Industrial Engineering Intern

Position Summary

The Industrial Engineering Intern will support process improvement, workflow analysis, capacity planning, and lean initiatives across our manufacturing operations. This role is

ideal for a student who enjoys analyzing systems, reducing waste, and improving how work gets done.

Key Responsibilities

• Support process mapping, time studies, and workflow analysis

• Assist with capacity planning, production scheduling, and layout optimization

• Collect and analyze production data; develop reports and dashboards

• Participate in lean and continuous improvement events, including 5S and Kaizen

• Help standardize work instructions and standard operating procedures (SOPs)

• Collaborate with operations, quality, safety, and engineering teams

• Identify opportunities to reduce waste, improve efficiency, and increase throughput

• Present recommendations to leadership at the end of the internship

Qualifications

• Currently pursuing a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Industrial Engineering,

Systems Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, or a related field

• Completed coursework in work design, operations research, statistics, or lean manufacturing

• Proficiency with Microsoft Excel; familiarity with Minitab, Power BI, Visio, or similar tools

• Strong analytical, organizational, and communication skills

• Interest in defense manufacturing and continuous improvement

• Must be a U.S. Person due to ITAR requirements

Preferred

• Prior internship or project experience in a manufacturing or operations environment

• Exposure to lean Six Sigma, value stream mapping, or statistical process control

• GPA of 3.0 or higher