Controls Engineer Intern

First Quality Tissue in Lock Haven, PA is seeking talented, team-oriented, college students for our Summer 2025 Internship Program.

We have one goal: getting you concrete experience.  These are full-time, paid internship positions where you will work on real projects with real results.

Among other possible projects, our Controls Engineer Intern helps to specify, design, and implement complex controls systems and software programming on production equipment and associated machinery to improve process reliability and performance.

We also offer additional opportunities with First Quality team members as well as other interns that allow you to network and gain a broader understanding of First Quality and its functions. At the conclusion of the summer, all interns will present their achievements to leaders at their location.  

Principal Accountabilities/ Responsibilities:

• Comply with all site safety and general policies.
• Supports internal Project and Process Engineers and Maintenance & Production personnel to design, install, interface, and start up new/modified equipment and process controls
• Assesses, identifies, schematically designs, and makes complex program modifications to improve individual equipment and overall system’s performance.
• Diagnoses problems using electrical schematics, meters, oscilloscopes, and any additional resources available.
• Coordinates machine data collection and archiving as well as assists in the analysis of this data.
• Proactively identifies and follows through on opportunities to increase production performance, correct safety issues, etc.
• Update drawings and equipment documentation.

Requirements: 

• Bachelor’s degree (or demonstrated progress toward a degree) Electronics/Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or related field.
• Minimum 3.0 GPA
• 0-3 years of experience, including academic projects
• Highly motivated, strong team player, with good ability to multi-task and re-prioritize as necessary
• Personal Computer skills including specific controls programming software and basic e-mail, word processing, spreadsheet applications, and project management software.
• Strong analytical skills.
• Ability to work well with others.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Authorization to work in the U.S.