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Product Management Intern (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

How would you go about learning a complex product line like pumpers, aerials, tankers and rescue units in your first few weeks?

What they are checking: Whether they have a real plan for learning fast and asking the right people.

Tell me about a time you had to explain something technical to someone who wasn't technical.

What they are checking: Whether they can translate engineering detail into clear language that helps people decide.

This role touches sales, engineering, manufacturing, legal and finance. How would you build working relationships with people that busy?

What they are checking: Whether they are proactive and respectful of others' time when they need input from many departments.

How comfortable are you learning new software? Tell me about a tool you picked up quickly.

What they are checking: Whether they can get proficient in custom product software without long hand-holding.

Tell me about a detailed project where accuracy mattered a lot. How did you check your work?

What they are checking: Whether they have a real habit of verification, since this role is judged on accurate content.

Why does product management interest you, and why at a company that builds fire apparatus?

What they are checking: Whether they have thought about this path and connect with what the company makes.

What would you do

This role builds product content for an external sales force. What makes product information useful to a salesperson in front of a fire chief?

What they are checking: Whether they think from the user's point of view, not just about listing every feature.

You're writing content about a truck option, and engineering and sales describe it differently. What do you do?

What they are checking: Whether they get to the accurate answer instead of picking a version, since wrong content leads to wrong orders.

If you could interview a firefighter about their truck, what would you ask them?

What they are checking: Whether they are curious about the end user and the conditions the product works in.

About the work

Why might legal care about how a product feature is described to customers?

What they are checking: Whether they understand that claims about safety equipment carry real liability if they overstate what a truck does.

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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 This position assists the Product Management department on various projects. These projects will be focused on product content with exposure to sales, engineering, manufacturing, legal, and finance. This position will be responsible for developing effective and accurate product content for our external sales force. YOUR IMPACT These duties are not meant to be all-inclusive and other duties may be assigned: • Establish basic knowledge of product line. • Gain proficiency with the custom product software • Develop working relationships with internal and external sales force as well as our engineering group. • Provide project level support to the Product Management Team • Ability to review an order content to ensure compliance with the customer’s expectations. MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS • Student working towards a Bachelor’s degree in Sales/Marketing/Project Management, Business Administration or related field for the entire duration of the internship STANDOUT QUALIFICATIONS • Cumulative GPA of 3.0 or above. • Working knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint. • Ability to learn new programs and processes quickly. • Outstanding communication, organizational, planning, and leadership skills are essential. • Strong attention to detail. 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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