Engineering Intern/Co-Op
Posted Sep 14, 2026 · We last checked this listing on Oct 6, 2026
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About your past
What engineering classes or projects have you enjoyed most, and why?
What they are checking: Genuine interest and where they might fit best within a machinery engineering team.
Tell me about a team project where something went wrong. What did you do?
What they are checking: How they handle setbacks and work with others, which matters more than grades for an intern.
Tell me about something you built, fixed or took apart outside of class.
What they are checking: Hands-on curiosity that often predicts success in machinery engineering.
What do you hope to get out of an internship or co-op with us?
What they are checking: Whether their goals fit what the role can offer and they might return full time.
How do you manage your time when school, work and other commitments overlap?
What they are checking: Reliability and organization, especially for a co-op balancing work with academics.
What would you do
If you were given a task and did not know how to start, what would you do?
What they are checking: Whether they try things on their own first and then ask for help at the right time.
How would you go about learning how one section of one of our machines works?
What they are checking: Initiative to learn from drawings, the shop floor and people rather than waiting to be taught.
About the work
BW Papersystems builds corrugating and sheeting machines. What do you think would be hard about designing machines like that?
What they are checking: Curiosity and basic engineering reasoning about large industrial equipment.
What CAD or design tools have you used, and how comfortable are you with them?
What they are checking: Honest assessment of tool skills so the team can plan their onboarding.
Explain a basic engineering concept you know well, like torque, stress or Ohm's law, as if to someone without a technical background.
What they are checking: Whether they truly understand fundamentals and can communicate them clearly.
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