Packaging Engineer Intern

As our Packaging Engineer Intern, you will work with our Design Engineer team and support our products related to Storage and Organization. This is a great opportunity to join a collaborative, fast-paced, and multifunctional team that works with colleagues across the US and China to bring products to life in a very short timeframe. In just a 12-week span you will gain exposure to the full life cycle of a product from design through final production. Your impact will be immediate, allowing you to see the fruits of your labor!

Our Intern Program

Providing a meaningful opportunity for pre-professionals, like yourself, to forward your career through real-world work experience and a chance to stimulate and develop your interests, skills and abilities are key goals for our interns in the Fellowes Forward Summer Internship Program. Not only that, but as a valued part of the team, you are adding unmatched value and a clear impact to our business by providing fresh perspectives to old problems and processes, bringing added resources to support critical tasks and projects, and invigorating our culture and dynamic through your positive and eager-to-learn attitude!

Duration: 12 weeks (May-August)

Hours: Full-time, 40 hours/week

Pay: $20/hour

Location: Itasca, Illinois

Schedule: Remote on Mondays & Fridays and in-office Tuesday-Thursday

During your time with us, you will... 

• Conduct competitor analysis on corrugated products and provide insights and results to the Design Engineer Team
• Support line extensions of our At Play products that are developed for major retail customers
• Create and test corrugated products in the engineering lab and evaluate production in our onsite facility
• Collaborate with our global sustainability teams to implement and achieve our sustainability initiatives
• Assist with tasks from Product Development and Marketing teams such as
• Dimensional measurement requests for new devices and verifying compatibility with our products.
• Create structural packaging designs in ArtiosCAD, SolidWorks, & nanoCAD
• Documentation for Design Engineer team

Our Commitment to You

As a Fellowes intern, you will:

• Be given structured, defined learning objectives and access to real-world projects and responsibilities
• Enjoy a warm welcome with an informational and meaningful first-day orientation program alongside other interns
• Engage in multiple activities with fellow interns that will offer opportunities for added social engagement as well as additional insights into the organization, our people, etc.
• Be given added support, resources and networking opportunities through the Fellowes Buddy Program
• Receive continuous feedback through regular touch bases with your assigned supervisor, a mid-internship review and a final internship review

What You Bring to the Team

• Strong preference for a Spring 2024 graduate
• Enrollment in a Packaging Engineering degree program
• A go-getter attitude with a high level of curiosity and problem-solving skills 
• A team-player and self-starter approach in learning and exploring new design
• Strong verbal and written communication
• A results-oriented disposition and a passion for working in a fast-paced environment

Our Team

Our culture encourages initiative and integrity. Our work environment is based on respect for individuals in an atmosphere of collaboration with a focus on results. The Fellowes Mobile Accessories team is passionate about creating and delivering high quality, user-friendly products for our customers and their consumers. This team lives by the “work hard, play hard” mantra to achieve our goals, supporting each other during crunch time and always coming together to celebrate our wins. If you love working in a fast-paced, ever-changing environment, this is the team for you!

About Fellowes Brands

Founded on a rich 100-year history, our reputation, passion for excellence and Fellowes values - a belief in people, integrity, innovation and continuous improvement - live in every product we make, and inspire best-in-class design, quality and performance in all we do. Our four core values drive our behavior, approach and response to the world around us. Initiative. Integrity. Teamwork. Passion. These values are steeped in the character of our founder, Harry Fellowes, who established a value-based culture at Fellowes over a century ago.

Visit our Careers Site: www.fellowesbrands.com/us/en/careers/Pages/overview.aspx

Equal Employment Opportunity/M/F/disability/protected veteran status

Fellowes, Inc. does not accept unsolicited resumes from any agencies that have not signed a mutual service agreement. All unsolicited resumes will be considered Fellowes' property, and Fellowes will not be obligated to pay a referral fee. This includes resumes submitted directly to hiring managers without contacting the Talent Acquisition Department.