations teams to support projects and initiatives at MAPEI’s West Chicago manufacturing facility. You will gain hands-on experience applying mechanical engineering principles to equipment, processes, and continuous-improvement projects in a live manufacturing environment. This experience may lead to future full-time engineering opportunities within corporate engineering or field operations.

Requirements

Must-haves

Support engineering projects involving manufacturing equipment and facility systems.
Help develop/update equipment drawings, specifications, layouts, and technical documentation.
Collect, organize, and analyze equipment and process-performance data.
Assist with preparing project plans, reports, presentations, and other deliverables.
Support preventive maintenance, reliability, safety, and continuous-improvement initiatives.
Collaborate with engineering, maintenance, operations, and other cross-functional teams.
The Program Details
Full-time schedule (40 hours per week)
Internship duration: May–August 2027 (12 weeks)
Practical, hands-on learning at MAPEI’s West Chicago manufacturing facility
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
Mentorship and opportunities to collaborate with experienced engineering professionals
Hands-on field and business experience
Permanent full-time job opportunities after graduation
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

Nice-to-haves

Actively pursuing a bachelor’s or graduate degree in Mechanical Engineering or a related technical field (juniors and seniors preferred)

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