Mechanical Engineering Intern (Summer 2025)

Emerson Tool Company is seeking a Mechanical Engineering Intern to assist Engineering staff in new product development and product support.  Based in our St. Louis, MO location, you will work in an exciting, cross-functional design environment.  Support cross-functional teams in rapid prototyping, testing, and preparing product designs ready for production.   

What to Expect in our University Relations Program:
Expand your technical and professional skills in a real-world setting. Emerson students are given meaningful work, support, and mentorship from experienced managers and key business leaders.

In this role, your Responsibilities Will Be:

• New product design and development - Assist the engineering department in the development of new products.  Produce sketches and layouts to formulate design concepts. Create and evaluate prototypes.
• Competitive product evaluations - Research competitive products, evaluate, test, and document findings.  Review market analysis and trends to drive product solutions.
• Engineering support - Evaluate engineering change requests, prepare change orders, and learn department procedures.  Function as part of a global team, collaborating with different departments as part of a project team. 
• Project Engineering - Assist engineering in project execution to prepare and develop skills required for full-time staff.  Support the development of schedules, costs, and engineering documents.  

Who You Are:
You establish clear goals with anticipated outcomes and results.  You capitalize on trends to shape future opportunities. You take time to ask questions, define the problem and make learning a priority and a goal. You convert ideas into actions and produce results with new initiatives.

For This Role, You Will Need:

• Currently pursuing a Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering or related field
• Ability to support periodic travel as needed
• Legal Authorization to work in the United States – Sponsorship will not be provided for this role

Preferred Qualifications that Set You Apart:

• Currently a junior or senior by credit hours. 

What We Offer:

• Competitive compensation and paid holidays
• Access to our newly renovated fitness center and wellness program
• Opportunities for networking and professional development
• Our students are a key talent pipeline for full-time employment opportunities after graduation at our many locations.

This philosophy is fundamental to living our company’s values and our responsibility to leave the world in a better place.  Learn more about our Culture & Values and about Diversity, Equity & Inclusion at Emerson.

Our training programs and initiatives focus on end-to-end development, from onboarding through senior leadership. We provide a wide range of development opportunities, including face-to-face and virtual training, mentorship and coaching, project management, and on-the-job training

Flexible Work Schedule – Core Hours
This role follows a core hours schedule. You can choose to flex your start and stop times given you are working during the core hours of 9:00 am - 3:00 pm. Our teams work together to ensure our chosen work schedules enable our creativity and productivity as we serve the needs of our customers.