Design Engineer Intern
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Marvin
West Fargo, ND, US
Summary
The intern will support the R&D department by participating in design activities, building and testing prototypes, and performing engineering analysis. They will also provide drafting and modeling support while maintaining documentation according to standards.
Job Description
Job Overview
This role is responsible for supporting the R&D department by participating in design activities, building/testing prototypes, preparing test samples, and performing Engineering analysis to ensure designs meet requirements. Also provides drafting/modeling and document management support and participates in prototype builds, buck builds and install windows and doors for testing.
Highlights of your role
- Design Activities: Work with engineers and designers to support product updates and/or creation of new product design concepts. Assist with building bucks and units, installation of units and testing of component design or full assembly units.
- Document Management: Provide drafting support to drawings, models and documents using 3D modeling software. Maintain print planners, create redlines and update prints according to drafting standards.
- Technical Support: Assist engineers by performing engineering calculations and analysis. Provide support to review designs to ensure fit, form, and function is correct.
- Product Knowledge: Become intimately familiar with product components and designs, understanding how design relates to field performance and certification requirements.
You're a good fit if you have (or if you can)
- Must be enrolled in an Engineering degree program pursuing a bachelor’s degree
- Working knowledge of 2D and 3D Modeling software (Inventor preferred) and Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Outlook, Excel, etc.) preferred
- Must be able to be a positive member of a team environment, an individual who possesses self-motivation skills and is dependable and trustworthy
- Must be able to problem-solve and communicate effectively
- Must possess proficient organizational, interpersonal, and multi-tasking abilities and be able to work with power tools and computer equipment
- Accommodations may be made (whenever reasonably possible) to enable an individual with a disability to perform the essential functions of his/her position.
We invite you to See Yourself at Marvin
From people to products, Marvin is committed to creating better ways of living. When you join this family-owned and -led window and door company, you belong to a community full of opportunities.
For more than a century, we’ve been at the forefront of designing, building, and engineering premium, award-winning products. Today, Marvin is also proud to have been named a Top Large Employer by Forbes Magazine two years in a row, in 2024 and 2025. With operations in 19 cities across North America, we manufacture Marvin’s quality products, including Infinity Replacement Windows and Doors, and TruStile Doors.
Together, we uphold our values and foster a culture where safety and the wellbeing of our people comes first. We take a better living approach with benefits to support you at work and beyond.
Some of our unique and most popular benefits include:
- Better Living Day! (a paid day off to go have some fun)
- Annual profit sharing – recognizing everyone’s contribution to Marvin’s success
- Giving at Marvin – participate in organized volunteer opportunities
- Brighter Days Fund – financial support from your colleagues and the Marvin family during personal hardships
Join the more than 8,000 Marvin team members to experience these benefits and more. Apply today!
Marvin is an Equal Opportunity Employer
This job posting is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities of the employee. Accommodation may be made to enable an individual with a disability to perform the essential functions of the position. Any employment offer depends on completing a background check and drug screen to company standards.
At Marvin, we’re driven to help customers find inspiration and create spaces designed around the way they live. We’re a fourth-generation family-owned and -led business headquartered in Warroad, Minnesota, with more than 7,000 employees across 16 cities in North America. The Marvin portfolio of products for builders, architects, and homeowners is designed to provide exceptional solutions for any project, with a focus on helping people make space for what matters to them. Our products are distributed nationally through a network of independent dealers and are also exported internationally. The product collections include the Signature, Elevate, and Essential lines, which offer an extensive selection of made-to-order window and door solutions, as well as Infinity Replacement Windows, providing homeowners with a premier line of replacement windows, sold and installed by local professionals. Our portfolio also includes TruStile Doors, the leading manufacturer of made-to-order architectural interior doors and Coastline, a leading manufacturer of impact-resistant windows and doors for residential and commercial construction. Since the company’s inception, Marvin has earned a reputation as an innovator and industry thought leader.
Founded
2020
Company size
5,001-10,000 employees
Industry
Wholesale Building Materials
Org type
Privately Held
Headquarters
Warroad, MN
At Marvin, we’re driven to help customers find inspiration and create spaces designed around the way they live. We’re a fourth-generation family-owned and -led business headquartered in Warroad, Minnesota, with more than 7,000 employees across 16 cities in North America. The Marvin portfolio of products for builders, architects, and homeowners is designed to provide exceptional solutions for any project, with a focus on helping people make space for what matters to them. Our products are distributed nationally through a network of independent dealers and are also exported internationally. The product collections include the Signature, Elevate, and Essential lines, which offer an extensive selection of made-to-order window and door solutions, as well as Infinity Replacement Windows, providing homeowners with a premier line of replacement windows, sold and installed by local professionals. Our portfolio also includes TruStile Doors, the leading manufacturer of made-to-order architectural interior doors and Coastline, a leading manufacturer of impact-resistant windows and doors for residential and commercial construction. Since the company’s inception, Marvin has earned a reputation as an innovator and industry thought leader.
Founded
2020
Company size
5,001-10,000 employees
Industry
Wholesale Building Materials
Org type
Privately Held
Headquarters
Warroad, MN