Guardian Summer Coater Engineer Intern - Carlton, MI

Guardian Glass (a Koch Company) is seeking Engineering Interns to join our teams this upcoming Summer 2027!
At Guardian, we make high-performance, energy efficient glass for homes and buildings. Perhaps most of all, we make the ideas, formulas and processes that make these products possible. When you are looking at a city’s skyline or the grilles on the latest cars and trucks, chances are you’re seeing our Guardian Industries products.
Koch Industries has been consistently selected as one of the top 100 Internship Programs in the U.S by Way Up. The internship opportunity will be a 12-week program running from late May to mid-August 2027.

We believe that everyone should be an entrepreneur no matter what role they are in. As an intern, co-op, or new graduate, there are countless opportunities for you to be challenged, have your voice heard, and gain real experience within our companies. Sound exciting? Do you want to be a part of meaningful work? Engineering Interns are assigned U.S. locations, likely in a manufacturing facility, to help support innovation, process efficiency, equipment reliability, and quality assurance, with a large overarching focus on compliance, safety, and health.

• Support the Process and Quality teams with trials, process observations, data collection, and review of results.
• Support the development and improvement of Work Instructions, checklists, troubleshooting guides, and training materials.
• Observe start-up, shutdown, cleaning, changeover, inspection, and abnormal operating conditions.
• Track key quality, process, downtime and yield information.
• Work with operators, Process Engineers, Quality, Maintenance, EH&S, and Controls to identify gaps and improvement opportunities.
• Document projects learning and support a sustainable handoff to the Jumbo Coater Process team

• Support the Process and Quality teams with trials, process observations, data collection, and review of results.
• Support the development and improvement of Work Instructions, checklists, troubleshooting guides, and training materials.
• Observe start-up, shutdown, cleaning, changeover, inspection, and abnormal operating conditions.
• Track key quality, process, downtime and yield information.
• Work with operators, Process Engineers, Quality, Maintenance, EH&S, and Controls to identify gaps and improvement opportunities.
• Document projects learning and support a sustainable handoff to the Jumbo Coater Process team

Our interns work alongside our employees to solve real problems and offer insights that benefit society through improving our products and services. In addition to being a contributor on their team, interns at Koch Companies learn about our unique Principle-Based Management culture, enjoy a variety of networking events to promote lasting career connections, and partner with interns from other disciplines on case studies, and participate in our Innovation Challenge.

These are just a few key aspects of our internship program.

• Enrolled in an Engineering degree or alternative program. (e.g., 2-year technical college program, certificate program, upskilling program, etc.)
• Eligible for full-time employment on or before Summer 2029.
• Legal authorization to work permanently in the United States for any employer without requiring a visa transfer or visa sponsorship

All Koch companies value diversity of thought, perspectives, aptitudes, experiences, and backgrounds. We are Military Ready and Second Chance employers. Learn more about our hiring philosophy here .

As a Koch company, Guardian Glass is one of the world’s largest manufacturers of float, value-added and fabricated glass products and solutions. We produce high-performance glass for…