Field Industrial Engineer 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’s possible 

The summer internship program begins with orientation on May 27th and concludes on August 1st. All internships are paid opportunities. This role has potential for conversion into an Industrial Engineer full-time role or another internship for those that successfully complete the internship and required education. And qualified interns will be eligible for Lowe’s housing benefit. 

The Field Industrial Engineering intern will operate as an integral member of a Supply Chain facilities’ management team, while also being part of a broader team of Engineers across the Supply Chain network.

** Location available for this internship: Palmetto, GA **

Areas of learning

• Partner with Supply Chain Industrial Engineering, operations, and other cross functional teams to focus on optimizing performance including safety, quality, productivity, accuracy, capacity and efficiency.

• Project management, creative problem solving, business analysis, facility layout, product flow, and change management.

• Process improvements including Six Sigma Lean, Kaizen events, rapid improvement events.

• Identifying, adapting, and integrating automated systems and processes in a retail supply chain setting

• Sourcing and analyzing data for various process improvement efforts and to support your recommendations to leadership

• Attend weekly meetings as part of the management team to keep apprised of issues and opportunities, lending the engineering perspective to guide the facility towards the most ideal and strategic course of action

• Other learning areas: budgeting support, facility layout design, ergonomics, material handling equipment, cost-benefit analysis, capacity analysis and other business functions/partners as necessary. 

Education and/or Experience: 

• Pursuing a Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Engineering with an expected graduation dates of December 2025, May 2026, December 2026 or May 2027

• Minimum 3.0 cumulative GPA is required 

• Strong interpersonal, analytical, organizational and communication skills are required

• Time study experience; good working knowledge of AutoCAD, Excel, and Access

• Proficient in MS Office Programs (specifically Word, Excel, and Power Point) 

• Relevant internship and experience is a plus, as is experience in a leadership position at work or within a campus organization

• Ability to communicate in Spanish a plus

About Lowe’s

Lowe’s Companies, Inc. (NYSE: LOW) is a FORTUNE® 50 home improvement company serving approximately 16 million customer transactions a week in the United States. With total fiscal year 2023 sales of more than $86 billion, Lowe’s operates over 1,700 home improvement stores and employs approximately 300,000 associates. Based in Mooresville, N.C., Lowe’s supports the communities it serves through programs focused on creating safe, affordable housing and helping to develop the next generation of skilled trade experts. For more information, visit Lowes.com.

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.