Manufacturing (Electrical) Engineering Intern Summer 2027

The role

The intern will support electrical manufacturing processes, production equipment, and continuous-improvement projects. They will work with engineering, production, quality, and maintenance teams to troubleshoot issues, collect data, and improve manufacturing operations.

What you will do

• Assist with day-to-day support for electrical manufacturing and assembly processes.
• Help troubleshoot basic electrical, wiring, test, and production-equipment issues under engineer supervision.
• Support updates to work instructions, wiring diagrams, test procedures, and manufacturing documentation.
• Collect and analyze production, quality, scrap, rework, downtime, and test data.
• Assist with root-cause investigations and corrective actions for production or quality issues.
• Participate in process-improvement projects involving safety, quality, throughput, and cost.
• Support process trials, equipment validations, and new-product introduction activities.
• Maintain organized engineering files, reports, bills of materials, and project documentation.

Required qualifications

• Currently pursuing a degree in Electrical Engineering, Electrical Engineering Technology, Manufacturing Engineering, or a related field.
• Sophomore, Junior, or Senior going to Graduate School working on an engineering degree.
• Basic understanding of electrical circuits, wiring, schematics, and electrical test equipment.
• Strong problem-solving, organization, and attention-to-detail skills.
• Comfortable using Microsoft Excel and other Microsoft Office tools.
• Able to communicate effectively and work collaboratively with production and engineering teams.
• Comfortable working in both office and manufacturing-floor environments.

Nice to have

• Experience reading electrical schematics, wiring diagrams, or assembly drawings.
• Familiarity with multimeters, power supplies, oscilloscopes, continuity testing, or other electrical test equipment.
• Exposure to manufacturing environments, Lean principles, 5S, or root-cause analysis.
• Experience with CAD/electrical-design software, ERP systems, or basic data-analysis tools is a plus.

Benefits

• Healthcare (medical, dental, vision, prescription drugs)
• Paid Maternity and Parental Leave
• 50% company match per contributed dollar into 401(k) savings plan, up to $11,500
• Tuition reimbursement
• Relocation eligible to local area – Mojave, CA
• Living accommodations provided in the Antelope Valley

Before you apply

• Include a short presentation, paper, or summary of project you have worked on.
• Include specific individual contribution to the project in the presentation, paper, or summary.
• Include why you wanted to work on the project and why it excites you in the presentation, paper, or summary.
• Applications without this project document will not be considered.

About the company

Stratolaunch accelerates the development of next-generation aerospace and defense technologies through reusable hypersonic flight testing. Their team brings together expertise in engineering, manufacturing, and flight operations to solve complex challenges.