Industrial Engineer Intern Summer 2025

INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING SUMMER INTERN

DAIKIN

Daikin is the world’s #1 indoor comfort provider and a leading innovator and worldwide provider of advanced, high-quality air conditioning and heating solutions for residential, commercial and industrial applications. Located just outside of Houston, Texas, the Daikin Texas Technology Park allows Daikin to consolidate manufacturing, engineering, logistics, marketing and sales for Goodman®, Amana® and Daikin brand unitary heating and air conditioning products in a 4.2 million square foot state-of-the-art manufacturing and business campus. The facility is designed from the ground up to encourage collaboration and innovation.

WORK WITH A LEADER

Daikin has a robust and established internship program. Our 10 to 12-week summer program provides students with the opportunity to work individually and in groups. Our interns make an impact on real projects that help our business succeed and achieve their goals. The success of our employees is what helps define our success as an organization. That’s why we instill a culture of training, mentorship, and opportunity. Here, our work runs on collaboration, and our people have the confidence to ask questions, challenge ideas, and solve problems in unexpected ways. As part of Daikin, our team members have immense opportunity to grow—and the confidence of working in a strong and expanding industry.   

SUMMER INTERNSHIP

During the internship, college students will:

● Work on an individual project with your direct team

● Work with other interns on a group project

● Interact with leadership in the company, including VPs

● Network across functions and teams

● Participate in social and team building activities

JOB REQUIREMENTS

● Must not require sponsorship now or in the future 

● Graduation Dates:  December 2025 - May 2027

JOB DESCRIPTION

Seeking a professional, skilled individual for the role of Industrial Engineer for our Houston, TX facility. In this role, you will be responsible for quantification and improvement of manufacturing processes, cost reduction and quality improvement initiatives, processing and implementing engineering changes and introduction of new products on time and within budgets. 

POSITION RESPONSIBILITIES

● Works closely with other engineering disciplines in the development and application of robotics to increase production quality, efficiency or volume

● Analyzes statistical data and product specifications to determine standards and establish quality and reliability objectives of finished product

● Plans and establish sequence of operations to fabricate and assemble parts of products and to promote efficient utilization

● Coordinates quality control objectives and activities to resolve production problems, maximizes product reliability and minimize cost

● Applies statistical methods and performs mathematical calculations to determine manufacturing processes, staff requirements, and production standards.  Performs / implements classical IE work such as line and work element balancing, time studies, labor efficiency and workflow improvements, Plant floor layouts, updates, and improvements

● Maintain plant floor layouts, updates, and improvements. Create operator method sheets to assure production rates and quality.  Maintain method sheets as product or equipment specification change

● Develops manufacturing methods, labor utilization standards, and cost analysis systems to promote efficient staff and facility utilization. Performs capacity planning and provides solutions for cost cutting through process upgrades

KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS

During the internship, college students will gain the below skills:

● Experience as an Industrial Engineer functioning in a high-volume manufacturing plant required

● Ability to use logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems

● Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

● Knowledge of OSHA (Federal & State) and EPA (Federal & State)