Controls Engineer Intern- Summer 2025

CONTROLS ENGINEER SUMMER INTERN

DAIKIN

Daikin is the world’s #1 indoor comfort provider and a leading innovator and worldwide provider of advanced, high-quality air conditioning and heating solutions for residential, commercial and industrial applications. Located just outside of Houston, Texas, the Daikin Texas Technology Park allows Daikin to consolidate manufacturing, engineering, logistics, marketing and sales for Goodman®, Amana® and Daikin brand unitary heating and air conditioning products in a 4.2 million square foot state-of-the-art manufacturing and business campus. The facility is designed from the ground up to encourage collaboration and innovation.

WORK WITH A LEADER

Daikin has a robust and established internship program. Our 10 to 12-week summer program provides students with the opportunity to work individually and in groups. Our interns make an impact on real projects that help our business succeed and achieve their goals. The success of our employees is what helps define our success as an organization. That’s why we instill a culture of training, mentorship, and opportunity. Here, our work runs on collaboration, and our people have the confidence to ask questions, challenge ideas, and solve problems in unexpected ways. As part of Daikin, our team members have immense opportunity to grow—and the confidence of working in a strong and expanding industry.   

SUMMER INTERNSHIP

During the internship, college students will:

● Work on an individual project with your direct team

● Work with other interns on a group project

● Interact with leadership in the company, including VPs

● Network across functions and teams

● Participate in social and team building activities

JOB REQUIREMENTS

• Must not require sponsorship now or in the future 

● Graduation Dates:  December 2025 - May 2027

JOB DESCRIPTION

This position is responsible for the design, configuration, integration, and implementation of manufacturing process control systems.  Skilled, hands-on problem solving is mixed with software programing of various types of controls components. Primary focus will be on automation improvement capital projects and significant activities requiring a multi-functional team.

POSITION RESPONSIBILITIES

• Selection, troubleshooting and programming of various PLC, HMI, VFD and servo systems 

• Setup and diagnose Ethernet/IP, EtherCAT and DeviceNet communication networks

• Establish requirements for and integration of auxiliary components such barcode scanners, label printers, laser sensors, solenoids, and measuring devices 

• Design, interpret and update electrical drawings using AutoCAD

• Implement controls solutions into production environment

• Plan for data collection and monitoring of equipment by plant system

• Identify root causes of equipment issues and develop solutions to eliminate

• Create complete specification and cost breakdown for projects

• Prepare technical reports and presentations

• Document designs with appropriate bills of materials, cost analysis, and drawings

• Develop and manage schedules for controls projects

• Establishes continuous improvement goals and executes action plans

• Utilizes proven lean manufacturing abilities to identify opportunities for cost reduction, increased quality, workflow improvements, estimating, project analysis, technology development and core manufacturing skill set

• Participate on cross functional teams to launch modifications or improvements

• Coordinate project work internally with the department and externally with other departments to ensure on-time completion of projects within budget

• Create preventive maintenance plans that effectively maintains the equipment in optimal form without the need for short cutting the quality or machine capability

KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS

During the internship, college students will gain the below skills:

• Electrical and controls design experience

• Manufacturing experience

• PLC and HMI programming experience

• Skilled in AutoCAD

• Comprehensive understanding and knowledge of manufacturing engineering theory, processes, and practice

• Strong communication skills to deliver the message to any level of the organization – with clarity required at each level

• Effective project management skills

• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to work with teams