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Product Engineering Intern

Danfoss
Danfoss Salary
Ames, IA Intern
POSTED ON 5/3/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 6/16/2026
The Impact You'll Make

As a Product Engineering Intern, you will join a team developing a revolutionary piston pump technology that has the potential to change the industry. You’ll contribute to an innovative design that allows customers to customize performance through software for machine design.

This isn't a typical internship; you will be an active member of a highly collaborative and supportive engineering team, working on-site to solve real technical challenges. You’ll gain hands-on experience with a cutting-edge technology that will have a major impact on our customers.

Your work will directly contribute to bringing this exciting new technology to market. If you are eager to learn and want to apply your engineering skills to a project that matters, this is the perfect opportunity for you.

What You’ll Be Doing
  • You will conduct key engineering analyses using tools like MATLAB, spreadsheets, and CAD to help answer technical questions and guide design decisions.
  • You will coordinate prototype testing and validation activities in our lab, analyzing the results and documenting your findings in technical reports.
  • You will be responsible for managing our prototype hardware, ensuring all components are ready for builds and testing.
  • You will actively participate in technical discussions with senior engineers, lab technicians, and portfolio managers, contributing your ideas to solve complex problems.

What We're Looking For
  • Currently pursuing a Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Agricultural, Aerospace Engineering, or a similar field (Junior or Senior standing is preferred).
  • Hands-on experience or coursework with CAD software.
  • Strong communication skills and a desire to work collaboratively in a team environment.
  • Previous engineering internship or co-op experience is a strong plus.

If you are ready for a challenging and rewarding internship where you can make a real impact, we encourage you to apply.

What You'll Get From Us
  • We promote from within and support your learning with mentoring, training, and access to global opportunities.
  • You’ll have flexibility, autonomy, and support to do your best work while maintaining a healthy work-life balance. Your well-being matters to us.
  • We strive to create an inclusive work environment where people of all backgrounds are respected, and valued for who they are.
  • You’ll receive benefits like 13th salary, annual bonus, paid vacation, pension plans, personal insurance, and more. These vary by country and contract, but they’re worth asking about—we think they’re pretty great.

Ready to Make a Difference?

If this role excites you, we’d love to hear from you! Apply now to start the conversation and learn more about where your career can go with us.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or other protected category.

Danfoss engineers solutions that increase machine productivity, reduce emissions, lower energy consumption, and enable electrification.

Our solutions are used in such areas as refrigeration, air conditioning, heating, power conversion, motor control, industrial machinery, automotive, marine, and off- and on-highway equipment. We also provide solutions for renewable energy, such as solar and wind power, as well as district-energy infrastructure for cities.

Our innovative engineering dates back to 1933. Danfoss is family-owned, employing more than 39.360 people, serving customers in more than 100 countries through a global footprint of 95 factories.

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