Quality Engineering Intern – Onsite, 10-Week Project

Mallard Manufacturing; Sterling (VA); On-site; USD 32,000 - 45,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Housing allowance

Job summary

MacLean-Fogg is seeking a Quality Intern to bridge classroom learning with real-world manufacturing quality work. You will collaborate with quality professionals, engineers, and production teams to understand requirements, investigate defects, and help improve products and processes.

You will own a meaningful project with guidance, potentially analyzing defect trends, improving inspection methods, or making quality data easier to use. Present findings to leadership at program end.

Qualifications

• Enrollment in a bachelor's or master's degree program in engineering, engineering technology, quality technology, materials science, statistics, or a closely related technical field.
• Interest in manufacturing, product quality, measurement, or process improvement.
• A thoughtful approach to solving problems and checking your work.
• Willingness to ask questions, learn from feedback, and work with people in different roles.
• Ability to organize information and explain your reasoning clearly.
• Availability for a full-time, on-site summer internship. Limited start-date flexibility may be available for academic calendars.

Responsibilities

• Learn the products, processes, and quality requirements relevant to your assignment.
• Gather and organize measurements, observations, and other evidence to understand a problem.
• Use spreadsheets or other tools to identify patterns and communicate findings.
• Work with team members to investigate causes and evaluate potential improvements.
• Support testing or verification of changes under the guidance of qualified team members.
• Document your work accurately, ask questions when results are unclear, and raise concerns promptly.
• Follow safety procedures, required training, and instructions for working in manufacturing and laboratory areas.
• Share project progress, seek feedback, and present your results and recommendations.

Skills

Manufacturing interest

Quality mindset

Problem solving

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in engineering or related field

Tools

Excel

Job description

MacLean-Fogg is seeking a Quality Intern to bridge classroom learning with real-world manufacturing quality work. You will collaborate with quality professionals, engineers, and production teams to understand requirements, investigate defects, and help improve products and processes.

You will own a meaningful project with guidance, potentially analyzing defect trends, improving inspection methods, or making quality data easier to use. Present findings to leadership at program end.