Industrial Engineer Intern

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Job Description:

Here at Entegris, we use advanced science to enable technologies that transform the world, and we are seeking employees who have the drive to continue the mission.

The Role:

Our site in San Luis Obispo, CA is seeking an Industrial Engineer Intern to join our team for the Summer 2025 season. This assignment is intended to be 12-14 weeks in duration.

In this role, you will engage in optimizing and improving the efficiency of our materials processes related to materials handling, storage, and distribution. You will collaborate closely with cross-functional teams to streamline workflows, reduce waste, and enhance overall material availability and inventory turns.

What You'll Do:

• Evaluate current materials processes and identify areas for improvement in efficiency, cost-effectiveness, and safety.
• Design and implement systems for inventory management, including replenishment strategies and stock level optimization.
• Develop and maintain standards and procedures for materials handling, ensuring compliance with industry regulations and internal quality standards.
• Participate in cross-functional teams to support new product introductions and process changes, ensuring materials readiness and effective transition.
• Maintain and update master data in ERP system, MES and capacity models to aid production
  Immediately drive manufacturing cycle time reduction projects for your area/s
• Candidate will lead and implement projects to improve operational efficiency and deliver savings which support corporate objectives of on-time delivery, productivity, scrap reduction, etc.
• Work with teams to identify problems, analyze information and develop and implement process solutions
• Time study critical (bottleneck) processes and build capacity models for your area/s
• Time study all processes and build capacity models for essential equipment's
• Develop and validate capacity models to predict equipment quantities to meet technology ramps
• Develop Value Stream Maps to improve material, process, and communication flows
• Support the implementation of lean manufacturing processes, continuous improvement, standard work, problem solving, value stream mapping, training, and employee involvement
• Responsible for managing the layout of your area/s within manufacturing facility

• Routinely works on complex issues where analysis of situations or data requires in-depth evaluation of factors. Exercises judgment in selecting methods, techniques, and valuation criteria for obtaining results
• Routinely works on complex issues where analysis of situations or data requires in-depth evaluation of factors. Exercises judgment in selecting methods, techniques, and valuation criteria for obtaining results
  

What We Seek:

• Excellent communication skills to clearly communicate ideas to all levels within the organization
• Minimally 1+ years of experience in manufacturing, Internships and projects counted
• Ability to lead teams and implement projects through continuous improvement initiatives, such as Lean or Six Sigma (DMAIC) with hands-on application - engaging floor practitioner
• Experience with time and motion studies; capacity modelling
• Experience in Advanced MS Office: Excel, Word, PowerPoint

Outstanding Candidates Will Have:

• Experience with ERP system (SAP) is a plus
• Experience with production planning and scheduling is a plus
• Experience with equipment layout and workflow
• Experience with cleanroom facilities is beneficial
• Ideal candidate will have experience with AutoCAD
• Experience in implementing Lean systems at the plant level (e.g. 6S, Kaizen events, line balancing, Kanban systems, and Value Stream Mapping)

Desired Major(s) & Graduation Year:

Industrial Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Process Engineering, graduating in December 2025 or later.

Eligibility:

• Must be a currently enrolled student.
• Available to work 40 hours a week, M-F (8a-5p) beginning in mid-May or June through mid-August or September
• Must be familiar with the universities requirements to participate in an internship program.
• Entegris is not currently hiring candidates for internships who will need, now or at any time in the future, Entegris sponsorship through the H1-B lottery.

What We Offer
At Entegris, we invest in providing opportunity to our employees and promote from within. The new hire in this role will have the potential to grow and create relationships across the organization and be recognized for demonstrated success and adherence to company PACE values.

At Entegris we are committed to providing equal opportunity to all employees and applicants. Our policy is to recruit, hire, train, and reward employees for their individual abilities, achievements and experience without regard to race, color, religion, sexual orientation, age, national origin, disability, marital or military status.

Compensation: $19-$31 hourly range with actual pay dependent on candidate overall skills for the role