Manufacturing Engineering Intern: Lean & Hands-On

Fortive; Boxborough (MA); On-site; USD 22,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

Ralliant Corporation, formerly part of Fortive, is seeking a Manufacturing Engineering Intern to support engineering and operations teams on safety, quality, delivery, and cost initiatives. Under guidance, you will apply engineering fundamentals to production processes, analyze data, and contribute to kaizen events and continuous improvement on the manufacturing floor.

You will collaborate with multiple cross-functional teams, develop standard work, and create documentation, layouts, and updates

Qualifications

• Currently pursuing a bachelor’s degree in engineering or related technical discipline.
• Anticipated graduation date between Winter 2026 and Spring 2028.
• Ability to collect and analyze data using Excel; exposure to other analytical tools is helpful.

Responsibilities

• Learn and apply the Ralliant Business System (RBS) lean manufacturing methods to support continuous improvement kaizen events and initiatives.
• Assist with standard work development including time studies, process observations, capacity analysis, line balancing, and workflow evaluation.
• Collect, organize, and analyze manufacturing data to identify trends, constraints, waste, and improvement opportunities.
• Help design or improve fixtures, tooling, gauges, workstations, and material flow solutions using sound engineering practices.
• Create or update basic layouts, drawings, bills of materials, and technical documentation using available engineering tools.
• Participate in root cause analysis and corrective action activities for process, quality, equipment, and productivity issues.
• Work with operators and technicians to understand process challenges and develop practical, sustainable improvements.
• Prepare project updates, data summaries, recommendations, and final presentations for engineering and operations leadership.

Skills

Manufacturing processes

Engineering drawings

Problem solving

Excel data analysis

CAD software exposure

Data visualization tools

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering

Tools

SolidWorks

AutoCAD

Job description

Ralliant Corporation, formerly part of Fortive, is seeking a Manufacturing Engineering Intern to support engineering and operations teams on safety, quality, delivery, and cost initiatives. Under guidance, you will apply engineering fundamentals to production processes, analyze data, and contribute to kaizen events and continuous improvement on the manufacturing floor.

You will collaborate with multiple cross-functional teams, develop standard work, and create documentation, layouts, and updates