Engineering Internship - Summer 2027

Red Wing Shoe Company is based in Red Wing, Minnesota, just 40 minutes from St. Paul, where our corporate office sits along the Mississippi River in downtown Red Wing. We are a global company with 2300 employees around the world, but we maintain a close-knit family atmosphere that comes with being a privately-held company. We're rich in history and tradition, but innovation drives us to deliver best-in-class product solutions and highly rated customer experiences. Focus on our employees and company culture results in meaningful employee engagement across the organization. Our Guiding Behaviors of Living our Values, Honoring our Brands, Inspiring our People, Centering on our Customers, and Preserving the long term success and legacy of our Company are the foundation on which we build our future.

Red Wing Shoe Company is excited to announce our 2027 Internship Program! The program is designed to offer you meaningful work that will prepare you for your career. You’ll get to see first-hand how our corporate teams develop strategies and practices that support our retail and manufacturing partners, and customers worldwide.

This position will be fully on-site in Red Wing, MN, 7:00AM – 4:30PM Monday-Thursday. Applicants must live within a commutable distance to Red Wing, MN.

Compensation is $25/hr.

What to Expect

Our Engineering intern will gain hands-on experience across multiple areas of the engineering discipline by contributing to a variety of impactful projects. This role offers exposure to real-world engineering challenges, cross-functional collaboration, and opportunities to develop technical and problem-solving skills in a dynamic manufacturing environment.

Responsibilities

Use CAD software to update plant layouts that reflect recent and ongoing facility changes.; Work with 3D scanning technology and comparative analysis tools to audit and document geometrical designs across multiple manufacturing facilities.; Participate in a week-long Continuous Improvement event focused on enhancing production processes related to safety, quality, productivity, and 5S.; Collaborate with another engineer to execute a smaller-scale capital equipment project, which includes defining the scope of work, interacting with vendors, preparing quotes and CER documentation, implementing the project, and resolving outstanding issues.

Requirements

Currently pursuing a degree in engineering (mechanical, industrial, manufacturing and/or design); Strong written and verbal communication skills; Interest in working within a production environment