2027 Internship, Mechanical Engineering

Hecla Mining Company; Juneau, Northern (AK, KY); Hybrid; USD 13,000 - 20,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Housing provided

Job summary

Hecla Mining Company invites mechanical engineering students for a 2027 internship in Juneau, AK. You will assist the Maintenance team with reliability engineering, data analysis, and improvement projects for underground and surface equipment, while coordinating with Mine Operations for technical support.

The role emphasizes safety, training (MSHA), and contributing to equipment management strategies, with internships occurring May through September 1, 2027. Housing is provided to interns.

Qualifications

• Must be enrolled in school for the Fall 2026 semester in mechanical, civil or related engineering field.
• Must be able to pass pre-employment drug testing.
• Internship runs May–September 1, 2027.

Responsibilities

• Assist the Maintenance team with reliability engineering techniques and data analysis.
• Support underground and surface mobile equipment maintenance in a hard rock mine.
• Coordinate with Mine Operations for technical support and planning.
• Contribute to equipment management strategy development and improvements.

Education

Enrolled in Fall 2026 in mechanical, civil or related engineering field

Job description

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2027 Internship, Mechanical Engineering

Technical Greens Creek, Juneau, AK, US

2027 Internship, Mechanical Engineering

As a Mechanical Engineering Intern, you will assist the Maintenance team using reliability engineering techniques, data analysis, improvement projects and defect elimination for underground and surface mobile equipment in an underground hard rock mining operation to keep our production going and our profitability up. You will also help the team coordinate with Mine Operations providing technical support. To thrive in this role, you will learn how to develop and improve equipment management strategies using a suite of reliability approaches.

Here's what you can expect in this role:

• Training first. Every hire is provided MSHA training in the first 4 days on the job. We also provide department-level training on not just what to do, but safety, as well.
• Apply your technical aptitude using root cause analysis in the investigation of failures.
• You will routinely contribute to the planning of realistic production capacity based on the analysis of preventive/predictive maintenance time needs, repair histories, inspection reports, reliability reports and reliability analysis
• You will help the reliability engineering team to apply value analysis (cost vs. benefit) in making maintenance decisions concerning repair, replacement, or redesign of equipment and systems
• Safety is important. Every piece of equipment and each work area must be inspected before work starts. You will promote and personally observe safety procedures.
• You will be paid, and have access to medical, dental, and vision coverage, as well as a 401 (k) with company match. Housing will be provided.
• Internships occur between May and September 1, 2027.
• You will be a part of team you can rely on, a team that will have your back.

Qualifications:

• Must be enrolled in school for the Fall 2026 semester in mechanical, civil or related engineering field.
• Must be able to pass pre-employment drug testing.

About Us

Hecla Mining Company produces more than 45 percent of all silver in the United States, and has operating mines in Alaska, Idaho, and Yukon Territory, Canada. We also own exploration properties in world-class mining districts throughout North America. Hecla's philosophy is to operate mines safely by promoting a deeply rooted value-based culture, leveraging mining skills developed over the Company's long history, and applying innovative new practices. Hecla's responsibility is to the safety and health of our people, the communities we call home, and the environment we operate in.

Hecla's Greens Creek Mine in southeast Alaska is one of the largest and lowest-cost primary silver mines in the world, and it is the cash generating engine of the Company. The Greens Creek ore body contains silver, zinc, gold and lead, and it lies within the Admiralty Island National Monument. The Greens Creek property includes 17 patented lode claims and one patented mill site claim. The entire project is accessed by boat. It consists of the mine, an ore concentrating mill, a dry stacked tailings facility, a ship-loading facility, camp facilities, and a ferry dock.

Hecla Lucky Friday is a deep underground silver, lead, and zinc mine located in the Coeur d'Alene Mining District in northern Idaho. The mine began operating in 1942. Lucky Friday, one of the top seven primary silver mines in the world (based on silver equivalent ounces), celebrated its 75th anniversary in 2017. Thanks to the #4 Shaft project, the mine is expected to have another 20-30 years of mine life and will continue to provide quality jobs and community support to north Idaho.

Applicants must possess current authorization to work in the United States.