Summer Engineering Internship - Hands-On Manufacturing

Ruger Firearms; Newport (NH); On-site; USD 25,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hourly wage + overtime

Housing stipend

Profit-sharing

Employee firearm purchase program

Pathway to full-time role

Job summary

Sturm, Ruger & Co., Inc. in Newport, NH is offering a 2027 Summer Engineering Internship onsite. Interns work directly with a mentor on one of our manufacturing lines and are assigned a summer project to design and build a system that will be implemented in production.

The program exposes interns to CNC milling/turning, PLC programming, GD&T, lean manufacturing, and hands-on engineering experience with real production teams. Successful interns may transition to full-time roles.

Qualifications

• Sophomore year completed.
• Enrolled in an accredited engineering degree program.
• Temporary relocation to Ruger facilities for the internship.
• Ability to work 40+ hours per week.
• CAD or Modeling experience.

Responsibilities

• Work with a mentor on a manufacturing line and complete a summer project.
• Design and build a project to be implemented into production.
• Shadow mentor in production, attend design reviews and new product development meetings.
• Interact with outside suppliers and plan product flow and improvements.
• Present results to engineering and management at internship end.

Skills

Solidworks Proficiency

Mastercam or CAM software

CNC Machining Experience

Process Capability Studies

Technical Writing

Prior Production Experience

Metrology Experience

Education

Sophomore year completed

Enrolled in Accredited Engineering Degree Program

Tools

Mastercam

CAD/CAM software

Job description

Sturm, Ruger & Co., Inc. in Newport, NH is offering a 2027 Summer Engineering Internship onsite. Interns work directly with a mentor on one of our manufacturing lines and are assigned a summer project to design and build a system that will be implemented in production.

The program exposes interns to CNC milling/turning, PLC programming, GD&T, lean manufacturing, and hands-on engineering experience with real production teams. Successful interns may transition to full-time roles.