Systems Engineering Co-Op

Job Description

The Systems Engineering Co-Op will help design, test and validate systems. Our goal is to develop your talents as an Engineer and enable you to make significant contributions to the Water Heating Systems Team in product design, team processes, and lab capabilities during your time at Rheem.

This position is in our Advanced Technology Integration department, located in Montgomery, AL or Roswell, GA (Onsite). This is a co-op position with rotations lasting for 4-6 months, working 40 hours per week, starting June 2026.

• Test all aspects of product software – phone app, cloud integration, water heater functionality
• Develop and extend automated tests for control electronics, software and web applications
• Learn wire harness design and develop harnesses
• Participate in new product development activities
• Reliability investigation of water heater hardware and software
• Research communication protocols and how to apply these to Rheem products
• Plan and execute parts of a product development project
• Investigate field issues, determine root cause and propose solutions
• Support 5S program implementation.
• System level troubleshooting

• Pursuing a Bachelor’s degree in Electrical, Mechanical, or Computer Engineering.
• Interest or experience in product design
• Some programming experience or interest in programming control devices or PCs
• Basic knowledge of engineering principles (electrical, electronics and programming)
• Ability to plan work tasks
• Willingness to write reports/specifications and present your findings to the team
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Excellent analytical and computer skills (Excel, Power Point, Word)

At Rheem, we engineer products for life. For home life. For work life. For the life of the planet we all share. Backed by over 100 years of expertise, we’re passionate about product innovation and boldly committed to sustainability. Our full line of global air and water solutions deliver reliable performance, comfort and energy savings for residential and commercial applications worldwide.

From engineers to accountants, sales professionals to support experts, Rheem depends on people to power our innovations. Join Rheem and help shape the future of products that impact lives—every day.

• Listening to Understand – Open mind, learning from others, accepting feedback, embracing the objective
• Contributing Respectfully - Sharing opinions, valuing ideas, sharing opposing perspectives with respect
• Thinking Creatively – Applying creativity, seeking improvements, understanding from the customers’ lens
• Acting with Responsibility – Owning decisions and actions, acting with integrity, embracing accountability

Rheem is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Rheem encourages all qualified candidates to apply, including those of any race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status. The job description above reflects the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job.

Equivalent combination of education, experience, and skills may supplement above minimum job requirements.

For U.S. Based jobs, Rheem is unable to hire candidates to be employed in the following states:
Alaska, District of Columbia, Hawaii, Idaho, Mississippi, Montana, New Mexico, North Dakota, or Vermont.

Rheem and its subsidiaries do not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters or employment agencies. In the absence of an executed Recruitment Services Agreement, there will be no obligation to any referral compensation or recruiter fee.