Controls Engineer Intern

Axis Automation is looking for energetic and ambitious Computer or Electrical Engineering students to join a dynamic, tight-knit team creating custom factory automation equipment. We're a company with big ambitions - plenty of opportunities for growth and advancement!

Axis leverages the teamwork of our leading engineers and machine builders to conceptualize, design, integrate, deploy and service factory automation systems for forward-thinking manufacturing customers. Our team has decades of automation experience, spanning hundreds of projects and thousands of automation configurations.

Job Title: Controls Engineer Intern

This is a 40 hour per week internship position offered in conjunction with the GVSU Career Center apprenticeship program.

The student will join our team during three rotations beginning Summer 2025 and concluding in the Fall 2026 semester.

Controls Engineering focus

• Learn to design, implement and debug programs for Robots, PLCs and HMIs
• Learn to design, wire, build and test electrical panels
• Liaise with engineering teams to debug robots, controls systems, and manufacturing processes

In addition to pursuing a degree in a related Engineering field, a successful candidate will have:

• Good interpersonal skills
• Strong work ethic coupled with intellectual curiosity for how machines work
• Basic knowledge of Microsoft Office tools including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
• Desire to be hands-on with machinery

Compensation:

• Rotation 1 - $18.00/hour, Rotation 2 - $19.00/hour, Rotation 3 - $20.00/hour