Controls Engineering Intern

Schneider Electric has a great opportunity for a Controls Engineering Intern in our Columbia, Missouri plant. This on-site position requires the ideal candidate to be located in the general area. There is no relocation or sponsorship provided to Co-Ops or Internships.

What will you do?

• Support Automation project testing, training and provide support to plant production.
• Support the integration of automation with PLC programming, vision system programming, and multiple other edge hardware to integrate with existing MIS layers.
• Monitor and report automation performance KPIs, root cause and apply corrective actions.
• Support the engineering team to identify and scope use cases for future automation.
• Provide analytics and other support the automation SDP and Engineering team.
• Identify opportunities for electrical testing speed improvement and yield increase, by understanding the electrical/electronic interactions between the product and the testing equipment.
• Other projects as needed / working alongside seasoned professionals

Desired qualities for the job.

• Solid mathematical and analytical skills
• Autonomous learner
• Experience in tableau, sql and excel is highly desirable.
• Experience in PLC and object oriented programming and iec programming languages : ladder , structured text, statement instruction list, function block diagram, s equential f unction c hart Object oriented programming.
• Experience in hmi visualization software
• Experience with indicators and operators, instrumentation, fieldbus communications, drives, vision, and robotics
• Creativity and Curiosity
• Responsibility and Trustworthiness.

What's in it for me?

• Valuable hands on knowledge and work experience
• Valuable mentor relationships and the opportunity to grow your connections within a global, inclusive and dynamic organization
• Create a path to your career goals

This position may be a good fit for you if are:

• Working towards an Engineering Degree in the fields of mechatronics, electronics/electricity, computer science.

Who will you report to?

An experienced Manufacturing Engineering Manager

We know skills and competencies show up in many different ways and can be based on your life experience. If you do not necessarily meet all the requirements that are listed, we still encourage you to apply for the position.

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Client-provided location(s): Columbia, MO

Job ID: Schneider_Electric-https://careers.se.com/jobs/110767?lang=en-us

Employment Type: INTERN

Posted: 2026-03-06T18:58:57