Engineering Intern

Engineering Intern Location: 7280 Union Centre Blvd, West Chester, OH 45014 Competitive Compensation Make the Right Connection—Build Your Career with Dixon! The Dixon Group  is looking for a Engineering Intern to join our team! During this hands-on internship, you won't just shadow engineers—you will directly contribute to engineering projects, design printed circuit boards (PCBs), write embedded firmware, and build custom internal software tools. You'll work under direct mentorship to hone your technical expertise and gain professional development in an collaborative environment. At The Dixon Group, we value the contributions of our Military Veterans and proudly employ our nation’s heroes. Veterans are strongly encouraged to apply. What You'll Do: Design a custom PCB featuring an embedded microcontroller, maintain component libraries in Altium, and populate prototype PCBAs. Develop firmware for custom hardware and build specialized user interface tools for internal engineering use. Assist engineering personnel with daily technical needs, including laser engraver job setups and prototyping support. Apply programming skills in Python and LabVIEW to automate processes and improve departmental tools. Partner with senior engineers to solve complex technical challenges and contribute directly to project deliverables. What We're Looking For: Currently pursuing a degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related technical discipline. Proficiency or coursework experience in Embedded Programming and Python. Exposure to SolidWorks, LabVIEW, or Altium Designer is highly desirable. High level of overall computer literacy and mechanical/electrical aptitude. Driven to execute thorough technical tasks with precision and high quality. Highly motivated to take initiative, learn new technologies, and collaborate effectively across teams. Enthusiastic about finding creative solutions and continuously improving engineering workflows. What You'll Gain: Real-world electrical and mechanical engineering experience. Hands-on experience working with programming and PCB's. Mentorship from engineers and business leaders. Potential opportunity for full-time employment. Who We Are:  The Dixon Group is a global, family-owned manufacturing company with a history of over 100 years of operation in the U.S.A. Based in Chestertown, Maryland, with distribution centers located worldwide. The company has a diverse workforce and a strong values-based culture. As an innovator in the hose coupling industry, our mission is to provide real solutions for our customers while fostering a supportive and collaborative work environment. Join us and be a part of a team that values your contributions and supports your goals! We do not provide sponsorships to work in the United States. The Dixon Group is an equal opportunity employer and complies with all applicable federal, state, and local fair employment practices and laws. Accordingly, to the fullest extent required by applicable law, The Dixon Group strictly prohibits and does not tolerate discrimination against employees, applicants, or any other covered persons. The Dixon Group is committed to protecting the privacy rights of its employees and job applicants to the fullest extent required by applicable law. To that end, personal information will be collected solely for those legitimate business purposes recognized by law, and then maintained in a manner consistent with all applicable laws and regulations pertaining to document retention requirements. The Dixon Group does not sell personal information to third parties, and does not share such personal information with third parties except when authorized by law to do so (e.g., in response to a lawful subpoena; mandatory tax reporting; etc.)