Quality Engineer Intern - Summer 2027

Description:

Summary: The Quality Engineer Intern will provide support to Production, Design and Manufacturing Engineering for quality concerns at Stellar Industries, Inc. They will work with all managers, process owners, supervisors, and technicians to define, measure, and correct any issues noted during the manufacturing process.

At Stellar Industries, Inc. we strive to provide interns with an understanding of quality engineering functions in a manufacturing organization as well as opportunity to apply what has been learned in the classroom in a dynamic business setting.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Collaborate across functions and sites, leveraging quality and manufacturing expertise to troubleshoot problems, interpret data and determine next steps with a risk-based approach.
• Implements and audits company quality systems.
• Communicates quality issues with responsible team members.
• Assist with regulatory, customer and internal audits.
• Applies statistical methodology to evaluate current processes and process changes.
• Leads or participates in the development of process and procedure development/changes.
• Perform system, process and product audits.
• Develops new approaches to solve problems identified as part of the team.
• Collect, analyze, trend and report out on quality metrics.
• Be a technical resource for the initiation and implementation of cost improvement plans on new and existing programs.
• Investigate and correct customer issues and complaints relating to quality through work with responsible internal and external parties.
• Act as a positive role model for all co-workers.
• Promote a productive and non-disruptive work ethic within the company.
• Continuously promotes and fosters a culture of working safety.
• Other duties may be assigned as needed.

General Competencies Required:

• Technical Capacity
• Communication Skills
• Organizational Skills
• Problem Solving/Analytical
• Time Management
• Leadership
• Business Acumen

Preferred Experience:

• Should be familiar with the automotive industry and truck up fitting
• Six Sigma experience and certification desired, but not required
• Proficient with measuring tools and equipment
• Computer Proficient with the ability to work fluently with Microsoft Office Suite
• Knowledge of statistics is required with general numeracy, coupled with good interpersonal skills

Education and Experience:

Two-year trade school degree or equivalent school or work experience.

Stellar Industries, Inc. offers a paid internship and has had tremendous success hiring our interns upon their graduation. As an intern at Stellar Industries, Inc., you will acquire general design skills and understanding of manufacturing capabilities, along with real world design experience. You will be involved with team projects including cost objectives and deadlines as well as understand design validation via our testing program.

Requirements:

Internships, Quality Engineering