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Lutron is seeking a Textile Engineering Intern to join our collaborative team and contribute to high-impact projects. In this role, you will make an impact in Lutron's window shade's product by completing an engineering project such as the development, analysis, and recommendation of textile test methods. At Lutron, your interest in textile development and existing product support will grow through hands-on experience, practical skill-building, and collaboration with experienced engineers in a supportive environment. 

We consider interns to be very valuable in our search for exceptional future members of our team and pride ourselves in providing outstanding work experience to students from a wide variety of universities and backgrounds.

Your internship at Lutron could offer you the opportunity to work on: 

• Using and recommending Textile Standards to test new product and potentially creating an internal test method.

• Meeting fabric suppliers to support fabric selection, marketing prototyping, and design qualifications.

• Collaborating with vendors to incorporate industry best practices to ensure world-class fabric performance

• Using statistical methods to identify root cause and corrective action of manufacturing and customer issues

• Driving active projects in partnership with cross functional teams

• Learning and applying newly adopted tools and technologies to enhance system performance, reliability, and scalability

We seek talented, success-minded people with the desire and ability to make things happen. Our baseline requirements are simple: 

• You are pursuing a Bachelor's or Master's degree in Textile Engineering, Textile Design, Textile Technology, Materials Science, Polymer or Color Chemistry or equivalent

• Your cumulative GPA is at least 3.20

• You are a rising junior, rising senior, or master's student at the start of the internship

• You have broad interests in engineering design and development

• You are authorized to work in the U.S. and will not require Lutron to sponsor you for any work visa, such as an H-1B, either immediately or at any time in the future. Lutron does not offer work visa sponsorship for this position.

• Willingness and ability to work on-site 5 days per week 

Lutron is a team-oriented environment, and you will work within these teams to look at broad issues and identify root causes, not just quick fixes. You must have a willingness to ask tough questions, seek out new resources and work hard to find the best solution. 

Here is what you can expect from our internship program: 

• Competitive pay

• Housing resources

• Meaningful project-based work

• Mentorship

• Experiential learning

• Shadowing opportunities

• Collaborative, cross-functional teams

• Networking opportunities

• Social events 

Lutron Electronics' position as the worldwide leader in innovative lighting control and shading solutions has enabled consistent, annual growth. Our company has cultivated a reputation of unsurpassed quality, a broad range of technologies and product offerings, and a strong commitment to servicing our worldwide customers. This has allowed the company to invest in developing new technologies and services, expand our technical capabilities and global presence, and to find and retain the best talent.  Build your career with Lutron where you will enjoy competitive compensation and benefits while exploring many options for continued growth and education. Make a difference every day in our dynamic, people-centric, technology-driven organization. For more information, view our website at  www.lutron.com. 

Lutron Electronics is an Equal Opportunity - Affirmative Action - Employer. We welcome qualified, motivated applicants regardless of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability or genetics