Mechanical Engineering Intern (San Franciscan Roaster Co., Pack Intern, Spring '27)

**This internship is hosted by The San Franciscan Roaster Company and sponsored by the Nevada Career Studio (NCS).

Students are highly encouraged to complete a 15 minute drop-in or schedule an in-person or virtual 30-minute appointment with a Career Mentor BEFORE submitting an application. Resumes and cover letters that do not meet NCS best practices will not be included in applicant packages to employers. 

After the application period closes in Handshake, the NCS Internships Team reviews the applicants and sends eligible students' applicant packages to employers for them to reach out to conduct interviews and make the final intern selection. Employers will contact students directly if they are interested in moving forward with them as a candidate.

The San Franciscan Roaster Company

About The San Franciscan Roaster Company:

The San Franciscan Roaster Company has hand-built the most beautiful, robust commercial coffee roasters in the market for many years. Based in Carson City, Nevada, our company is proud to be an American legend.

The San Franciscan Roaster Company is a team of builders, technicians, and creatives, who are devoted to perfecting the art of coffee roasting. Our handcrafted artisan roasters are perfect examples of how we operate as a manufacturing company.

Every member of our team, from the founders to the newest employees, works together to provide customer service of the highest degree.

Our mission is to combine innovation and artistry to create durable, high-quality commercial coffee roasters. Our overall goal, however, is to nurture the specialty coffee roasting community by working ethically here in the United States and all around the world. We aspire to help our peers succeed in the industry by committing to ethical production. Ethical business practices permeate throughout our entire operation, whether we’re sourcing green coffee from a cooperative in South America, hand-building a roaster with American-made parts, or cheering on our clients at Expo.

Internship Description:

The Mechanical Engineering Intern will assist the engineering team with CAD drawings and documentation, manufacturing processes & documentation and R&D projects. As a member of our small team, the intern will work very closely with our engineering and production team to ensure that our coffee roasters are built to the exacting standards that our customers and industry expect.

Duties/Responsibilities:

• Complete 150 hours of work as an intern (8-15 hours per week, 15 weeks total)
• Assist the engineering team with various projects including but not limited to:
  • CAD work – create/update parts, assemblies, and drawings
  • Documentation – create/update documents such as production process documentation
  • R&D – conduct research, evaluate findings, and present results and recommendations
• Assist with production work
• Other duties as assigned

Goals and Expectations of the Intern:

• Develop effective cross-functional communication skills
• Develop mechanical engineering skills
• Develop professional technical writing and documentation skills
• Develop professional workplace skills including time management, accountability, and teamwork
• Gain practical experience applying classroom knowledge to real-world engineering and manufacturing challenges.

Required Qualifications:

• Must be a degree-seeking undergraduate or graduate student at the University of Nevada, Reno during the Spring '27 semester
• Must be enrolled in a program of study (major, minor, or graduate program) in the following colleges:
  • Agriculture, Biotechnology, and Natural Resources (CABNR)
  • Business
  • Engineering
  • Science
  • Public Health/Orvis
• Able to follow written & verbal instructions
• Mechanically inclined and comfortable using a variety of hand and power tools
• Self-motivated and reliable
• Possess a strong sense of work ethic; personal responsibility and commitment to high-quality, and safe work outcomes.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Inquisitiveness
• CAD experience
• Interest in the coffee industry
• Be enrolled in an engineering degree program 

Desired Schedule for Intern:

The intern will work 8-15 hours per week. Internship hours can take place Monday through Friday from 7 AM to 4 PM in-person at the office based on the selected intern’s availability.

Pack STEM internships require interns to complete 150 hours during their internship. It is the intern’s responsibility to ensure this requirement is met.