Process Engineer Intern (Manufacturing)

Location: Marion, North Carolina, United States; hands-on work on the shop floor is required.

Company

Crane Aerospace & Electronics develops and manufactures aerospace and industrial products, including products produced at Crane Resistoflex.

What you will do

• Support production through daily troubleshooting, root cause analysis, and resolution of safety, quality, and throughput issues.
• Design and implement tooling, process controls, and manufacturing method improvements.
• Lead cost-reduction projects from ideation and feasibility through capital expenditure approval, implementation, and sustainment.
• Improve process stability, reduce variability, increase yields, and identify corrective actions for quality issues.
• Work with safety, quality, operations, and other functions on engineering projects and continuous improvement events.
• Support IATF 16949 quality activities, including DFMEA, PFMEA, Control Plans, MSA, and process capability studies.

Requirements

• Currently pursuing a B.S. in engineering or a related field.
• Strong problem-solving and root cause analysis skills.
• Proficiency with 2D and 3D CAD software.
• Ability to understand process and product specifications.
• Ability to work hands-on in a manufacturing shop-floor environment.
• Ability to meet and improve requirements under standards including ISO 9001, PED 2014/68/EU, API Spec. Q1, and API 6D.

Nice to have

• Exposure to lean manufacturing, Six Sigma, and 5S practices.
• Experience with data analysis, statistics, and applied mathematics.
• Basic understanding of industrial assembly, fabrication, and machining processes.
• Working experience with SolidWorks and AutoCAD.

Culture & Benefits

• Full-time employee position.
• Cross-functional collaboration with safety, quality, and operations teams.
• Participation in week-long, team-based problem-solving and continuous improvement events.
• Equal opportunity employment for qualified candidates.