The Department of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering not only provides our students with excellent academic programs but also opportunities for professional development and student engagement.
Each year, we award up to $30,000 in scholarships at our annual Banquet of Excellence to recognize academic achievements.
Our students are able to apply concepts they learn in class at internships, where they gain experience working in potential career fields while earning academic credit. Student clubs and organizations provide opportunities for social engagement and industry networking. Plus, our senior design capstone program allows students to experience the dynamics of an industry-based project.
Our students learn real-world skills at internships through a variety of companies and organizations. Students also have the opportunity to participate in several career fairs.
Students in the Department of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering are required to complete an internship during their program. We encourage students to gain experience through multiple internships, but at least one must be taken for credit.
Whether you are seeking part-time jobs, full-time employment, internship experiences or the chance to network with professionals from the engineering and agricultural industries, there is a career fair on campus for you!
Several resources are available to students seeking internship experience. Our career fairs attract industries and agencies from across the region each year. Students can also log into Handshake for current listings.
For more detailed information regarding internships, please contact Kristin Stuckey.
Registering for Internships
When should students register for internships?
Most internships are completed during the summer after the student has fulfilled at least one year of coursework on campus. Academic progress may impact when the student can complete an internship for credit.
How do students register for internships?
Students must first submit an internship agreement form in order to receive academic credit for an internship. Once the form has been approved, students can register.
Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering Internship Placements
- Ag Processing – operations intern
- AGCO Corporation – design engineer, lab test engineer, tractor test engineer
- CHS Inc. – agronomy sales intern
- City of Sioux Falls – inspections/environmental intern
- Cleary Building Corp. – CAD drafting intern
- CNH Industrial – manufacturing engineer
- Conservation Corps – soil and water conservation district conservation apprentice
- Crystal Valley Cooperative – agronomy intern
- Dakota Environmental – structure design intern
- Doosan Bobcat – manufacturing weld engineer
- East Dakota Water Development District – water resource technician
- Energy Panel Structures – engineering intern
- Farmers Pride Cooperative – crop scout
- Grain Handler – general engineering intern
- Heartland AG Systems – manufacturing engineer
- Kinze Manufacturing – test engineer
- Nepp Sales and Service – general operations intern
- Natural Resources Conservation Service – U.S. Department of Agriculture – pathways internship: conservation engineer
- Precision Planting – research and development engineer
- Prinsco – application engineer
- Raven Industries – test engineer, precision agriculture specialist
- S.D. Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources (Feedlot Permit Program) – engineer
- SD DANR (Surface Water Quality) – stormwater technician
- SD DANR (Water Rights Program) – well observation technician
- SDSU Department of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering – water management outreach and research intern
- Sudenga – design engineer
- Valley Queen Cheese – engineering intern
- Vermeer Corporation – design engineer intern, design engineer co-op, test engineer co-op
Agricultural Systems Technology Internship Placements
- AgState – precision ag intern, crop scout
- Agtegra – operations intern, engineer co-op
- AGCO Corp. – application equipment marketing intern
- Anderson Seeds – agronomy intern
- Arnold's – Case dealer
- Blind Creek Farms – operations intern
- Brock Auction Co. – online platform developer
- C & B Operations – sales intern
- Central Farmers Cooperative – agronomy intern
- Central Farm Service – agronomy intern, crop scout
- Central Valley Ag – operations intern
- Centrol Crop Consulting – crop scout
- CHS Inc. – agronomy intern
- Clark Community Oil – agronomy intern
- The Climate Corporation – drone pilot, crop scout, field research assistant
- Compeer Financial – crop insurance agent intern
- Cooperative Farmers Elevator – operations intern
- Country Pride Services – agronomy assistant, crop scout
- Crystal Valley Cooperative – agronomy intern, precision agriculture intern
- Curry Seed – operations intern
- Dairyland Seed – forage evaluation intern
- Dakota Crop Consulting – crop scout
- Dobrinski Farm – farm operations intern
- Dupont Pioneer – field operations intern
- Farmers Cooperative Society – agronomy intern
- Farmers Implement & Irrigation – precision ag technician
- Farmward Cooperative – agronomy/sales intern
- Gengerke Farms Inc. – farm operations intern
- Hartman and Pahl Farms – farm operations technician
- Higgins Ranch Company – ranch operations intern
- Hurley and Associates – agri-marketing intern
- Jorgensen Land & Cattle – general operations intern
- Krumbach Harvesting – harvesting intern
- Midwest Futures – commodity broker
- Mycogen Seeds – general operations intern
- New Vision Cooperative – field scout
- Northern Country Cooperative – crop scout
- Natural Resources Conservation Service – soil conservationist intern
- Nusz Insurance – crop insurance agent intern
- NutraDrip Irrigation – sales representative
- Nutrien Ag Solutions – operations intern, agronomy intern
- Pioneer Seeds – sales intern
- Platte Valley Equipment – integrated solutions consultant
- Precision Risk Management – precision data support intern
- R & S Sales – ag technologist
- Raven Industries – sales intern, test engineer
- RDO Equipment – precision products representative
- Roth Angus Ranch – herdsman/farmhand
- South Dakota Soybean Processors – engineer co-op
- SDSU Department of Agronomy, Horticulture and Plant Science – field research intern
- Sky Apply LLC – ground operations manager
- Titan Machinery – sales representative
- United Farmers Co-op – operations/ag technology intern, crop scout
- University of Minnesota, Southern Research and Outreach Center – field research intern
- Wakefield Pork Inc. – production intern
Precision Agriculture Internship Placements
- AgState – precision agriculture intern
- Agnition – general operations intern
- AgriVision Equipment Group – agriculture dealership intern
- Bauman Agency Inc. – pioneer and precision planting intern
- Bayer Crop Service – tech development representative
- Centra Sota Cooperative – yield chaster, crop scout, operations intern
- CHS – sales intern, agronomy intern
- The Climate Corporation – operations intern
- Corteva Agriscience – sales and marketing intern
- Heartland Ag Systems – precision ag intern
- Kibble Equipment, John Deere – ag management solutions intern
- Midwest Crop Services Inc. – crop scout
- Minn-Dak Farmers Cooperative – agronomy research intern
- Missouri Valley Ag – assistant agronomist
- Platte Valley Equipment – intelligent solutions group intern
- Raven Industries – precision agriculture intern
- Seneca Foods – crop scout
- Valley Ag Supply – precision agriculture intern
- Westlake Harvesting – custom harvester
Senior agricultural and biosystems engineering students participate in a two-semester applied-design project course completed in conjunction with industry sponsors. The program allows students to apply their education and to experience the dynamics of an industry-based project. Through the capstone program, the Department of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering aims to produce excellent graduates who are equipped with the knowledge, experience and applicable skills to handle modern-day challenges in the industry.
