Design Engineering Intern (Spring/Summer 2027)

Hendrick Motorsports

Posted 3 months ago

Internship

Concord, North Carolina

In Person

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Responsibilities

The intern will develop, modify, and test automotive structural members and associated equipment. Responsibilities include assisting with shop activities, entering data into PLM systems, and collaborating with engineers to resolve system malfunctions.

Qualifications

You are a full-time university student with at least 30 completed semester hours and a minimum GPA of 2.8/4.0 (or 3.0/4.0 depending on the functional area). Your education and experience should involve structures, CAD modeling, writing procedures, design, and testing.

Must Have Skills for ATS

CAD modeling

automotive structural members

automotive equipment

writing procedures

design

testing

PLM system

blueprints

technical drawings

schematics

Job Description

Hendrick MotorsportsLocation: 4400 Papa Joe Hendrick Blvd, Charlotte, North Carolina 28262

Hendrick Motorsports, a leading NASCAR Motorsports operation, is currently seeking a highly motivated Design Engineering Intern for a 6-9-month assignment beginning in Spring of 2027.

Our internship/co-op program gives students the opportunity to gain practical, challenging, and meaningful on-the-job work experience, while working for NASCAR’s most successful race team.

The Design Engineering Intern is a position specializing in the development, modification, and testing of improved and new designs for automotive structural members and associated automotive equipment. The candidate's experience and education should involve structures, CAD modeling processes, writing procedures, designing, and performing tests. The candidate will also be responsible for assisting with shop activities, entering data into the PLM system and assisting with related engineering projects as assigned.

When your assignment ends, there is a good chance that your connection with Hendrick Motorsports will continue as many students join us for another internship to continue their learning experience with Hendrick Motorsports. Many of our interns infuse with racing and investigate joining our team directly after graduation. We hope you will join our diverse group of highly talented team members and use your passion and determination to contribute to our success story.

Job Duties:

  • Read and interpret blueprints, technical drawings, schematics, and computer-generated reports.
  • Confer with engineers and other personnel to implement operating procedures, resolve system malfunctions, and provide technical information.
  • Specify system components or direct modification of products to ensure conformance with engineering design and performance specifications.
  • Research, design, evaluate, install, operate, and maintain mechanical products, equipment, systems and processes to meet requirements, applying knowledge of engineering principles.
  • Investigate equipment failures and difficulties to diagnose faulty operation, and to make recommendations to maintenance crew.
  • Assist drafters in developing the structural design of products using drafting tools or computer-assisted design (CAD) or drafting equipment and software.
  • Oversee installation, operation, maintenance, and repair to ensure that machines and equipment are installed and functioning according to specifications.
  • Conduct research that tests and analyzes the feasibility, design, operation and performance of equipment, components and systems.
  • Any other duties as assigned by supervisor

Eligibility Requirements:             

  • Minimum cumulative grade point average of 2.8/4.0 or 3.0/4.0 depending on functional area
  • Full-time student (12 semester hours) attending a four-year university and have completed 30 semester hours prior to the start of the internship
  • If transferred from a two-year university, have completed 12 semester hours at the four-year university prior to the start of the internship

Hendrick is an Equal Opportunity employer. Minorities, women, veterans, and individuals with disabilities are encouraged to apply. For more information regarding the EEOC, please visit https://www.eeoc.gov/sites/default/files/2023-06/22-088_EEOC_KnowYourRights6.12ScreenRdr.pdf.

Hendrick Motorsports

Founded by Rick Hendrick in 1984, Hendrick Motorsports has earned more than 250 points-paying race victories and a record 14 car owner championships in the premier NASCAR Cup Series. The organization fields four full-time Chevrolet teams on the Cup circuit with drivers Kyle Larson, Chase Elliott, William Byron and and Alex Bowman. Headquartered in Concord, North Carolina, Hendrick Motorsports employs more than 600 people.
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