Vendor Quality Engineering Intern

Lowe’s Vendor Quality Engineering Internship

Lowe’s Summer Internship Program Overview 
Lowe’s 2025 Summer Internship Program offers a challenging, project-based opportunity for undergraduate and graduate students to enhance their understanding of the retail business world through valuable, hands-on experience with a FORTUNE® 50 company. The internship will provide broad learning, experience, organizational knowledge, and business acumen. We are looking for: 

• Students driven by potential 
• Dynamic individuals who are as inspiring as they are capable of being inspired 
• Sharp minds eager to take on new challenges and able to recognize and embrace new opportunities 
• Great collaborators who understand the power of "we" 
• People who push the boundaries of what is possible 

The summer internship program begins with orientation on May 27th and concludes on August 1st. All internships are paid opportunities. Qualified interns will be eligible for Lowe’s housing benefit. 

Lowe’s Vendor Quality Engineering Internship:

Assists in identifying key opportunities for product and process quality improvements in the area of Vendor Performance. Drives corrective and preventive actions to ensure customer satisfaction. Applies project and process management on a wide variety of engineering, quality and merchandising projects. Works on projects that include the evaluation of product designs, customer requirements and coordinating the development of product specifications as defined by quality, merchandising and management. Interfaces with applicable agencies, consultants, defined consumer groups and management. Monitors and communicates to quality management all project progress and conformance with established goals and objectives. Prepares written technical and verbal reports to management, as well as to vendors as required. Collaborates directly with Merchandising, Lowe’s Global Sourcing, Supply Chain, Product Development, Marketing and Store Operations in order to complete tasks and drive product quality improvements.

Areas of Learning:

• Data Analysis
• Project management
• Problem solving
• Cross-functional collaboration
• Quality Assurance principles and tools

Education and/or Experience: 

• Currently pursuing a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering, Industrial and Systems Engineering or related fields from an accredited university with expected graduation dates of December 2026 or May of 2027
• Minimum 3.0 cumulative GPA is required 
• Developing understanding of Root Cause Analysis and Corrective Action Planning; DMAIC and Lean Manufacturing
• Proficient in MS Office Programs (specifically Word, Excel, and Power Point) 
• Strong collaborative, innovative, problem solving, organizational, and communication skills are required 
• Relevant internship and experience is a plus, as is experience in a leadership position at work or within a campus organization 

Lowe’s is an equal opportunity employer and administers all personnel practices without regard to race, color, religious creed, sex, gender, age, ancestry, national origin, mental or physical disability or medical condition, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, military or veteran status, genetic information, or any other category protected under federal, state, or local law.