Employee Stories: Hunter, 2025 Summer Engineering Intern

Hunter is a mechanical engineering student at Montana State and is one of Janicki’s 2025 summer engineering interns. Originally, Hunter wanted to be a pilot, but after buying an older car and fixing it up, he realized that he had an interest in mechanical engineering and decided to pursue it at college. He said the more he learns about engineering, the more interesting he finds it.

At Janicki, Hunter’s favorite part is the people and the company’s broad capabilities. He appreciates that Janicki has a hand in so many different markets, making it a dream place to intern for undergraduate students who are figuring out what they like and want to go into in the future. He spoke highly of his team’s support, noting how helpful and open they are when he has questions and when correcting his mistakes.

This summer, Hunter has a handful of projects underway, ranging from writing work orders to designing a clamp to aid in process improvement, creating a part for metrology, and engineering a remote-control device to turn a vacuum on and off.

Back at school, he is the vice president of his school’s motorsports club, which works on a Formula SEA Baja car. This club builds and races an off-road car from the ground up. He said that the process of working on that car was more applicable to his current role as an intern than any other experience he’s had so far. Outside of work and school, Hunter can be found rock climbing, at the gym, reading or skiing.

One thing that surprised him about engineering was the practical role of an engineer. The jump from the classroom to on-the-job engineering was different than he was expecting. Hunter said that it’s more about keeping processes going, making little tweaks, and solving problems rather than theoretical classroom material. He talked about how he’s developing what he calls his engineering “knack.”

Hunter’s advice for future interns?

“You should set expectations and deadlines for yourself.”

He also said that while asking questions is important and something everyone should do, an intern should do their due diligence beforehand and be as prepared as they can be.

Written by Avery, 2025 Summer Human Resources Intern