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Position Summary
POSITION: Manufacturing Engineering: Intern 2025
LOCATION: Danboro, PA
REPORTS TO: Director, Manufacturing Engineering
Internship Summary
At PennEngineering, we innovate and collaborate to make the world a better place. You can contribute to work that matters with a company where diversity, equity and inclusion are shared values. We’re committed to fostering an environment for every employee that’s welcoming, respectful and inclusive, with great opportunity for professional growth. Find your future with us.
PennEngineering is seeking motivated, excited, and innovative students for our 2025 intern program. As an intern at PennEngineering, you’ll gain hands-on experience, learn from experts, and collaborate with teams that do truly amazing things. Join us as we build the future in Engineering!
Danboro
Requirements
WHAT YOU WILL DO
POSITION: Manufacturing Engineering: Intern 2025
LOCATION: Danboro, PA
REPORTS TO: Director, Manufacturing Engineering
Internship Summary
At PennEngineering, we innovate and collaborate to make the world a better place. You can contribute to work that matters with a company where diversity, equity and inclusion are shared values. We’re committed to fostering an environment for every employee that’s welcoming, respectful and inclusive, with great opportunity for professional growth. Find your future with us.
PennEngineering is seeking motivated, excited, and innovative students for our 2025 intern program. As an intern at PennEngineering, you’ll gain hands-on experience, learn from experts, and collaborate with teams that do truly amazing things. Join us as we build the future in Engineering!
- HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO:
- Work directly with a mentor in your field of study while finding solutions to real world problems
- Experience our products up close by working in our manufacturing and research facilities
- Interact directly with our company leaders to discuss strategy and the future of PennEngineering
- Build a lasting professional network through social events and engaging activities
- Gain the skills and knowledge to become a future leader
- Support engineering projects in manufacturing, operations, or technology development.
Danboro
Requirements
WHAT YOU WILL DO
- Learn the fundamentals of LEAN manufacturing
- Apply LEAN principals to identify and reduce inefficiencies in existing manufacturing processes
- Enhance working knowledge of 2D and 3D CAD as it applies to plant layout
- Utilize Microsoft Office suite of software to create process flow diagrams and presentations
- Learn how to perform a time study and apply the data to justify systematic change
- Enhance interpersonal communication skills by working directly with operations and leadership staff
- Using quantitative and qualitative data, provide specific recommendations to plant leadership on how to reduce waste and improve efficiency in existing manufacturing processes.
- Assist Continuous Improvement team with plantwide LEAN and 5-S initiatives
- Current student working towards a BS in Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering or something similar
- Working knowledge of Microsoft Office suite of software
- Working knowledge of 2D and 3D CAD. Ideally AutoCAD and Creo.
- Proactive self-starter with an eagerness to learn
- Strong interpersonal communication skillset
- Strong public speaking skillset
- Must be able to walk entire facility and be on their feet for at least 1-hour intervals
- Visual acuity for detailed work