Robotics - Smart Factory Internship

Robotics – Smart Factory Internship (Hybrid)

This role is designed as Hybrid, with an expectation to work on average 2 days per week from an HPE office.

Who We Are

Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) is the global edge-to-cloud company advancing the way people live and work. HPE helps companies connect, protect, analyze, and act on their data and applications wherever they live, from edge to cloud. With a culture focused on finding new and better ways to accelerate what’s next, HPE supports varied backgrounds and provides flexibility to manage work and personal needs. Open up opportunities with HPE.

Job Description

Global Operations prioritizes putting customers and partners first by developing the workforce of the future through strategic, inclusive, and collaborative ways of working. The organization upholds HPE’s values—partner, innovate, and act—to plan, source, and provide quality customer and partner experiences.

Responsibilities

• Independently identify and resolve both common and complex challenges, leading sophisticated Manufacturing Robotic Automation projects or key modules of large-scale programs within operations, supply chain management, and logistics domains.
• Collaborate with business functions to identify pain points and recommend effective solutions addressing the organization’s specific challenges.
• Design, drive, and implement programs to elevate the maturity and effectiveness of manufacturing landscapes, ensuring alignment with industry best practices and future readiness.
• Drive or support end-to-end project management activities—from ideation and planning to stakeholder alignment, execution, monitoring, and implementation. Gain hands-on experience across the full project lifecycle, including initiation, scheduling, risk management, and post-implementation review.
• Assist in developing detailed project charters, ROI analysis, and presentation materials needed to transition a PoC into a fully funded project.
• Take ownership of decision-making processes within projects, contributing innovative digital solutions and strategic insights to management teams.
• Research and evaluate emerging technologies relevant to manufacturing (beyond robotics) to inform the digital roadmap.

Education and Experience Requirements

• Final year students pursuing a Bachelor’s degree or higher in Digital Transformation, Engineering, Business, Mathematics/Statistics, or a related field.

Required Skills

• Understanding of supply chain ERP/MES/planning systems.
• Familiarity with Industry 4.0 and Smart Factory concepts, including the application of IoT and Robotics for manufacturing automation.
• Basic proficiency in analyzing operational data (e.g., using SQL, Power BI, or similar data visualization tools) to measure the effectiveness of PoCs (e.g., measuring OEE or cycle time improvements).
• Critical thinking and analytical skills.
• Good written and verbal communication skills with the ability to articulate ideas.

What We Can Offer You

Health & Wellbeing

We provide a comprehensive suite of benefits that supports the physical, financial, and emotional wellbeing of team members and their loved ones.

Personal & Professional Development

We invest in your career through programs designed to help you reach your goals—whether you want to become a knowledge expert in your field or apply your skills to another division.

Unconditional Inclusion

We are unconditionally inclusive in how we work and celebrate individual uniqueness. We recognize that varied backgrounds are valued and supported, and we offer flexibility to manage work and personal needs. We make bold moves together and are a force for good.

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