Test Engineer Intern (Summer 2026)

Pella, IA - USA

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 12-09-2025

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Who We Are

Vermeer equips customers doing important work around the world. We are global driven by innovation and growing. The equipment we make manages natural resources connects people and feeds and fuels communities. We live out a caring culture we demonstrate agility we keep a focus on customers and are stewards of our resources. These beliefs drive our culture determine how we treat others and steer our business.

Job Summary

Work Shift

1 - First Shift

The Test Engineer Intern helps perform the required instrumented and cyclic testing of engineering prototypes necessary to confirm reliability standards expected of production units. This position assists in fabricating disassembling and reassembling test parts.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

1. Demonstrate the Vermeer characteristics of caring culture demonstrating agility customer focused and stewardship and model the associated behaviors.

plan coordinate and implement sequence of testing and instrumentation procedures for test units.

accurate test results and testing procedures.

test duration period duty cycles and methods for duplicating actual field conditions. Help develop logical methods to accelerate testing where applicable.

test units and inspect components for defects and/or specification.

Education and/or Experience

- High School diploma required.

- Current student pursing a Bachelors degree in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering.

- Previous internship is a plus.

Other Skills and Abilities

- Ability to operate a scope soldering station drill press hand drill hand tools and VOM meter.

- Demonstration of good oral and written communication skills.

- Ability to create accurate professional and error-free documents in a timely manner.

- Ability to provide informative and professional assistance when working with the public/customers and co-workers and maintain positive interpersonal relationships which encourage openness.

- Ability to conduct new product testing to disassemble test units and inspect components for defects and specification.

- Ability to assist production efforts with other engineers and departments.

- Ability to interpret test results to provide a conclusion from supporting data.

Essential Functions

Standing: Continuously

Sitting: Occasionally

Walking: Frequently

Hand Coordination: At least average/bilateral

Twisting: Occasionally (up to 2 minutes in position)

Bending - Trunk: Occasionally (up to 2 minutes in position)

Bending - Neck: Occasionally (up to 15 degree flex for up to 2 minutes)

Elevated Work/Reach: Occasionally (up to 2 minutes in position)

Squatting/Kneeling: Occasionally (up to 2 minutes in position)

Climbing: Occasionally

Pulling: Rarely (up to 70 lbs) Occasionally (up to 50 lbs) Frequently (up to 20 lbs) Continuously (up to 10 lbs)

Pushing: Rarely (up to 70 lbs) Occasionally (up to 50 lbs) Frequently (up to 20 lbs) Continuously (up to 10 lbs)

RH Grip: Rarely (up to 70 lbs) Occasionally (up to 50 lbs) Frequently (up to 20 lbs) Continuously (up to 10 lbs)

LH Grip: Rarely (up to 70 lbs) Occasionally (up to 50 lbs) Frequently (up to 20 lbs) Continuously (up to 10 lbs)

RH Pinch: Rarely (up to 15 lbs) Occasionally (up to 10 lbs) Frequently (up to 5 lbs) Continuously (up to 2 lbs)

LH Pinch: Rarely (up to 15 lbs) Occasionally (up to 10 lbs) Frequently (up to 5 lbs) Continuously (up to 2 lbs)

Floor to Waist Lift: Rarely (up to 50 lbs) Occasionally (up to 20 lbs)

Horizontal Lift: (up to 50 lbs) Occasionally (up to 20 lbs) Frequently (up to 10 lbs) Continuously (up to 5 lbs)

Waist to Crown Lift: Rarely (up to 40 lbs) Occasionally (up to 10 lbs)

Work Location

ONSITE: A team members day-to-day work is best done on a Vermeer campus. If work content can be occasionally completed at an offsite location discuss potential arrangements with your manager.

Equal Opportunity Employer

At Vermeer Corporation we believe in the value of your unique identity background and experiences. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex national origin age marital status genetic information disability sexual orientation gender identity veteran status or any other status protected by the law. Applicants requiring a reasonable accommodation due to a disability at any stage of the employment application process should contact Team Member Solutions at or at .

Interested Wed love to get to know you.

Required Experience:

Intern

Who We AreVermeer equips customers doing important work around the world. We are global driven by innovation and growing. The equipment we make manages natural resources connects people and feeds and fuels communities. We live out a caring culture we demonstrate agility we keep a focus on customers ...