Engineering/Manufacturing Intern

U. S. Steel is seeking a Engineering / Manufacturing Intern for our Finish Product Innovation Engineering division. This position will work with our Finish Product Innovation Engineering team in Innovation Projects focusing on developing new manufacturing processes to new to the world technologies creating a new business opportunity and entry into new markets.

This position will:
Contribute to the setup and consolidation of a new manufacturing facility, supporting all phases from concept validation through process implementation and full-scale production.

Collaborate as a core member of the manufacturing team to develop and optimize processes, including:

• Create Manufacturing Processes Flow
• Creating standard operating procedures (SOPs)
• Help to train labor
• Defining and implementing quality checkpoints
• Establishing manufacturing lines
• Supporting fixture development
• Documenting key learnings
• Driving continuous process improvements
• Engage in hands-on problem solving to identify and resolve operational challenges.
• Support factory cycle time and takt time deliverables
• Drive initiates to increase process efficiency, reducing conversion cost
• Support the warehouse management system implementation and optimization
• Maintain daily communication with cross-functional teams, internal business units, and external partners to ensure alignment and progress.

Job Requirements:

• Candidates must maintain a 3.0 or higher overall GPA
• Candidates must be a full-time student pursuing a Bachelor's Degree or Master's Degree in Mechanical , Manufacturing, Electrical, or any Manufacturing related field.
• Candidates must, at a minimum, have completed or be working towards completion of their sophomore year and be in good academic standing.

Preferred Skills:

• We are looking for motivated self-starters who can work in a fast-paced, innovative project environment. The successful undergraduate will be an analytical problem solver, have an extremely high level of customer focus, a passion for process development and enjoy bringing ideas to life. In addition, a successful intern will have:
• A willingness to learn about manufacturing principles, 5S, Continuous improvement and Lean Manufacturing.
• Experience using AI tools to analyze information, improve efficiency, and generate insights.
• Attitude to make things happen, be hands on, following safety procedures.
• Demonstrated outstanding academic achievement and an aptitude for your area of study.
• A strong record of team, project and/or people leadership in a work setting and/or extracurricular activities.
• A willingness to take initiative to understand the business.
• An aptitude for problem solving; strong writing and verbal communication skills.
• A strong commitment to excellence and to personal and professional growth.
• Must be resourceful, responsible, tenacious, curious, independent, confident and high energy.
• Must possess the ability to prioritize and manage multiple tasks.
• Leadership and strong decision-making skills
• Ability to think and act both strategically and tactically.