Mechanical Design Engineering Intern

If you are a Mechanical Engineering student looking for an opportunity to grow, Emerson has an exciting opportunity for you! As a Mechanical Design Engineer Intern based in our Boulder, CO location, you will be responsible for designing, testing, and maintaining instrumentation.

In this Role, Your Responsibilities Will Be:

• Use analytical skills, reasoning, and engineering judgment to develop new and innovative products and technologies
• Design components including injection molded plastics, die and investment castings, stampings, machined parts, etc.
• Collaborate with global, cross-functional project teams to ensure new designs meet internal requirements and industry standards
• Support prototype construction, laboratory testing, and agency testing during the product design cycle
• Apply sound engineering practices to solve quality issues
• Provide continuation engineering support for existing products
• Interact with software, electrical, manufacturing, marketing, supply chain, sales, and customers on technical matters
• Identify and implement product and process cost reductions and improvements

Who You Are:

You identify and seize new opportunities. You convert ideas into actions and produce results with new initiatives. You solicit both input and discussion. You collaborate well by making new connections and building relationships in other areas and teams.

For This Role, You Will Need:

• Currently enrolled in an accredited college/university
• Pursuing a Bachelor's in Engineering or Science
• Zero (0) years of related experience
• Ability to work full-time (40 hours) per week in-person for the duration of the internship.
• Legal authorization to work in the United States. No sponsorship will be provided.

Preferred Qualifications that Set You Apart:

• Prior internship experience

Our Culture & Commitment to You:

At Emerson, we prioritize a workplace where every employee is valued, respected, and empowered to grow. We foster an environment that encourages innovation, collaboration, and diverse perspectives—because we know that great ideas come from great teams. Our commitment to ongoing career development and growing an inclusive culture ensures you have the support to thrive. Whether through mentorship, training, or leadership opportunities, we invest in your success so you can make a lasting impact. We believe diverse teams, working together are key to driving growth and delivering business results. ​

We recognize the importance of employee wellbeing and know that to do your best you must have flexible, competitive benefits plans to meet you and your family’s physical, mental, financial, and social needs. We provide, a variety of medical insurance plans, with dental and vision coverage, Employee Assistance Program, profit sharing retirement, tuition reimbursement, employee resource groups, recognition, and much more. Our culture prioritizes work-life balance and offers flexible time off plans, including paid parental leave (maternal and paternal), vacation and holiday leave.

Our compensation philosophy is simple: we pay a competitive base salary, within the local market in which we operate, and reward performance during our annual merit review process. The starting salary for this role is $26.00 an hour, commensurate with the skills, talent, capabilities and experience each candidate brings to a role.

This position will be open for a minimum of 7 days from the day of posting. Applicants are encouraged to apply early to receive optimal consideration. In compliance with the Colorado Job Application Fairness Act, in any materials you submit, you may redact or remove age-identifying information such as age, date of birth, or dates of school attendance or graduation. You will not be penalized for redacting or removing this information.

Learn more about our Culture & Values.

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