Intern, Manufacturing Engineering (Tempe, AZ)

Job Title: Intern, Manufacturing Engineer

Job Code: 44382

Job Location: Tempe, AZ

Job Schedule: 9/80: Employees work 9 out of every 14 days – totaling 80 hours worked, and have every other Friday off

Job Description: As a new graduate in the Manufacturing Engineering role, you will assist in supporting the production of high-reliability electronic hardware for Tactical Satellite equipment, including SMT(Surface Mount Technology) solder assembly, mechanical integration, and environmental testing. Responsibilities include establishing work instructions, developing process procedures, qualifying new tools/equipment, overseeing non-conformance reviews, implementing engineering changes, maintaining labor standards, and process controls. Additionally, the engineer will assist senior engineers with new product introductions, root-cause investigations, and continuous improvement initiatives.

Essential Functions:

• Implement and analyze manufacturing plans and projects.

• Design, develop, and transfer manufacturing and engineering tools, strategies, and systems.

• Develop manufacturing strategies for specific products and processes.

• Interface with engineering to coordinate the release of new products.

• Estimate manufacturing costs, determine time standards, and recommend tooling and process requirements for new or existing product lines.

• Maintain records and reporting systems to coordinate manufacturing operations.

• Work closely with cross-functional Integrated Product Teams (IPTs) to oversee the development and transfer of new products from Engineering to Production.

• Create work instructions, assembly routings, and establish labor/cycle time standards.

• Perform economic analyses to identify and address variances in planned labor and cycle times.

• Maintain manufacturing processes and oversee process equipment.

• Develop/procure manufacturing tooling and qualify materials required for new product introduction (NPI).

• Attend daily shift huddles and support product line key performance indicators (KPIs).

• Support root cause analyses and implement corrective actions to address product non-conformances.

Qualifications:

• To be eligible, applicants must be pursuing a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering, electrical Engineering, chemical Engineering, Industrial Engineering or related field or have completed their bachelor’s degree within the last 12 months, regardless of age.

Preferred Skills:

• Experience with soldering and/or basic electronic manufacturing processes

• Experience with basic CAD software (AutoCAD, SolidWorks, Creo, etc. etc.)

• Lean Six Sigma (LSS) Yellow or Green Belt

• Experience with Minitab, JMP, or other statistical software