Intern Engineering
Posted Oct 2, 2026 · We last checked this listing on Oct 6, 2026
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About your past
The internship could place you in electrical systems, controls or embedded systems. Which fits you best, and why?
What they are checking: Whether they know their own strengths and can make a case for where they will add value.
Tell me about a project where you designed or built something with electrical or control parts. What did you learn?
What they are checking: Whether they have hands-on experience beyond coursework and can explain their own role in it.
Tell me about a time you had to learn a new tool or language fast to finish something.
What they are checking: Whether they can ramp up quickly, which a summer internship depends on.
Tell me about a team project where you disagreed with a teammate on the design.
What they are checking: Whether they can work through technical disagreement with respect and data.
What would you do
You are stuck on a problem in your project and your mentor is busy. What do you do?
What they are checking: Whether they try things on their own first and then ask good, specific questions instead of waiting or spinning.
The program is full-time and on-site in Wisconsin from May or June through August. How does that fit your plans?
What they are checking: Whether they can commit fully to the in-person program and dates.
About the work
How would you explain how a closed loop control system works to someone outside engineering?
What they are checking: Whether they understand feedback control well enough to explain it simply, a sign of real understanding.
What is the difference between writing firmware for a microcontroller and writing software for a laptop?
What they are checking: Whether they understand constraints like memory, timing and hardware access that shape embedded work.
Generators and energy products deal with high power. What safety habits would you bring to a lab or test cell?
What they are checking: Whether they respect electrical hazards, which matter on day one around power equipment.
How do you debug a circuit or a piece of code that works sometimes but not always?
What they are checking: Whether they have a method for intermittent problems, which are common in real products.
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