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Engineer Intern - Environmental (Summer 2027)

Oshkosh Corporation · Appleton, WI · $18.00–$37.00 an hour · Part time

Posted Aug 31, 2026 · We last checked this listing on Oct 6, 2026

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About your past

Why environmental engineering inside a manufacturing plant, rather than consulting or government work?

What they are checking: Whether they understand and want the hands-on, operations-facing side of environmental work.

Tell me about a project where you had to gather information from people who were busy with other work.

What they are checking: Whether they can get cooperation from operations staff whose priority is production, not paperwork.

Tell me about a time you organized a lot of data or documents into something clear. What tools did you use?

What they are checking: Whether they have the spreadsheet and organizing skills that much of environmental support work relies on.

What would you do

You're asked to help track waste and energy data for a sustainability project. How would you collect it so the numbers are trustworthy?

What they are checking: Whether they care about data quality and sources before building reports on top of it.

You notice a container on the shop floor that isn't labeled the way hazardous waste rules require. What do you do?

What they are checking: Whether they speak up through the right channel instead of ignoring it or overstepping.

How would you explain a sustainability idea to a production supervisor who mainly cares about output and cost?

What they are checking: Whether they can frame environmental work in terms operations people value.

You're given three small projects at once by different engineers. How do you keep all of them moving?

What they are checking: Whether they can manage competing assignments and communicate early about priorities.

About the work

A plant building fire trucks paints, welds and uses solvents. What environmental permits or reporting would you expect a site like that to need?

What they are checking: Whether they have basic knowledge of air permits, hazardous waste rules and stormwater for manufacturing.

If you had to suggest one change to cut waste or energy use in a truck assembly plant, where would you start looking?

What they are checking: Whether they can think practically about where a plant's biggest environmental impacts actually come from.

What's the difference between being compliant with a regulation and being proactive about sustainability?

What they are checking: Whether they grasp the posting's goal of building environmental thinking into business planning, not just meeting minimums.

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The full job description

As published by Oshkosh Corporation.

About Pierce, an Oshkosh company At Pierce Manufacturing, we build trucks that protect people and communities around the world. To our team, there is no room for anything less than providing the absolute best. Since 1913, building truck bodies on Model T Ford chassis in an old converted church has evolved to creating highly customized, carefully designed and engineering pumpers, aerials, tankers and rescue units that have no equal. Today, you'll find more than 30,000 Pierce apparatuses on the road that are making a difference in people's lives, every day. To us, every step in the process of building our trucks is personal. From innovation and expertise, to the customization and service. Our trucks are designed to perform under the toughest conditions. SUMMARY The Environmental Engineer Intern will help support the Environmental and Sustainability Function and be responsible to take on project assignments or tasks assisting engineers or operations essential to the success of the team. Oshkosh is committed to establishing a proactive approach in promoting Environmental and Sustainable practices and awareness into business planning and operational processes. YOUR IMPACT These duties are not meant to be all-inclusive and other duties may be assigned: • Work on special sustainability and environmental projects and initiatives • Assist the environmental team with; a. Involvement with various environmental compliance tasks and projects. b. Providing technical environmental sustainability and compliance services to operations. c. Providing technical assistance to management, employees, and others on matters regarding compliance, permitting, sustainability, and reporting. d. Researching, analyzing, and/or preparing information including but not limited to: e. Permit applications I. Governmental rules, regulations, codes, and standards ii. Air emission inventories iii. Environmental reports and disclosures • Assist in compiling and preparing Environmental Key Performance Metrics such as; waste, recycling and energy. • Review SDSs and update as needed in the SDS system and other environmental management systems. • Upgrade Environmental and Green Team SharePoint Sites MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS • Student working towards a Bachelor's degree in Environmental Engineering or other related environmental field for entire duration of internship STANDOUT QUALIFICATIONS • GPA of 3.0 or greater • Good oral and written communication skills • Experience in extracurricular activities outside academic requirements • Relevant coursework Pay Range: $18.00 - $37.00 The above pay range reflects the minimum and maximum target pay for the position across all U.S. locations. Within this range, individual pay is determined by various factors, including the scope and responsibilities of the role, the candidate's experience, education and skills, as well as the equity of pay among team members in similar positions. Beyond offering a competitive total rewards package, we prioritize a people-first culture and offer various opportunities to support team member growth and success. Oshkosh is committed to working with and offering reasonable accommodation to job applicants with disabilities. If you need assistance or an accommodation due to disability for any part of the employment process, please contact us at corporatetalentacquisition@oshkoshcorp.com. Oshkosh Corporation is a merit-based Equal Opportunity Employer. Job opportunities are open for application to all qualified individuals and selection decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or other protected characteristic. To the extent that information is provided or collected regarding categories as provided by law it will in no way affect the decision regarding an employment application. Oshkosh Corporation will not discharge or in any manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with Oshkosh Corporation's legal duty to furnish information. Certain positions with Oshkosh Corporation require access to controlled goods and technologies subject to the International Traffic in Arms Regulations or the Export Administration Regulations. Applicants for these positions may need to be "U.S. Persons," as defined in these regulations. Generally, a "U.S. Person" is a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident, or an individual who has been admitted as a refugee or granted asylum.

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