2024 Summer Engineering Internship Academy

Are you ready to kick-start your engineering career? PJ Wallbank Springs, Inc. is now accepting applications for our 2024 Summer Engineering Intern Academy.Spend your summer onsite with us in Port Huron, MI and gain valuable experience across multiple areas of engineering such as Product Design, Equipment Design, Process Engineering, and Industrial Engineering. You’ll work on meaningful projects, and you’ll also receive one-on-one coaching to help hone and develop practical skills you’ll need in the business world. Along the way you’ll receive feedback including 360° evaluations from peers and engineers because we believe in growing our people, not just our business. Our Internship Academy offers competitive pay and eligibility for course credits.Who We ArePJ Wallbank Springs, Inc. is the only company in the world specializing in clutch return spring packs for automotive transmissions. For over 40 years our laser-sharp focus, combined with the effort of great people, has enabled us to be the global leader in our market. We also serve customers with spring pack solutions in powertrain electrification, suspension systems, and braking applications, working across multiple vehicle application segments. As we continue to grow, we are pursuing divergent end-use cases in different industries. P.J. Wallbank Springs is part of the Wallbank Industrial family, which includes its sister company Edison Manufacturing & Engineering. Our vision is to create multiple operating companies, like PJWS and Edison, to maximize our impact on the world through a consistent “How.”What We BelieveOur core values drive what we believe and how we operate. It is critical to our success that all employees support these values through their daily interactions and decisions.

• Treat others as you would want to be treated
• Challenge the status quo
• Take ownership
• Either win or learn

• Collaborate with various departments and teammates within our company to accomplish engineering projects of your choosing 
• Find creative solutions to various engineering projects that will make the processes of our company more effective 
• Take on projects in various fields of engineering so that you have opportunities for growth and learning 
• Focus on take-aways from each project to prepare for presentations to management that explain the impact of each project
• Depending on the department of the project, work may entail any of the following: 
• Improve productivity by performing ergonomic evaluations, time studies, simulation, and line balancing 
• Study and improve plant safety 
• Evaluate and analyze costs and potential savings 
• Observe and document processes 
• Analyze capacity utilization 
• Optimize assembly flow and process to minimize people per machine per day 
• Evaluate inventory usage and necessity 
• Inspect material and evaluating quality control 
• Hone your business skills by participating in our interactive Learning Sessions to round out your engineering internship. You’ll learn from various leaders in our business about topics such as setting expectations and goals, understanding work styles and the role of a leader, and personal branding to position yourself for future job opportunities
• Receive feedback and coaching from your peers and leaders in our business throughout your experience
• Partner with a “Business Buddy” who will serve as a mentor to you throughout your internship
• Be part of a culture that strives to be a net creator of leaders and takes a genuine interest in helping you succeed!

• Currently pursuing an engineering degree (all levels welcome); we will calibrate your projects to the level of experience you bring
• Analytical problem-solver
• A natural curiosity and genuine desire to make things better
• Eagerness to learn and develop your skills
• Willingness to respectfully collaborate with others

Hear What Our Past Interns Say:“Being able to work for a company that values the growth of the people rather than the work that they produce is something that I will continue to value as I continue to be presented with opportunities in the future.”“Overall, my first internship exceeded my expectations of what an internship is. I thoroughly enjoyed collaborating with talented and successful individuals here. This experience was both fun and immensely beneficial for my professional growth.”“I was lucky to have a diverse range of projects that exposed me to an automotive industry I was unfamiliar with.”“This company values providing meaningful experiences to their interns that excite them and provide them with the opportunity to grow from those experiences.”“I was able to play an integral role in many different projects, whether it was market research for future business opportunities, or designing, fabricating, and installing new light mounts for each machine. Each day I was met with a unique challenge that kept me growing and pushing my boundaries.”“The culture and atmosphere at PJWS made me feel like I was a part of a family.”

It is the policy of PJ Wallbank Springs, Inc. to provide equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees without regard to any legally protected status such as race, color, ethnic status, religion, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, or veteran status.