Onsite Production Operations Internship – Hands-on

Amca; El Segundo (CA); On-site; USD 41,000 - 69,000; Full time

Job summary

Amca is offering a Production Operations Internship for Summer 2027, onsite in El Segundo, CA. Interns will spend significant time on the floor, machining, testing, and assembling parts, translating designs into actionable work instructions to improve throughput and quality.

You will collaborate with machinists, engineers, and test teams to run aerospace-related tests, assist with commissioning of new equipment, and help develop internal software tools for manufacturing.

Qualifications

• Familiar with CNC Machining, EDM sinker and wire, grinding, heat treatment.
• Practical experience working with engineering drawings and GD&T principles.
• Eager to get hands-on experience in a manufacturing setting on the shop floor.

Responsibilities

• Translate engineering drawings into machinable work instructions, providing DFM feedback to engineering teams when necessary.
• Eager to get hands on experience with Lathe's, Mill's, wire EDM, sinker EDM, and other CNC machines.
• Work with test engineers and test technicians to run MIL-STD environmental aerospace tests for critical aerospace parts.
• Own the commissioning of new equipment and machines to bring new capabilities to the internal prototyping machine shop.
• Work with software team to develop internal software tools for manufacturing and testing to improve operations on shop floor.
• Find pain points in machine shop or testing operations and come up with well documented solutions.

Skills

CNC Machining

EDM Sinker

EDM Wire

Grinding

Heat Treatment

Job description

Amca is offering a Production Operations Internship for Summer 2027, onsite in El Segundo, CA. Interns will spend significant time on the floor, machining, testing, and assembling parts, translating designs into actionable work instructions to improve throughput and quality.

You will collaborate with machinists, engineers, and test teams to run aerospace-related tests, assist with commissioning of new equipment, and help develop internal software tools for manufacturing.