Production Engineer Intern Summer 2025

PRODUCTION 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 be able to work in the US without sponsorship now and in the future 

● Graduation Dates:  December 2025 - May 2027

POSITION RESPONSIBILITIES

● Review engineering changes to HVAC product designs, utilizing knowledge of mechanical engineering principles

● Develop and manage project schedules related to existing product launches or design modifications

● Process product design requests by reviewing bills of materials, drawings, and engineering change requests

● Develop engineering solutions to product related issues through problem solving and root cause analysis techniques

● Production engineering support in a high volume manufacturing environment. Able to identify the root cause of issues and implement permanent solutions

● Participate on cross functional teams to launch products, resolve issues, and support product improvements

● Assist production with product launches and issue resolution utilizing product knowledge and issuing pilot run reports

KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS

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

● Experience in a variety of assembly methods and technology

● Expert on core manufacturing documentation – PFMEAs, PCPs, PFDs, DFA/DFM, and all aspects of manufacturing in a high volume environment

● Lean manufacturing concepts (e.g., Kaizan, value stream mapping, Kanban, demand flow technology

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