Manufacturing Design Engineering Intern

Why Work at Banner?

For over 50 years, Banner Engineering has been at the forefront of some of the biggest industry trends, such as the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT), and our photoelectric, ultrasonic, and vision sensors, LED lights and indicators, monitoring solutions, and other safety products are used by Fortune 500 companies and industry leaders worldwide. Banner is a rapidly growing company that offers many personal development opportunities, an excellent benefits package, and a collaborative team of employees who are passionate about what they do.

Join our comprehensive 11–12-week summer internship program, designed to provide you with meaningful hands‑on experience while working on real‑world projects. Throughout the program, you will have the opportunity to engage with industry leaders, gaining valuable insights that will contribute to your professional growth. The internship includes exclusive events for interns, fostering networking opportunities with fellow participants and key professionals, helping you build a strong network within the industry.

At the conclusion of the program, you will have the chance to present the projects you have worked on, demonstrating the skills and knowledge you have acquired. This program offers an exceptional foundation for launching your career. This internship will be onsite at our Brooklyn Park, MN location running May – August 2025. Hours expected are between 30‑40 per week.

In this role, you will apply what you’ve learned in school to assist in the manufacturing design and assembly process in the industrial automation industry. This summer position will take place onsite at our Brooklyn Park location. Relocation assistance is not provided. This position reports to Manufacturing Engineer 1.

According to the FLSA (Fair Labor Standards Act), this position is classified as:
Non‑Exempt, based on the Professional Exemption.

• Support the fixture development and assembly process
• Create assembly procedures and routings
• Develop concepts and design assembly fixtures to support process improvements
• Design and acquire prototype parts for internal evaluation
• Design experiments for process improvement activities
• Participate in Design for Manufacturability (DFM) meetings
• Evaluate designs through testing including performing stress, thermal, and tolerance analyses
• Test new designs with production staff, record feedback and make changes as allowed
• Support pre‑production engineering builds and the manufacturing release process
• Assist with product performance testing and data collection for engineering change orders
• Other duties as assigned

To perform this job successfully, you must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily, and regular attendance is required. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required to perform this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to support individuals with disabilities.

• Pursuing a Bachelor’s degree in Manufacturing or Mechanical Engineering or related field
• Strong mechanical aptitude and willingness to learn advanced design/manufacturing techniques
• Intermediate experience with Microsoft Office Suite, especially Excel (creating graphs and charts, using formulas, creating V‑lookups, and filtering information)
• Able to work on multiple projects simultaneously while balancing priorities

• Experience using solid modeling tools (CREO preferred, Solidworks, etc.)
• Robotic equipment used for assembly processes such as adhesive dispensing and/or soldering
• Ultrasonic plastic welding
• 3D printing experience

• Sit for up to 8 hours per day
• Exposed to a computer screen for up to 8 hours per day
• Utilize a computer mouse, keyboard, computer, and other standard office equipment
• Required to talk or hear frequently

• Manufacturing or warehouse environment – indoor and climate‑controlled. Moderate noise level in the work environment.

This job description reflects management’s assignment of key responsibilities; it does not prescribe or restrict the tasks that may be assigned.