CAD Intern in Waynesboro, PA

Build your best future with the Johnson Controls Team

Johnson Controls is a global leader in smart, healthy and sustainable buildings, working to reimagine building performance for people, places and the planet. As a member of the Johnson Controls Future Leaders Internship Program, you will apply your skills and knowledge in a dynamic global setting. The program connects classroom theory with hands-on practice and builds your resume and professional network. Johnson Controls' Intern Program was recognized by Yello x WayUp as one of the Top 100 Internship Programs in the United States for 2026.

Join hundreds of interns nationwide for a summer of learning and connection, including:

• Innovation Challenge
• Volunteering opportunities
• Executive engagement
• Development and career workshops
• An inclusive, diverse environment with in-person and/or hybrid work options
• A comprehensive benefits package including 401(k), Medical, Dental, and Vision

About FRICK Industrial Refrigeration

The FRICK brand is produced by Johnson Controls, a global diversified technology and industrial leader with industrial refrigeration operations serving customers in over 150 countries. FRICK product lines include compressors, compressor packages, complete packaged systems, pressure vessels, hygienic air units, heat exchangers, and controls.

What you will do

The Industrial Refrigeration group is looking for an intern to join its team at the Johnson Controls, Inc. manufacturing and engineering design center in Waynesboro, PA.

This is a full-time undergraduate Summer 2027 internship. Prior interns are encouraged to apply for full-time positions as their graduation date approaches, and senior interns may receive full-time offer letters after an exemplary summer.

Interns also support local needs, take part in activities across the broader Johnson Controls network for skills training, and compete in presentation events.

How you will do it

The intern will provide engineering assistance supporting the design and manufacture of pressure vessels, screw compressors, airside and industrial refrigeration packaged equipment. Work may include 3D Computer Aided Design (CAD), product data management, software application programming, engineering analysis, and refrigeration and piping analysis.

The intern may also explore existing software packages to help standardize metadata and software deployment.

Interns are encouraged to use AI tools such as Microsoft 365 Copilot, GitHub Copilot, and Claude to improve engineering workflows. This may include building tools that automate repetitive tasks, comparing drawings and bills of material, validating test data, and preparing engineering documents and data for AI use. Familiarity with prompt engineering, AI-assisted coding, and the strengths and limits of large language models is preferred. Interns should be able to verify AI output critically and understand the value of clean, standardized data.

Through this work, interns put the Johnson Controls Winning Behaviors into practice by focusing on high-impact engineering challenges, collaborating across teams, taking ownership of results, and continuously improving engineering processes and tools.

Why Join Us

This internship lets you apply classroom knowledge to engineering challenges supporting FRICK industrial refrigeration products, while gaining exposure to manufacturing, engineering design, CAD, programming, automation, and emerging technology. You will work alongside engineering and manufacturing professionals within the broader Johnson Controls network.

The experience also helps you develop the Johnson Controls Winning Behaviors:

• We focus on what matters: Prioritize engineering work that creates meaningful impact for our products, processes, and customers.
• We win as one team: Collaborate with engineering, manufacturing, and colleagues across the network while valuing different perspectives.
• We own the outcome: Take accountability for your work, apply sound engineering judgment, and verify results.
• We improve every day: Learn continuously and explore better approaches to CAD, programming, automation, data, and engineering processes.