Quality Intern (Summer 2026)

The Oshkosh Corporation Vocational segment leverages the power of our people, brands, and strength in technology to improve the safety, cleanliness, and productivity of our communities.  The Vocational segment includes market leading brands McNeilus, Oshkosh S-Series, IMT, Pierce, MAXIMETAL, Oshkosh Airport Products, and Frontline Communications.  Our purpose-built products serve our communities with carefully designed and engineered refuse trucks, front-discharge mixer trucks, fire apparatus, Airport Rescue and Fire Fighting trucks, service vehicles, and command trucks.   Our products are designed to perform under the toughest conditions.

SUMMARY 

The primary mission of the Quality Engineer Intern is to continuously improve safety, quality, business, and manufacturing processes with an emphasis on eliminating process waste. The use of structured quality improvement tools is required. 

YOUR IMPACT 

• Improve processes to reduce common cause variability and eliminate special cause.                                                    

• Establish control plans to prevent process backsliding for consolidation of gains.                                                                 

• Perform process capability studies internally and externally.             

• Analyze process constraints and develop standards to overcome constraints.                                                      

• Revise procedures for process improvement.                                

• Investigate/analyze and benchmark industry practices for process validation assessments.                                                                                               

• Coordinate and work cross-functionally with Employee Teams, Quality, Engineering, Contracts, Sales and Manufacturing to improve processes.   

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS 

• Student working towards a Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Quality, Supply Chain/Operations Management or related field throughout the entire duration of the internship. 

• Willing to travel or relocate to Murfreesboro, TN for the Summer of 2026 (relocation assistance provided for those with a permanent address of greater than 50 miles from Murfreesboro, TN) 

STANDOUT QUALIFICATIONS 

• Ability to multi-task in a fast-paced environment while working independently and efficiently. 

• Ability to collaborate with others on projects. 

• Ability to prioritize workload to meet deadlines. 

• Cumulative GPA of 3.0 or above. 

WHY OSHKOSH? 

Moving the future forward is our priority and this includes your future. We encourage professional development and champion our employees’ success through various skills and training opportunities. Named one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies™ by Ethisphere Institute for six consecutive years, everything we do at Oshkosh is guided by our core values and the ~15k+ team members around the world who embody them.  

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