Industrial Engineering Co-Op

The role

You will work with engineering, production, quality, and operations teams to improve manufacturing workflows. You will analyze production data and implement solutions on the shop floor to increase efficiency and scalability.

What you will do

• Improve manufacturing processes by evaluating workflows, production systems, and material flow.
• Conduct time studies, cycle-time analyses, process observations, and workflow assessments on the manufacturing floor.
• Collect and analyze manufacturing data to identify trends and bottlenecks.
• Support capacity planning for equipment, labor, and manufacturing processes.
• Develop and monitor KPIs such as throughput, cycle time, and labor efficiency.
• Evaluate equipment, work-cell, and facility layouts.
• Create process maps, value-stream maps, workflow diagrams, and models.
• Apply Lean principles through projects involving 5S, standard work, and root cause analysis.
• Develop and maintain standard work, operating procedures, and manufacturing documentation.
• Collaborate across Manufacturing Engineering, Production, Quality, and Supply Chain teams.

Required qualifications

• Currently pursuing a bachelor’s degree in Industrial Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Systems Engineering, Operations Engineering, or a related engineering discipline.
• Comfortable working with numbers and organizing, analyzing, and interpreting data.
• Comfortable using Microsoft Excel.
• Regularly working at a computer as well as standing, walking, and moving throughout an active manufacturing facility.
• Occasionally bend, reach, access manufacturing work areas, and lift or carry materials, equipment, or documentation weighing up to 25 pounds.
• Follow all applicable safety requirements and wear required personal protective equipment (PPE) on the manufacturing floor.

Nice to have

• Coursework in manufacturing systems, operations research, statistics, process improvement, engineering economics, manufacturing processes, materials, or engineering design
• Previous internship, co-op, manufacturing, laboratory, or hands-on technical experience
• Exposure to Lean Manufacturing or Six Sigma principles through coursework, projects, or previous experience
• Interest in learning data analytics, process mapping, CAD, ERP/MRP systems, or data visualization

About the company

Rennscot MFG is a provider of advanced manufacturing services located in Woburn, MA. Founded in 2017, they offer services including reverse engineering, metal and polymer additive manufacturing, and precision machining.