Mechanical Engineering Intern

Description

Lyons Magnus leads the food industry with creativity and innovation, crafting top-quality products across all manufacturing phases, from raw materials to marketing. With over 2000 diverse items for industrial ingredient and food service sectors, Lyons caters to leading restaurant chains nationally and internationally.

At Lyons, our diverse and talented staff is the heart of our organization. We foster a thriving work environment where employees are engaged in shaping both the company's and their own future.

The Mechanical Engineering Intern will support the Engineering team at our Fresno manufacturing facility, which produces syrups and sauces. This role is designed to provide hands-on exposure to manufacturing operations, process improvement, and plant performance.

The intern will work on real projects that improve efficiency, reduce waste, and support safe, high-quality production. This internship is structured to provide meaningful project work. Administrative tasks such as filing or data entry will be limited and will not exceed approximately 30–40% of the overall experience.

Pay: $21.00 per hour

Hours: 8:00 am - 5:00 pm

Schedule: Monday - Friday

Location: Fresno, CA

Work Environment: In-Office

Core Responsibilities:

• Support the engineering team in documenting chilled water, glycol, and utility distribution systems across the facility.
• Conduct field walk-downs to capture equipment data, piping layouts, labeling gaps, and system operating parameters.
• Assist in updating P&IDs, equipment lists, and system descriptions used for maintenance, troubleshooting, and future capital planning.
• Partner with maintenance technicians and engineers to observe system operations and understand functional relationships between pumps, heat exchangers, chillers, and controls.
• Support small improvement projects such as insulation audits, tag verification, flow/temperature logging, or root-cause documentation.
• Prepare clear engineering documentation, diagrams, and reports aligned with industry standards.

Internship Expectations

• Chilled Water System Documentation Initiative: Develop a full system map including major equipment, flow paths, instrumentation, and control elements.
• Glycol System Audit & Improvement Plan: Capture current-state performance data and help identify opportunities for standardization, optimization, or preventive maintenance.
• Utility System Labeling and Data Cleanup: Assist in bringing utility documentation up to standards for future capital and reliability projects.

Requirements

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Strong interest in thermodynamics, heat transfer, fluid systems, or industrial processes.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced manufacturing environment
• Strong communication and teamwork skills
• Comfortable working in plant environments and gathering field data.
• Ability to read basic technical drawings (P&IDs, general arrangements preferred but not required).
• Strong analytical and problem-solving mindset; willingness to ask questions and learn.
• Use of AutoCAD / Autodesk Design Software

Education and/or Experience

• Pursuing a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering or a related field.
• Junior, senior, or graduate standing preferred

Additional Considerations

• Regular check-ins
• Feedback and mentoring sessions
• A final “Internship Impact” presentation summarizing their contributions
• Inter-departmental learning and exposure (Maintenance, Quality, Production)