Co-Op: Logistics Engineering (Spring 2026)
Hagerstown, MD, US, 21742
Transport is at the core of modern society. Imagine using your expertise to shape sustainable transport and infrastructure solutions for the future. If you seek to make a difference on a global scale, working with next-gen technologies and the sharpest collaborative teams, then we could be a perfect match.
Jumpstart Your Career
Are you curious about how logistics and manufacturing work together to keep a world-class production site running efficiently? Join our team at Volvo Group as a Logistics Engineering Co-op and gain hands-on experience while contributing to real projects that improve processes, reduce downtime, and support automation initiatives.
Who are you?
You’re a student who’s curious about how things move, flow, and get done in a manufacturing environment. You like digging into data, spotting patterns, and finding ways to make processes better. You’re comfortable asking questions, learning new tools, and working with others to solve problems.
- You’re working toward a degree in Industrial Engineering, Supply Chain, Mechanical Engineering, or a related field
- You enjoy working with data and building reports (Excel, Power BI, or similar tools)
- You’re interested in automation, digital tools, and problem solving
- You’re a team player, but also able to work independently and take initiative
- Most importantly—you’re excited to learn, grow, and make a real impact during your co-op
- Applicants have completed 30 semester hours of undergraduate studies prior to the start of the co-op.
- Applicants must have a minimum cumulative grade point average of 2.75.
- Co-ops are not enrolled in academic courses during their co-op rotation and may work up to 40 hours per week
What you will do
As a co-op in our Logistics Engineering team, you’ll:
- Develop work standards using standard time measurement to support production efficiency
- Analyze and help reduce production downtime through logistics and material flow improvements
- Support automation projects and help implement digital tools
- Create and maintain digitalized reports and dashboards for performance tracking
- Participate in problem-solving activities and continuous improvement initiatives
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams including production, quality, engineering, and IT
What’s in it for you?
This co-op isn’t about making copies or doing busy work—you’ll be hands-on and part of real projects that matter. You’ll get to:
- Apply what you’ve learned in class to real-world challenges in logistics and manufacturing
- Gain practical experience with time standards, downtime analysis, and automation projects
- Build your skills in data analysis, reporting, and digital tools like Excel and Power BI
- Learn how a global manufacturing supply chain operates, from material flow to production support
- Work alongside experienced engineers who will mentor you and share industry knowledge
- See how your contributions can make a direct impact on efficiency, cost savings, and production stability
- Develop experiences that will help set you up for a career in logistics, supply chain, or manufacturing engineering
Ready for the next move?
At the Volvo Group, we strive for a clear, transparent, and straightforward compensation approach, motivating you to contribute to the company’s growth. For all intern and co-op positions, the hourly range is set at $16.00 - $46.00.The hourly rate for these roles is determined by several factors including, but not limited to, geographic location, academic classification, and degree seeking area of study. In addition to these factors, we believe in the importance of pay equity and consider internal equity of our current team members as part of any final offer.
We also offer the following benefits to interns and co-ops:
• Housing assistance
• Countless career opportunities / internal mobility across our global organization
• Training and personal development
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.
We value your data privacy and therefore do not accept applications via mail.
Who we are and what we believe in
We are committed to shaping the future landscape of efficient, safe, and sustainable transport solutions. Fulfilling our mission creates countless career opportunities for talents across the group’s leading brands and entities.
Applying to this job offers you the opportunity to join Volvo Group. Every day, you will be working with some of the sharpest and most creative brains in our field to be able to leave our society in better shape for the next generation. We are passionate about what we do, and we thrive on teamwork. We are almost 100,000 people united around the world by a culture of care, inclusiveness, and empowerment.
Group Trucks Operations encompasses all production of the Group’s manufacturing of Volvo, Renault and Mack trucks, as well as engines and transmissions. We also orchestrate the spare parts distribution for Volvo Group’s customers globally and design, operate and optimize logistics and supply chains for all brands. We count 30,000 employees at 30 plants and 50 distribution centers across the globe. Our global footprint offers an opportunity for an international career in a state-of-the-art industrial environment, where continuous improvement is the foundation. As our planet is facing great challenges, we - one of the largest industrial organizations in the world - stand at the forefront of innovation. We are ready to rise to the challenge. Would you like to join us?
Nearest Major Market: Hagerstown