Aerospace Engineering Intern - Lean Projects & Mentorship

ITT Inc.; Santa Rosa (CA); On-site; USD 39,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

ITT Inc. in Santa Rosa, CA is offering an Engineering Intern (Summer 2027) position. The role provides hands-on exposure to the connector industry, working with manufacturing and engineering teams on process improvements and project execution.

Interns gain experience in Six Sigma Lean principles, cost reduction, and design for manufacturability, while collaborating with professionals on real-world aerospace-related projects.

Qualifications

• Enrolled in Process / Industrial / Manufacturing Engineering in pursuit of Bachelor’s degree required.
• Cable, over‑mold experience a PLUS
• Working knowledge of Engineering functions.
• Project Management and multi‑tasking preferred; strong written and verbal communication skills; ability to learn and perform statistical analysis.
• CAD, ProE of tool design experience helpful. Must possess strong communication skills.
• Design for Manufacturability and Lean/Single Piece Flow knowledge/experience is a plus.
• Computer Skills: Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Project, Access preferred
• Soft skills preferred: Value‑Based Decision Making, Effective Communication, Influence, Driving Change, Collaboration and Teamwork, Process Improvement, Prioritization and Planning, Results Oriented, Business Acumen, Customer Focus

Responsibilities

• Improve critical business processes and drive financial results.
• Identify project scopes, developing project plans and business cases.
• Work with project team members; track / measure project result
• Work with Manufacturing and Engineering to streamline processes and increase yields using Six Sigma Lean principles
• Designs and implements processing methods including rubber molding solutions to reduce variability and control costs.
• Lead Projects: Lead improvement projects within the value center and effectively coordinate these projects with the value center champion and other improvement project teams.
• Measure Results: Manage the development and maintenance of methods and systems for measuring the degree to which the project goals, objectives and metrics are being met.
• Recruit and train team members: Provide training and coaching to team members to spread the base of Six Sigma Problem Solving tools and increase their team effectiveness.
• Communication: Ensure 2‑way open communications take place throughout the organization with respect to VBSS projects.

Skills

Process engineering

Manufacturing engineering

Project management

CAD/ProE

Excel

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Process/Industrial/Manufacturing Engineering

Tools

ProE/CAD

Job description

ITT Inc. in Santa Rosa, CA is offering an Engineering Intern (Summer 2027) position. The role provides hands-on exposure to the connector industry, working with manufacturing and engineering teams on process improvements and project execution.

Interns gain experience in Six Sigma Lean principles, cost reduction, and design for manufacturability, while collaborating with professionals on real-world aerospace-related projects.