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Packaging Corporation of America · 2 days ago

Electrical Engineering Co-op Spring 2026-Fall 2026: Counce Mill

Counce, TN

Internship

Onsite

Intern

Start in 2026 Spring

Packaging Corporation of America (PCA) is a Fortune 500 company that specializes in corrugated packaging and white paper business. They are seeking Electrical Engineering co-op students to assist with reliability and project engineering tasks, focusing on improving equipment reliability and supporting capital projects.

Business DevelopmentManufacturingPackaging Services

No H1B

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Work with Area Reliability Engineers as a resource on daily troubleshooting issues. Second and Third Term students will be assigned additional job duties to further their development

Work on special project assignments assisting Reliability Engineers. This will help teach responsibility and develop communication skills

Focus on predictive and preventive maintenance techniques to improve equipment reliability. Examples are lubrication techniques, optical alignment and vibration analysis. Exposure to best practice maintenance and assist in root cause failure analysis process to resolve equipment failures

The co-op will work with the Project Engineering group

Work with Project Engineers as a resource for capital projects

Work on special projects assigned to assist engineers, teach responsibility, and improve communication

Utilize computer software for P&ID drawing and assist in maintaining equipment files

Will be required to work with other lab personnel, operators, and supervisors

Qualification

Electrical EngineeringPredictive MaintenancePreventive MaintenanceVibration AnalysisCommunication Skills

Required

Must be currently enrolled at Mississippi State University, The University of Mississippi, Auburn University, University of Alabama University of Cincinnati, University of Maine, University of North Carolina State, Texas A&M University, University of Miami Ohio, Tennessee Technology University, or any University of TN and majoring in Electrical Engineering or a related field and have completed the freshman year

A minimum grade point average of 3.0/4.0 is required

Must be a permanent U.S. resident

Preferred

Students that sign up for interviews through University during the Career Fairs and On-Campus Interview days will be given first consideration

Company

Packaging Corporation of America

Packaging Corporation of America (PCA) is the fourth largest producer of containerboard and corrugated packaging products in the United It is a sub-organization of vapepackagingboxes.

Founded in 1959