Intern, Manufacturing Engineering

KB Signaling; Grain Valley (MO); On-site; USD 20,664,000 - 27,552,000; Full time

Job summary

KB Signaling in Grain Valley offers a Summer 2026 Internship in Manufacturing Engineering on the shop floor. You will gain hands-on experience supporting operations, tooling, and process improvement projects to drive efficiency and quality.

The role emphasizes time studies, work instructions, 5S, Gemba walks, and daily shop floor support, with a chance to lead a core continuous-improvement project from concept to completion.

Qualifications

• Hands-on exposure in manufacturing engineering.

Responsibilities

• Operators work instructions.
• Time studies.
• Work order efficiency reviews and evaluations.
• Tool selection, calibration and support.
• Process evaluation and refinement.
• Daily shop floor tactical needs (Gemba walks, quality issues, 5S).

Job description

KB Signaling delivers unparalleled end-to-end wayside and onboard conventional signaling platforms and solutions, supporting our Control, Command, and Signaling (CCS) global business unit. A trailblazer, we are driven to provide the best solutions for improved safety, performance, and lower overall operating cost for today’s transit and freight railway systems and operators in North America and beyond. Our team is fueled by innovation and grounded in solid values, like giving back to the communities where we do business and embracing sustainability to help protect our planet. KB Signaling is part of a global, high-tech company that will challenge you and help you grow. Discover your potential.

KB Signaling Inc. is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer. It is the policy of the Company to provide equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran or disabled status, or genetic information.

Scope of work: Summer 2026 Internship, Grain Valley Manufacturing Engineering

The intent of this internship is to provide a wide variety of real-world experiences directly in manufacturing supporting the shop floor needs. These experiences involve typical day to day tasks for hands on exposure in manufacturing engineering. Internship will also lead at least one core project to help the business improve (continuous improvement), giving the intern a chance to apply their time management, project management and engineering skills taking a project from concept to completion over the summer.

These key exposures include:

• Operators work instructions
• Time studies
• Work order efficiency reviews and evaluations
• Tool selection, calibration and support
• Process evaluation and refinement
• Daily shop floor tactical needs (Gemba walks, quality issues, 5S needs, etc)