As a member of the engineering team supporting manufacturing, the Industrial Engineer Intern will assist in supporting production setup, assembly instructions / test procedures, and overall processes required to produce electronic assemblies. They will primarily provide engineering support to the Manufacturing Engineering team for Continuous Improvement. Their success will be validated by their growth in learning effective and efficient cross-departmental communication and collaboration, resulting in the reduction of waste and the timely closure of assignments.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Production Development
- Provide ideas and support production cell changes
- Implement safety, productivity and yield improvements.
- Assist in developing process documentation and methods.
- Interface successfully with production.
- Assist in the development of training.
- Maintain and report status updates and project plans for key operations activities.
- Close tasks on time and in a timely manner.
Support of Continuous Improvement (CI) Projects
- Identify areas for waste reduction and process improvements.
- Update Assembly Instructions and Test Procedures
- Executes process improvements as approved by the key stakeholders.
- Close CI projects in a timely manner.
Other duties as assigned
QUALIFICATIONS and EXPERIENCE
Basic Qualifications
- Currently pursuing a Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Engineering or a relevant Engineering discipline
- Ability to understand production processes and recommend CI changes
- Hands-on engineer with a passion for continuous improvement.
- Proficient with Microsoft Office and Excel
Preferred Qualifications
- Ability to write VBA code in Excel
- Documented experience in communicating project status and updates to all levels of staff and leadership
ESSENTIAL MENTAL / PHYSICAL DEMANDS
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job:
- Ability to sit, stand, walk, crouch and bend for up to eight hours a day.
- Ability to lift and carry up to 50 lbs. on an occasional basis
- Extensive use of hands in writing, use of the computer and using hand and power tools
- Ability to communicate in person and by phone
- Ability to read, analyze and interpret common scientific and technical journals. Ability to write clear and logical work instructions. Ability to write business reports and complex correspondence.
- Ability to apply advanced mathematical and statistical concepts – frequency distribution, determination of test reliability and validity, analysis of variance, correlation, sampling theory and factor analysis.
- Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts and draw valid conclusions. The ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables.
WORK ENVIRONMENT
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.