Internship - Industrial Engineering - Fall 2026
On-site · Briggs, Texas, United States
Job Summary
Industrial Engineering Intern at Firefly Aerospace in Briggs, TX, supporting Manufacturing, Quality, and Design Engineers as well as Production Planners and Operators to develop operating plans, analyze capacity and precedence networks, and conduct process effectiveness studies. Responsibilities include modeling, analyzing, and optimizing production systems using lean tools (value stream mapping, capacity analysis, workflow design, precedence networks); preparing operations plans and precedence networks for execution and shop load; performing capacity analyses with what-if scenarios; developing models, databases, and spreadsheets to provide analysis and metrics; applying engineering methods to develop optimal process designs and efficient resource utilization; identifying process improvements to enhance schedule performance, reduce cost, and improve safety, quality, and ergonomics; collaborating with cross-functional teams to gather data and applying time and motion studies to optimize labor utilization and reduce production cycle time; updating durations and planning data in the Manufacturing Execution System (MES). It is a year-round Industrial Engineering internship, open to current undergraduates or recent graduates.
Required Qualifications
- Must be currently enrolled in either a BS or MS Industrial Engineering, Operations Management, or related discipline at an accredited four-year university or college (or a recent graduate)
- Willing to work in a hands-on, constantly evolving manufacturing environment
- Detail-oriented, managing multiple priorities while maintaining focus towards a common goal
- Communicates effectively, verbal and written
- Able to effectively prioritize and execute tasks
- Strong positive attitude, urgency, and ability to meet role requirements, with excellent interpersonal, leadership, and attention to detail skills
- Excel (Queries, Pivot, Scripts/Macros)
- To conform to U.S. Government space technology export regulations, ITAR containment (citizenship/permanent resident/eligibility)
Additional Requirements
- ITAR compliance requires U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident, protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), or eligible for required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State
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