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Guardian Glass (a Koch Company) is seeking Engineering Interns to join our teams this upcoming Summer 2027!
At Guardian, we make high-performance, energy efficient glass for homes and buildings. Perhaps most of all, we make the ideas, formulas and processes that make these products possible. When you are looking at a city’s skyline or the grilles on the latest cars and trucks, chances are you’re seeing our Guardian Industries products.
Koch Industries has been consistently selected as one of the top 100 Internship Programs in the U.S by WayUp. The internship opportunity will be a 12-week program running from late May to mid-August 2027.
Our Team
We believe that everyone should be an entrepreneur no matter what role they are in. As an intern, co-op, or new graduate, there are countless opportunities for you to be challenged, have your voice heard, and gain real experience within our companies. Sound exciting? Do you want to be a part of meaningful work? Kickstart your career with us by applying today!
Engineering Interns are assigned U.S. locations, likely in a manufacturing facility, to help support innovation, process efficiency, equipment reliability, and quality assurance, with a large overarching focus on compliance, safety, and health.
What You Will Do
· Support the Process and Quality teams with trials, process observations, data collection, and review of results.
· Support the development and improvement of Work Instructions, checklists, troubleshooting guides, and training materials.
· Observe start-up, shutdown, cleaning, changeover, inspection, and abnormal operating conditions.
· Track key quality, process, downtime and yield information.
· Work with operators, Process Engineers, Quality, Maintenance, EH&S, and Controls to identify gaps and improvement opportunities.
· Document projects learning and support a sustainable handoff to the Jumbo Coater Process team
Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)
Hiring Philosophy
All Koch companies value diversity of thought, perspectives, aptitudes, experiences, and backgrounds. We are Military Ready and Second Chance employers. Learn more about our hiring philosophy here.
Who We Are
As a Koch company, Guardian Glass is one of the world’s largest manufacturers of float, value-added and fabricated glass products and solutions. We produce high-performance glass for architectural, residential, interior, transportation and technical glass applications. You’ll find our glass in homes, offices and cars and in some of the world’s most iconic projects.
At Koch, employees are empowered to do what they do best to make life better. Learn how our business philosophy helps employees unleash their potential while creating value for themselves and the company.
Our Benefits
Our goal is for each employee, and their families, to live fulfilling and healthy lives. We provide essential resources and support to build and maintain physical, financial, and emotional strength - focusing on overall wellbeing so you can focus on what matters most. Our benefits plan includes - medical, dental, vision, flexible spending and health savings accounts, life insurance, ADD, disability, retirement, paid vacation/time off, educational assistance, and may also include infertility assistance, paid parental leave and adoption assistance. Specific eligibility criteria is set by the applicable Summary Plan Description, policy or guideline and benefits may vary by geographic region. If you have questions on what benefits apply to you, please speak to your recruiter.
Additionally, everyone has individual work and personal needs. We seek to enable the best work environment that helps you and the business work together to produce superior results.
Equal Opportunities
Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and protected veteran status. Except where prohibited by state law, some offers of employment are conditioned upon successfully passing a drug test. This employer uses E-Verify. Please click here for additional information. (For Illinois E-Verify information click here, aquí, or tu).
