Craft Beer is not just a job. It's who we are.

Looking for a family of fun, craft beer lovin' folks who know how to have a good time? Yeah, that's us.

Award-winning beer? We got that.

Incredible food and a commitment to impeccable service? We practically wrote the book on it.

All we're missing is you.

Karl Strauss Brewing Company is San Diego's original craft brewery, pioneering the San Diego beer scene since 1989. Flash-forward 30 years and Karl Strauss is currently the 41st largest craft brewery in the US and operates 10 brewery restaurants across Southern California. We are a rapidly growing company, and we are lookin' for some beer-loving rock stars who want to help us make people happy one Karl Strauss beer at a time.

Karl Strauss Brewing Company offers health benefits, flexible work/life balance, paid vacation and holidays, 401(k) plan with employer match, great food and beer discounts, Wellness Program, career development, and growth opportunities.

Position Summary

The Engineering Intern will assist the Director of Engineering to provide engineering support to Brewery Operations, Maintenance and Capital Projects.

Essential Functions & Duties

Gain understanding of the brewing process and supporting utility systems (steam, CO2, air, hot and cold liquor, water and Glycol cooling)

Working with brewing and maintenance personnel, prepare process descriptions of critical brewing and utility systems

Create standard operating procedures and checklists for orderly shutdown and subsequent startup of major brewery systems in response to a planned outage, an emergency or a disaster

Conduct emergency response training sessions for brewery and maintenance personnel ensuring that procedures and checklists are effective and well understood

Necessary Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

Experience with reading P&ID drawings (CAD based – AutoCAD, AutoPLANT) – able to create P&IDs is a plus

Experienced with piping and process design – able to create process descriptions

Able to effectively communicate with brewery operations and maintenance personnel – both written and verbal

Must be able to execute several projects concurrently in fast paced environment

Must be able to work out in plant, roll up sleeves and get hands dirty as necessary

Must be able to work with minimal direct supervision – self-starter and resourcefulness required