Manufacturing Engineering Intern

Job Description

Manufacturing Engineering Intern

Duration: Minimum 12 weeks

Location: Aiken, SC

Why join Rolls-Royce?

At Rolls-Royce we are proud to be a business that has truly helped to shape the modern world and are committed to always being a force for progress; powering, protecting and connecting people everywhere.

By joining Rolls-Royce in an Emerging Talent program, you'll have the opportunity to work on world-class solutions, supported by a culture that believes individuality is our greatest strength, and all perspectives, experiences and backgrounds help us innovate and enable our high-performance culture.

Position Summary

Power Systems is the Rolls-Royce business which provides world-class power solutions and complete life-cycle support under our product and solution brand mtu. Through digitalisation and electrification, we strive to develop drive and power generation solutions that provide answers to the challenges posed by the rapidly growing societal demands for energy and mobility.

We deliver and service comprehensive, powerful and reliable systems, based on both gas and diesel engines, as well as electrified hybrid systems. These technologically advanced solutions serve our customers in the marine and infrastructure sectors worldwide.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Performing work measurements to support operations and improve staff health, safety, and performance
• Observing employees operating equipment or performing tasks to determine time requirements and fatigue rates and recommending improvements
• Creating and updating standard work instructions
• Assisting in planning and implementing safety, quality and productivity initiatives in support of continuous improvement
• Evaluating manpower and capacity needs and presenting recommendations to management
• Supporting the Manufacturing Engineering department with administrative tasks, including adding items to the MRO crib and creating purchase requisitions
• Designing and procuring basic tooling as needed
• Creating drawings in Creo or AutoCAD, if capable
• Keeping management informed of workload status, issues, and upcoming assignments
• Following company work hours, policies, procedures and professional conduct guidelines
• Adhering to company and professional ethics related to confidential information
• Maintaining professional relationships with internal and external employees, clients and customers
• Representing the company professionally in all interactions
  
  
  

Who We’re Looking For

• Good oral and written communication skills
• Good interpersonal skills and the ability to work effectively with others
• Good organizational, planning and follow-up skills
• Proficient with PC and MS Office Suite
  
  
  

Preferred

• SAP experience
• German speaking skills
  
  
  

Our behaviors drive us - we put safety first, do the right thing, keep it simple and make a difference. We’ll expect that of you, too.

Relevant Majors

Attending an accredited college/university and will be continuing your education after the internship. You must be working towards a minimum of a bachelor’s degree in Industrial, Mechanical or Manufacturing Engineering.

Minimum GPA: 3.0

Our vision is to ensure that the excellence and ingenuity that shaped our history continues into our future. Our multi-year transformation programme aims to turn Rolls-Royce into a high-performing, competitive, resilient and growing company. Join us, and it can be your future vision too.

Rolls-Royce is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to any protected characteristics.

Closing Date: 12/19/2025

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Type of Contract

Temporary (Fixed Term)