Design Intern

Experience Required None Minimum Education Required Bachelor's Degree Compensation $7.25 / hourly Hours Per Week 40 Number Of Positions 1 Work Schedule and Shift Requirements First (Day) Job Description Donaldson is committed to solving the world's most complex filtration challenges. Together, we make cool things. As an established technology and innovation leader, we are continuously evolving to meet the filtration needs of our changing world. Join a culture of collaboration and innovation that matters and a chance to learn, effect change, and make meaningful contributions at work and in communities. The Donaldson internship program provides innovative students with meaningful, hands-on experience in a collaborative industry environment. Through real-world projects, mentorship, and development opportunities, we aim to support career growth and build a talent pipeline aligned with our values and goals. This internship takes place in Nicholasville, KY, during a 10-12-week period. A Design Intern at our Nicholasville, KY for summer 2027 would be assigned to the facility custom design department and would assist with customer orders for new equipment and support of processes, manufacturing and operational improvement, preventative maintenance, and machine repair. Work side-by-side with the current staff and also work independently on some projects. Your skills with SolidWorks, Microsoft Office, blueprint reading, electrical, mechanical, fabrication, carpentry and troubleshooting will be of value to this internship. Our designers are eager to help the right candidate grow. Role Responsibilities: Custom Design support Participate in working on new customer orders and supporting the custom design team with modeling and drafting. Evaluation Criteria Throughput on orders and print support for custom designed solutions Reduced lead-time through the custom design department for order processing. Production Involvement Engage in the production cycle: from raw material to finished goods. Minimum Qualifications: Currently enrolled undergraduate pursuing a bachelor's degree in: Industrial Engineering, Mechanical Engineering or Manufacturing Engineering SolidWorks experience Experience in Microsoft Office applications: PowerPoint, Excel, Word, Outlook Preferred Qualifications: Experience with drafting or blueprint reading Understanding of the design of experiment process Honed active listening skills, with intention and ability to put feedback from others into practice Initiative to raise questions, bring forth ideas and self-starter nature Interest and experience in creating presentations in PowerPoint to present to various stakeholders Minimum 3.0 out of a 4.0 cumulative GPA Strong communication skills Relocation: This position is not eligible for relocation assistance. Immigration Sponsorship Not Available: Applicants for this position must be currently and legally authorized to work in the United States without the need for current or future sponsorship (e.g., H-1B, J-1, F-1, CPT, OPT, etc.). Donaldson will not offer immigration sponsorship or assume sponsorship of an employment visa for this position. International relocation or remote work arrangements outside of the U.S. will not be considered. Equal Opportunity Employer, including Disability and Veterans Employment opportunities for positions in the United States may require use of information which is subject to the export control regulations of the United States. Hiring decisions for such positions are required by law to be made in compliance with these regulations. Applicants for employment opportunities in other countries must be able to meet the comparable export control requirements of that country and of the United States. Donaldson Company has been made aware that there are several recruiting scams that are targeting job seekers. These scams have attempted to solicit money for job applications and/or collect confidential information, Donaldson will never solicit money during the application or recruiting process. Donaldson only accepts online applications through our Careers | Donaldson Company, Inc. website and any communication from a Donaldson recruiter would be sent using a donaldson.com email address. If you have any questions about the legitimacy of an employment opportunity, please reach out to View email address on click.appcast.io to verify that the communication is from Donaldson. Our policy is to provide equal employment opportunities to all qualified persons without regard to r ace, gender, color, disability, national origin, age, r eligion, union affiliation, s exual orientation, veteran status, citizenship, gender identity and/or expression, or other status protected by law. Donaldson is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to r ace, color, age, gender, r eligion, national origin, genetic information, protected veterans status, s ex, s exual orientation, gender identity, disability status, or any other status protected under federal, state or local laws. Job Type Full time Benefits Offered Not specified Veteran Preference No Place of Work On-site Requisition ID JR-27854 Donaldson