Quality Engineer Intern- Summer 2027

Position Summary

The Shape Corp student engineering program provides students with hands-on experience in a dynamic automotive manufacturing environment. The Quality Engineering Intern will work alongside Quality Engineers and cross-functional teams to support quality planning, documentation, problem-solving, and continuous improvement activities. This opportunity is designed to help an entry-level engineering student apply classroom knowledge while gaining practical exposure to launch, manufacturing, supplier, and customer quality processes.

Essential Job Functions

• Assist with development and maintenance of Advanced Product Quality Planning documentation, including FMEA, Measurement System Analysis, Statistical Process Control, control plans, inspection instructions, and Production Part Approval Process records.
• Support document control and record-retention activities to help ensure quality documentation is accurate, current, retrievable, and aligned with Shape and customer requirements.
• Collect, organize, and analyze quality data related to defects, scrap, inspection results, process capability, measurement systems, customer concerns, and supplier performance.
• Assist with structured problem-solving, root-cause analysis, corrective actions, interim containment, and verification of implemented improvements.
• Support launch-quality activities such as inspection planning, containment planning, product validation, safe-launch monitoring, and PPAP preparation.
• Assist with creation and revision of control plans, inspection standards, gage instructions, visual aids, quality alerts, and operator training materials.
• Participate in product and process change activities and help maintain required quality records in accordance with customer-specific and AIAG requirements.
• Support interpretation of engineering drawings, dimensions, tolerances, and GD&T data during inspection planning and quality reviews.
• Assist with gage studies, measurement-system evaluations, gage documentation, inspection methods, sampling plans, and testing activities.
• Participate in quality-system activities, layered or process audits, and continuous improvement efforts supporting ISO 9001 and IATF 16949 requirements.
• Assist Manufacturing Quality Engineers with process-control verification, production quality concerns, defect investigation, and problem-solving activities.
• Support Supplier Quality activities by organizing performance data, reviewing documentation, tracking corrective actions, and participating in supplier issue resolution as assigned.
• Help prepare reports, presentations, customer or supplier communications, and summaries of quality findings, risks, actions, and results.
• Collaborate with Quality, Engineering, Operations, Program Management, Manufacturing, Tooling, Suppliers, and other teams on assigned projects.
• Follow applicable safety, quality, customer, confidentiality, and engineering standards while performing assigned work.
• Perform additional duties as assigned by the supervisor, not otherwise specified in this position description.

Education & Experience

• Currently pursuing a bachelor's degree from an accredited program in Quality Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Engineering Technology, Materials Science, or a closely related field.
• 3.0 GPA or higher on a 4.0 scale.
• Coursework or project experience involving quality, statistics, manufacturing processes, measurement, engineering drawings, problem-solving, or data analysis.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office applications, particularly Excel, PowerPoint, Word, and Outlook.
• Able to spend time in a manufacturing environment observing processes, supporting inspections, and working with production teams.
• Able to manage assigned activities, meet timelines, and work independently with appropriate guidance.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills and the ability to contribute effectively within a cross-functional team.
• Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills with attention to detail.

Preferred Qualifications

• Exposure to AIAG Automotive Core Tools, including APQP, PPAP, FMEA, MSA, and SPC, through coursework, projects, or prior experience.
• Familiarity with ISO 9001, IATF 16949, customer-specific requirements, or formal quality-management systems.
• Basic understanding of engineering drawings, GD&T, tolerance analysis, measurement equipment, inspection methods, or gage studies.
• Experience using structured problem-solving tools such as 5 Whys, fishbone analysis, 8D, A3, PDCA, or DMAIC.
• Exposure to statistical software, data visualization, process capability analysis, control charts, or quality reporting tools.
• Participation in technical team projects such as Formula SAE, Baja SAE, robotics, capstone design, or similar activities.
• Interest in automotive quality, product launch, manufacturing quality, supplier quality, and continuous improvement.