Automation Engineering Intern/Co-op
Multiple Teams
Updated on 9/22/2025

Marmon Holdings
No salary listed
Chicago, IL, USA
In Person
Preference to be based at a Marmon Transportation Company within the United States & multiple work semesters.
Come join a team where People make the difference!As a part of Marmon Holdings, Inc., a highly decentralized organization, we rely heavily on people with the aptitude, attitude, and entrepreneurial spirit to drive our success, and we're committed to attracting and retaining top talent.
- Visit and assess Marmon facilities factory to review automation opportunities and understand current operations with senior staff
- Research automation technologies and solutions for a specified application
- Compare technologies based on cost, functionality, lead time, support level, reliability, and other factors
- Prototype technologies and processes
- Design, build, and implement simple technologies in house without the use of an integrator by leveraging existing engineering expertise
- Use learnings from site visits and prototype system builds to write bid specifications for integrator-built systems
- Support equipment buy-off and activities to bring new equipment online
- Work with the IIoT team to implement connectivity and data collection
- Assist in project management efforts from scope development through system delivery.
- Help maintain project budgets and schedule
- Inquisitive nature & self-starter who can implement with minimal guidance
Sophomore or Junior pursuing an engineering or engineering technology degree in:
Mechanical
Industrial
Electrical
Automation
- Previous experience with automation – including jobs, internships, co-op assignments, class projects, and extracurricular groups
- Comfortable spending significant time in a manufacturing and distribution environments
- Ability to work independently and in a team environment
- Interest in Industrial IoT
- Working knowledge of Solidworks, Fusion 360, or other CAD package
- 20-30% domestic travel
- Open to training in Continuous Improvement & LEAN tools
Preference to be based at a Marmon Transportation Company within the United States & multiple work semesters.
Following receipt of a conditional offer of employment, candidates will be required to complete additional job-related screening processes as permitted or required by applicable law.
We are an equal opportunity employer, and all applicants will be considered for employment without attention to their membership in any protected class. If you require any reasonable accommodation to complete your application or any part of the recruiting process, please email your request to [email protected], and please be sure to include the title and the location of the position for which you are applying.

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