Test Development Engineering Internship

Job Description

About Benchmark

At Benchmark, we are driven by our purpose: to innovate for a healthier, safer, and better-connected world to create a brighter future. When you join us, you become part of a team passionate about making a meaningful impact across various sectors, including commercial aerospace, defense, advanced computing, next-generation communications, complex industrials, medical, and semiconductor capital equipment. We prioritize career growth, fostering a culture that ensures you reach your full potential. At Benchmark, your work is purpose-driven, enabling you to create a positive impact on the world and make your career truly meaningful. You’ll be part of a collaborative, diverse, and inclusive team that values your ideas and contributions.

In our innovative environment, you’ll work with cutting-edge technology, leading the way in engineering design and delivering world-class manufacturing services for products that make a real difference in the lives of others. At Benchmark, your career is more than just a job. It’s an opportunity to be part of something bigger, where your work matters and helps shape a brighter future for everyone. Together, we will achieve extraordinary things.

Job Title

Test Development Engineering Internship within our US Design Division

Internship Details

• This is a temporary employment opportunity for engineering students seeking a summer internship.
• Duration: Internships are projected to start in May/June 2026 and end in late August 2026.
• Work Schedule: 40 hours per week (except holidays).
• Compensation: Paid internship at $21.00 USD per hour.
• Location: Located in Winona, Minnesota, at our Winona office.
• On-site Requirement: 100% on site required.
• Relocation & Housing: Relocation and Housing Stipend are not offered for internships.

Essential Functions

Engineering activities for an intern will be prioritized based on customer needs. Based on project availability and need, the expected test development activities include:

• Document manufacturing test requirements
• Document design implementation
• Write test software – LabVIEW and TestStand
• Assist with assembly of testers and fixtures
• Assist with debug of testers and fixtures
• Participate in design reviews
• Perform verification and validation activities

Additionally, this role offers the opportunity to:

• Experience being part of an engineering team environment
• Work with new products – most have not been released to market
• Show and apply what you have learned in school

Skills Required

• Possess excellent communication abilities (oral and written) to work effectively with others/other departments and independently
• Perform methodical problem solving
• Have good computer skills and an aptitude to advance those skills
• Ability to learn at a fast pace
• Interpretation of specifications and blueprints
• Demonstrate high level of attention to detail
• Creativeness in identification and implementation of solutions
• Use or learn to use various test equipment
• Facilitate timely project results that can be validated with metrics
• Provide periodic project status presentations
• Perform duties in accordance to standards and procedures
• May require overtime and/or flexible hours.
• Work for extended periods at a computer or on your feet.
• Strong preference: working knowledge of National Instruments LabVIEW.

Education

Pursuing a 4-year engineering degree ideally in Software, Electrical, or Computer engineering. Physics with electrical focus or Computer Science with hardware experience may be considered as well.

Location & Schedule

• Geographical Location: Minnesota: Winona
• Physical Location: Winona, MN – West
• Shift: Shift 1
• Work Schedule: Monday – Friday, 08:00 – 17:00
• Employment Type: Full Time (Temporary)

Compensation & Benefits

• Compensation Range: Pay for internships is set at $21.00 USD.
• Benefits: Due to the temporary nature of the role, benefits will not be offered.

Application Deadline

This job posting will remain open until filled.

Additional Notices

• Employee Leave Benefits: Benchmark adheres to applicable state and local laws regarding employee leave benefits. This includes, but is not limited to, providing time off pursuant to the Colorado Healthy Families and Workplaces Act, in accordance with its plans and policies. Candidates applying for remote work based in Washington state, may obtain PTO eligibility for this position by emailing careers@bench.com.
• Export Control: This job position may include access to controlled information or technology covered under applicable U.S. export control laws. As such, employment for this job position may be contingent on either verification that an applicant falls under the definition of a “U.S. Person” (which includes U.S. citizens, U.S. lawful permanent residents, and those granted U.S. asylum or refugee status) or on the Company timely obtaining any necessary export license required under federal laws. The Company evaluates such export license situations on a case-by-case basis and may decline to proceed with a job applicant in its sole discretion since export license applications can take many weeks to be processed.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Benchmark is an equal opportunity employer. We are bringing together a diverse workforce with unique talents, life experiences, cultures, and perspectives to promote an innovative, collaborative, and creative place to work. If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, please email us at careers@bench.com.