2027 Summer Intern - Frito-Lay HQ Engineering - Undergrad

Overview

SMILE AT WHAT’S NEXT

At PepsiCo, you'll find the opportunity to grow your career, make an impact, and help shape what's next. As one of the world's leading food and beverage companies, our beloved brands—including Gatorade, Lay's, and Quaker—help create smiles with every sip and bite. Behind our products is a connected system that starts with how we source and grow ingredients alongside farmers and extends to how we make, move, and deliver products while driving positive impact for our business and communities.

At the heart of PepsiCo are our people: professionals who bring curiosity, drive, and fresh thinking, working together to turn ideas into action. Across functions, teams, and markets, we collaborate to solve challenges, unlock new opportunities, and create meaningful impact for our consumers, customers, and communities.

No matter your role, you'll be part of a connected community where your contributions matter, your voice is heard, and your development is supported. With opportunities to grow, belong, and smile, PepsiCo offers more than a place to build your career—it offers the chance to help create what's next.

Responsibilities

The goal of Frito-Lay’s Engineering program is to provide students with the opportunity to leverage their academic understanding in a real-world, business-driven environment. You will have an opportunity to work on and manage a variety of different projects as well as leverage relationships and partner with leaders from our manufacturing plants. Our organization is based in Plano, Texas.

What you can expect: Engineering Program – Frito Lay Plano, TX HQ On-Site Intern Position

The HQ Engineering Internship will involve one (1), and up to three (3), project(s) driven by the Business-based needs for that calendar year. Projects requirements and deliverables are time-bound within the internship and provide a clear start/stop scope of work that may be a single project or a portion of a larger project. The project(s) can be in single or multiple phases of our project management life cycle: Initiating / Planning / Execution / Monitoring / Closing.

Our Engineering Department is very collaborative internally and externally with a drive for technical curiosity, problem solving, engineering skillset, and project management (scope, budget, timing & risks).

• Gain understanding and network with our cross-functional supply chain functions & disciplines.

• Receive opportunities to build affiliation with associate peers and interact with Directors, Sr. Directors, Vice Presidents and Sr. Vice Presidents.

• Assist in the analysis of Engineering and Operations performance metrics, tools & processes.

• Time management skills and ability to multi-task are essential during the internship.

• Gain valuable insights between Processing, Packaging, Warehouse, Automation, Controls & Information, along with exposure to Capacity, Innovation, Productivity, Sustainability, Facilities, Infrastructure and National Rollout teams.

• Active engagement and support of all our Summer Internship activities developed by the Intern Council will ensure the most rewarding experiences.

Qualifications

• Currently pursuing a degree in Engineering: Chemical, Mechanical, Electrical & Industrial

• Highly motivated self-starter with technical curiosity. Will be called upon to manage & solve engineering problems.

• Proven people/project leadership throughout your academic career. Leadership skills on-campus and off-campus are applicable.

• Previous experiences on-campus or off-campus. (Academic Clubs, Internships, Co-Ops, Summer Jobs, and/or Employment)

• Ability to work in an unstructured environment with the ability to make tradeoff decisions quickly.

• Demonstrated ability to work in a results-oriented and challenging environment.

• Effective coaching, facilitation, presentation, and team building skills.

• Ability to give and receive constructive feedback.

Minimum Qualifications - each candidate is expected to:

• This position is limited to persons with indefinite right to work in the United States

• Graduate with a Bachelor’s degree within one (1) year of internship completion

• Hold a GPA of 2.75 or higher

The expected compensation hourly pay ranges for hires into our 2027 campus intern openings is $21.09 - $34.00 hourly. Role, degree discipline, degree level, and location are part of the process when determining actual starting salary for positions.

Hourly pay for our campus hires is pre-determined and non-negotiable.

We love to convert our interns to full-time opportunities! Our full-time positions have a comprehensive benefits package to support our employees and their families, subject to elections and eligibility: Medical, Dental, Vision, Disability, Health and Dependent Care Reimbursement Accounts, Employee Assistance Program (EAP), Insurance (Accident, Group Legal, Life), Defined Contribution Retirement Plan.

EEO Statement

Our Company will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of the Fair Credit Reporting Act, and all other applicable laws, including but not limited to, San Francisco Police Code Sections 4901-4919, commonly referred to as the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance; and Chapter XVII, Article 9 of the Los Angeles Municipal Code, commonly referred to as the Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, or disability status. PepsiCo is an Equal Opportunity Employer: Female / Minority / Disability / Protected Veteran / Sexual Orientation / Gender Identity / Age If you'd like more information about your EEO rights as an applicant under the law, please download the available EEO is the Law & EEO is the Law Supplement documents. View PepsiCo EEO Policy. Please view our Pay Transparency Statement