Materials Engineering Intern

Job Description

About the team:

We are looking for a new colleague in the Materials Engineering Department at our location in Northville, Michigan starting Summer 2026.

What you can look forward to as Materials Engineering Intern:

• Exposure to diverse material technology types including polymers, metals, tribology, electronics, mechanical testing, corrosion, and non-destructive testing.
• Working with diverse materials such as thermoplastics, thermosets, elastomers, lubricants, electronic materials, coatings, iron, steel, and aluminum.
• Working with diverse processes such as extrusion, forming, heat treating, joining/soldering/welding, and coatings/platings.
• Support Materials laboratory staff (Engineers and Technicians) with daily work including testing and lab equipment maintenance.
• Collect testing data for diverse R&D, warranty, and/or quality topics on a variety of ZF products. Interpret data and generate technical reports (supervised) to solve customer concerns. 
• Preparation of specimens for failure analysis and materialography using automated and semi-automated equipment.
• Utilize equipment such as SEM/EDS, FTIR, DSC, TGA, thermal chambers, hardness, tensile testing, etc. for polymer and organic materials.

Your Profile as Materials Engineering Intern:

• Enrolled full-time at an accredited university pursuing a degree in Engineering or related field (preferably Chemical Engineering or Chemistry, or Materials Science) with a GPA of 3.0 or higher.
• Advanced reading, mathematical, written and verbal communication skills.
• Proficiency with computers and various software applications.
• Materials laboratory testing experience preferred but not required.