Design Engineer Intern — Hands-on Process Innovator

Steffes; Dickinson, Northern (ND, KY); Hybrid; USD 2,066,000 - 3,031,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

Dental & Vision

401K match

FSA

PTO

Holidays

Disability Insurance

Military Leave

Education Assistance

Paternity Leave

Jury Duty Leave

Virtual PT

Job summary

Steffes is seeking a Design Engineer Intern to support the creation, revision, and maintenance of manufacturing processes on the shop floor. You will work with production to resolve issues and participate in process improvement and LEAN activities.

The role emphasizes collaboration across safety, quality, and production teams, with responsibilities including documenting standard work, reviewing ECOs, and contributing to root-cause analyses.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of engineering courses with a focus in Mechanical, Industrial, or Manufacturing Engineering.
• Intermediate computer knowledge (Windows, email, internet).
• Proficiency with Microsoft Word/Excel/Outlook; PowerPoint basic.

Responsibilities

• Participates in safety, quality, cost, and delivery improvement projects including project definition, selection, implementation, and reporting.
• Participates in LEAN events such as Kaizens, Value Stream mapping, 5S, and VAVE.
• May design production fixtures, devices, and tools.
• Document, create, evaluate, and maintain standard work instructions for production and administrative processes.
• Completes time and motion analysis studies.

Skills

Engineering knowledge

Math proficiency

Communication skills

Education

Courses in mechanical/industrial/manufacturing engineering

Tools

AutoCAD

PTC Creo

SolidWorks

Job description

Steffes is seeking a Design Engineer Intern to support the creation, revision, and maintenance of manufacturing processes on the shop floor. You will work with production to resolve issues and participate in process improvement and LEAN activities.

The role emphasizes collaboration across safety, quality, and production teams, with responsibilities including documenting standard work, reviewing ECOs, and contributing to root-cause analyses.