Intern, Design Engineer

We are seeking a highly talented Design Engineering Intern to join our Grain & Protein Storage Engineering team at our Assumption, Illinois headquarters for the Summer of 2026.

This is a paid, full-time internship during the summer of 2026. Students are required to work 40 hours per week onsite at our office in Assumption from tentatively Wednesday, May 27th through Friday, July 31st (dependent upon summer housing dates, could start earlier and / or end later).

Your Impact

Product Design

• Communicate with Team Leader, Engineering Manager and Product Manager to understand and verify product requirements and cost targets
• Collaborate with Manufacturing Engineer / Quality Associate for manufacturing documentation
• Customer interface and feedback of key features
• Analyze and identify risks with engineering and product managers to mitigate production issues through
• Computer based design and simulation
• Collaborate with R&T to build prototype designs
• Production readiness
• Gain manufacturing inputs during Lean design activities
• Collaborate with ME / QA to ensure successful manufacturing launch
• Support tech services

Your Experience and Qualifications

A Plus If You Have

Your Compensation and Benefits

Expected hourly wage for this role will be $20 - 22 / hour. This is dependent upon year in school.

Benefits will include complimentary housing located at The Woods housing complex at Millikin University in Decatur, IL, for students that do not live locally.

Your Workplace and Travel

You will be working an onsite role based out of Assumption, IL.

We value inclusion and recognize the innovation a diverse workforce delivers to our farmers. Through our recruitment efforts, we are committed to building a team that includes a variety of experiences, backgrounds, cultures and perspectives.

Join us as we bring agriculture into the future and apply now!

Grain & Protein Technologies is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We maintain a drug-free workplace and perform pre-employment substance abuse testing.

1. GPT Purpose : Feeding the World Better, through high quality grain and responsibly raised protein

2. GPT Mission : Make Farmers and Agribusiness Managers more productive and more profitable

3. GPT Culture : Winning Values and Winning Behaviors that nurtures a "Winners Win" culture of excellence

4. GPT Approach : Achieve balanced and sustainable success for Employees, Customers, and Owners

Grain & Protein Technologies is a leading global designer, manufacturer, and marketer of reliable, durable, and innovative equipment solutions for grain, seed, poultry, egg, and swine production. Generating $1.1 billion in annual revenue, the Company serves farmers and agribusiness managers in over 100 countries and currently operates 19 manufacturing facilities across 5 continents, employing more than 3600 people.

The Company goes to market with its strong portfolio of industry leading brands - GSI, Cumberland, AP, Tecno, Cimbria, Aerotech, Reventa, and Euroemme. With its Company Purpose of "Feeding the World Better", Grain & Protein Technologies emphasizes advancing smart technologies and offering innovative technical solutions to make farmers and agribusiness managers more productive and profitable in a sustainable way.