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IDEX Engineering Intern - Value Stream in Rutherford, New Jersey

If you’re looking for a special place to build or grow your career, you’ve found it. Whether you’re an experienced professional, a recent college graduate or somewhere in between, IDEX is a place where you can apply your existing skills and learn new ones in an environment where you can make an impact.

With interesting opportunities in engineering, marketing, sales, supply chain, operations, HR, finance, and more across more than 40 diverse businesses (https://www.idexcorp.com/our-businesses/business-segments/) around the globe, chances are, we have something special for you.

SUMMARY OF JOB RESPONSIBILITIES :

We are looking for a results-driven and analytical Value Stream Engineering Intern to join our team and support several key improvement initiatives across testing, inspection, and manufacturing processes. The intern will lead and support projects aimed at reducing cycle times, improving documentation, and enhancing process efficiency. This is a hands-on opportunity to work with cross-functional teams and contribute meaningful improvements to product quality and operational performance.

Qualified individuals will be working with a small team of other technical professionals. The candidate therefore must be a team player, be teachable and eager to learn, and must have a drive to succeed and grow professionally.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

  • Conduct time studies on the three levels of the return material evaluation process to identify inefficiencies.

  • Recommend and implement improvements to streamline the return material process and reduce cycle time.

  • Review incoming inspection documentation and procedures to assess alignment with available resources.

  • Identify high cost-of-quality parts and develop a plan to optimize incoming inspection processes.

  • Validate existing gap analyses from Rapid Improvement Events (RIE) and execute plans to address identified gaps.

  • Improve testing standard work, procedures, and supporting documentation.

  • Collaborate with subject matter experts to document standard troubleshooting guides for balancing equipment.

  • Perform testing and data collection to determine optimal parameters for product break-in processes.

  • Analyze break-in data to reduce process time while maintaining result accuracy.

  • Other duties as assigned.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:

  • Currently in pursuit of a B.S. Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, or a related technical field.

  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

  • Excellent communication skills with the ability to collaborate across departments.

  • Familiarity with process mapping, time studies, and root cause analysis techniques is a plus.

  • Experience with data collection and statistical analysis preferred.

  • Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite; experience with Minitab, Excel analysis tools, or other quality software is a bonus.

  • Dependable, driven, teachable person with good work ethic

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

  • Shop Environment:

  • Lifting up to 50lbs.

  • Wearing the required PPE 100% of the time.

  • Indoor and outdoor work as necessary.

Are you ready to join a different kind of company where our people, our culture, and our commitments are centered around providing trusted solutions that improve lives around the world?

IDEX is an Equal Opportunity Employer . IDEX gives consideration for employment to qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, creed, genetic information, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, age, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other consideration or protected category made unlawful by federal, state or local laws.

Attention Applicants: If you are an individual with a disability and require a reasonable accommodation to complete any part of the application process, please let us know. Likewise, if you are limited in the ability to access or use this online application process and need an alternative method for applying, we will determine an alternate way for you to apply. Please contact our Talent Acquisition Team at lfcareers@idexcorp.com for assistance with an accommodation. These contact tools may be used only by individuals with a disability for accommodation requests. Do not inquire as to the status of an application.

Job Family: Engineering

Business Unit: Airtech

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