We offer internships for college students with hands-on experience and our management trainee program for post-graduates can jump start your career.
We offer a variety of internship programs ranging from summer internships to full or part-time opportunities with the potential to lead to full-time careers. Gain insight into your chosen career path and experience first hand what your career will look like. Internship programs are designed to provide relative learning experiences that reflect the students’ learning goals.
Kelsey Sulzbach – Talent Acquisition
Begin a rewarding career in our Management Trainee program providing the opportunity to learn our business and grow your skills as you prepare for advanced roles at our company. We will provide hands-on technical and leadership training with career guidance and mentorship that will prepare you for a supervisor or technical career.
Kelsey Sulzbach – Talent Acquisition
Fund your studies and take the guesswork out of your future. We offer full-ride scholarships or on-site trainee programs to get you started on an educational path that leads straight to a career at one of our empirical plant facilities. All programs are for recent High School Graduates (at least 18 years old) and are designed to give students with no manufacturing background a jumpstart to a Technical career. We cover the cost of your education and, upon successful completion of your program, you’ll have a two-year employment contract as an Electromechanical, Maintenance, or Systems Technician or a Machinist.
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“There is a purpose behind everything empirical wants you to do as an intern. I worked with production, I did my own research, I set up my own projects, I traveled with sales to meet customers. It wasn’t the same thing everyday and it wasn’t one project for the whole summer. It’s grown me and it’s really cool for me to build upon that now.”
“I did not expect to have such an impact. I was able to work on projects relevant to my degree that also benefitted the plant. Interning at empirical, feeling valued, and getting experience was validating and I could see what the future would be like if I was working there.”
“When I was 19 I started an internship with empirical in the Operations Center. About 6 months through, I noticed there was only a couple people working in the graphics department and I was really interested in that area. I started to learn on job and six months later, they offered me a full-time job. I’ve been working in that department for 14 years now. It’s been an incredible journey.”
“empirical is a good opportunity to get experience in your field. You get real world experiences and contribute to the company through your work. The work you do here as an intern will actually be put into place and be used.”
“The meaningful projects and the meaningful work that you get from the first day you’re here is something that makes empirical unique. You’re given a lot of responsibility and independence with your tasks.”
“The culture is unlike any workplace that I’ve ever experienced before. It says something when you have so many people that stay here as long as they do. They make sure that they treat interns not just as interns – we got to work on real things.”
“I love this company because we are constantly updating the processes. I always have something cool to work on. empirical makes a point for you as an intern to be a big part of the company.”
“At empirical, the people that you work with have tons of experience and every day you’re learning something new. As an intern, you’ll get real hands-on experience and you’ll be able to see your impact even after your time as an intern is finished.”
“This internship was a great fit for me. I got the ability to work with programs that I will need for my career such as Power BI and SQL. I got to collaborate with different departments and be seen as someone more than just an intern. I was important to the company and given room to grow and learn.”
“empirical does an outstanding job at pushing their interns to be their best while nurturing them in an extremely supportive environment. Not only did I learn the ins-and-outs of marketing and social media during my time at empirical, but I learned so much about myself as a professional and grew immensely.”
“This internship put me ahead of the game. It’s definitely a lot different than being in a classroom environment – you get to learn about the intricacies of why we do certain things and how to employ it. You get a lot of experience here that you won’t get anywhere else.”
“This internship offered me a front row seat to the different ways that empirical communicates with its employees. It was cool to be relied on by every department and learn about creating graphics and adding posts on internal apps.”
“empirical is unique because we definitely got to do hands-on work. I got projects that actually were implemented into the plant and will be a part of the final product. I got to see those projects through from beginning to end and saw the physical implementation of our work.”
“If you don’t know something, they will teach you or they will help you. You don’t have to always come with every ounce of knowledge possible – they can provide that to you. empirical helped guide me in being more professional and building communication.”
“I’ve been uniquely impressed with the engineering team’s ability and willingness to think on the fly – I don’t know if I’ve ever encountered an engineering team with this kind of “can-do” attitude. There are a lot of engineers out there, myself included, that see this environment and think that it’s a breath of fresh air.”
