Manufacturing Eng Intern — High-Rate Production

Mach Industries; Huntington Beach, Victorville (CA, CA); On-site; USD 41,000 - 76,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salaries

Equity participation

Healthcare, dental and vision

Retirement plans

Paid time off

Professional development

Job summary

Mach Industries is seeking a Manufacturing Engineering Intern to support high-rate production industrialization. You will work with Product, Build, and Manufacturing Operations to design, validate, and launch scalable manufacturing systems.

The role emphasizes building at scale, tooling and process optimization, and cross-functional collaboration to enable rapid ramp and cost-efficiency in a defense technology setting.

Qualifications

• 1+ years experience in mechanical, manufacturing, build, or integration through coursework or internships.
• Enrolled in Bachelor’s/Master’s/Doctoral program in industrial & systems, mechanical, aerospace, manufacturing engineering, or related field.
• Expected graduation between December 2026 and December 2027.

Responsibilities

• Support production planning from late-stage prototype builds through Mass-Production ramp.
• Assist in designing high-throughput manufacturing systems achieving First-Pass-Yield targets.
• Support product design optimization focusing on DFM/A and part-count reduction.
• Develop and execute fast-paced manufacturing launch schedules.
• Support Make vs Buy studies with supply chain for vendors and part availability.
• Participate in Manufacturing Virtual-Build events covering fabrication feasibility and tolerance analysis.
• Define manufacturing systems through MBoM/BoP/BoE using EasyPlan, DELMIA, Heliux or equivalents.
• Collaborate with controls engineering to deploy automation cells and FAT/SAT.
• Assist in headcount/equipmentCapacity planning, PMTS analysis, and factory layouts.

Skills

Manufacturing concepts

DFM/A basics

CAD proficiency

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Industrial & systems engineering

Mechanical engineering

Aerospace engineering

Manufacturing engineering

Tools

EasyPlan

DELMIA

Heliux

AutoCAD

Siemens NX

Catia

SolidWorks

Job description

Mach Industries is seeking a Manufacturing Engineering Intern to support high-rate production industrialization. You will work with Product, Build, and Manufacturing Operations to design, validate, and launch scalable manufacturing systems.

The role emphasizes building at scale, tooling and process optimization, and cross-functional collaboration to enable rapid ramp and cost-efficiency in a defense technology setting.