2027 Summer Intern Digital Manufacturing Engineering
Posted Oct 1, 2026 · We last checked this listing on Oct 6, 2026
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About your past
What does digital manufacturing mean to you, and what part of it interests you most?
What they are checking: Whether they understand how software, data and plant systems connect to production.
Tell me about a project where you used code or data to solve a real problem.
What they are checking: Whether they can apply technical skills to practical work, which this internship is built around.
Tell me about a time you learned a new system quickly.
What they are checking: Whether they can ramp up on unfamiliar tools within a short summer.
Tell me about a time you got feedback on your work that was hard to hear.
What they are checking: Whether they can take feedback from mentors and grow from it.
What would you do
An engineer asks you for a report on machine downtime and the data looks messy. What do you do?
What they are checking: Whether they check and clean data and ask questions before building something misleading.
You are given a special request but you are not sure what the engineer really needs. What do you do?
What they are checking: Whether they clarify requirements first instead of building the wrong thing.
The internship is full-time and on-site in Waukesha from May or June to August. How does that work for you?
What they are checking: Whether they can commit to the in-person program and its dates.
About the work
What programming languages or tools are you comfortable with, and how have you used them?
What they are checking: Whether their skills match the kind of digital tools used to support plant systems.
How would you explain a database to someone working on the production floor?
What they are checking: Whether they can explain technical ideas in plain words to the people who use the systems.
What do you think could go wrong when you change software that runs a factory?
What they are checking: Whether they understand that plant systems affect real production and need careful testing.
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