Industrial Engineering Intern, Summer

INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING SUMMER INTERN DAIKIN

Daikin is the world’s #1 indoor comfort provider and a leading innovator and worldwide provider of advanced, high-quality air conditioning and heating solutions for residential, commercial and industrial applications. Located just outside of Houston, Texas, the Daikin Texas Technology Park allows Daikin to consolidate manufacturing, engineering, logistics, marketing and sales for Goodman®, Amana® and Daikin brand unitary heating and air conditioning products in a 4.2 million square foot state-of-the-art manufacturing and business campus.

The facility is designed from the ground up to encourage collaboration and innovation.

Daikin offers a well-established 11-week summer internship program where students contribute to meaningful projects. We emphasize a culture of mentorship, training, and collaboration, encouraging interns to ask questions, challenge ideas, and think creatively. Interns gain valuable hands-on experience in a thriving industry with strong opportunities for growth and development.

During the internship, college students will:

• Work on an individual project with your direct team

• Work with other interns on a group project

• Network across functions and teams

• Participate in social and team building activities

• Must not require sponsorship now or in the future

• Graduation Dates:
  December 2027 - May 2029

• Be at least 18 years of age

Seeking a professional, skilled individual for the role of Industrial Engineer for our Houston, TX facility. In this role, you will be responsible for quantification and improvement of manufacturing processes, cost reduction and quality improvement initiatives, processing and implementing engineering changes and introduction of new products on time and within budgets.

• Works closely with other engineering disciplines in the development and application of robotics to increase production quality, efficiency or volume

• Analyzes statistical data and product specifications to determine standards and establish quality and reliability objectives of finished product

• Plans and establish sequence of operations to fabricate and assemble parts of products and to promote efficient utilization

• Coordinates quality control objectives and activities to resolve production problems, maximizes product reliability and minimize cost

• Applies statistical methods and performs mathematical calculations to determine manufacturing processes, staff requirements, and production standards. Performs / implements classical IE work such as line and work element balancing, time studies, labor efficiency and workflow improvements, Plant floor layouts, updates, and improvements

• Maintain plant floor layouts, updates, and improvements. Create operator method sheets to assure production rates and quality. Maintain method sheets as product or equipment specification change

• Develops manufacturing methods, labor utilization standards, and cost analysis systems to promote efficient staff and facility utilization. Performs capacity planning and provides solutions for cost cutting through process upgrades

Qualified Applicants must be legally authorized for employment in the United States. Qualified applicants will not require employer sponsored work authorization now or in the future for employment in the United States. The Company provides equal employment opportunity to all employees and applicants regardless of a person’s race, color, religion (including religious dress or grooming practices), creed, national origin (including language use restrictions), citizenship, uniform service member or veteran status, ancestry, disability, physical or mental disability (including HIV/AIDS), medical condition (including cancer and genetic characteristics), genetic information, request for protected leave, marital status, sex, pregnancy, age (over 40), sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression, political affiliation, or any other characteristic protected by law.

The Company will comply with all federal and state regulations and statutes pertaining to individuals with disabilities.