Production Operations Internship (Summer 2027)
There was a time when all of America believed that the future of the physical world could be radically different. The engineers of the mid-1900s put a man on the moon in eight years, designed and built planes and submarines from scratch in under three, and conceived of building things we wouldn’t even be able to dream up today.
Today, the last of the engineers who imagined and built these systems are retiring. As they go, we lose not only the engineering knowledge gained from their decades of imagination and trial-and-error, but also the spirit that made that imagination possible.
Amca is working day-in and day-out to restore America’s ability to engineer anything that our critical systems depend on, and reinvigorate the cycle of creation that allows imagination to shape physical reality. We rapidly develop and manufacture new critical components and subsystems required to build and sustain the planes, military vehicles, and core infrastructure America needs. By restoring the capability of our antiquated supply chains, we increase the country’s capacity to imagine and realize new systems, and make a physical world that looks very different from today.
Overview
Amca is hiring hands-on production operations interns to help keep tens of thousands of components a month moving through the factories quickly, efficiently, and reliably. The work also supports Protoshop, where the goal is to take new engineered products from design to qualification faster than any other organization in the country.
Interns spend significant time on the floor, machining, testing, and assembling parts, and use what they learn firsthand to make those processes better. The best ideas come from the people doing the work, and improvements show up in output, lead times, and quality. All interns should want to get their hands dirty.
Responsibilities
- Engage directly with machinists and engineering design teams translate engineering drawings and designs into machinable work instruction, 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 machined
- Work with test engineers and test technicians to run a variety of 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
Basic Qualifications
- Familiarity with a variety of manufacturing processes including: CNC Machining, EDM sinker and wire, grinding, heat treatment,
- Practical experience working with engineering drawings for machining and familiar with GD&T principles
- Eager to get hands on experience in a manufacturing setting and enjoys working on the shop floror
- Comfortable working with a variety of players including machinists, technicians, inspectors, engineers, supply chain engineers and more
- Quick on your feet and enjoys being thrown into a variety of different projects
Preferred Skills and Experience
- Hands-on experience machining, assembling, or testing parts or hardware, through coursework, a project team, a job, or personal projects
- Experience spotting and fixing process problems such as bottlenecks, rework, or wasted motion
- Familiarity with production metrics such as throughput, cycle time, yield, and scrap
- Interest in a fast-moving environment where new products go from design to qualification quickly
This position requires use of information which is subject to the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR). All applicants must be U.S. persons within the meaning of ITAR. ITAR defines a US person as: any individual who is granted U.S. citizenship; or. any individual who is granted U.S. permanent residence ("Green Card" holder); or. any individual who is granted status as a "protected person" under 8 U.S.C 1324b(a)(3).
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