Intern - Industrial Engineering

Firefly Aerospace

Industrial Engineering Internship at Firefly Aerospace working on production systems optimization. Collaborating with engineering teams to enhance operational efficiency and improve quality in a fast-paced environment.

Posted 5/21/2026internshipBriggs • Texas • 🇺🇸 United StatesEntry LevelWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Model, analyze, design, and optimize production systems to enhance operational efficiency and improve quality using lean/industrial engineering tools & concepts (value stream mapping, capacity analysis, workflow design & precedence network)
Prepare operations plans and precedence networks in support of execution planning, scheduling, and shop load practices.
Perform capacity analysis, including what-if scenarios, in support of operations plans.
Develop models, databases, and spreadsheets to analyze data and provide analysis and metrics for consultation to the factory execution team.
Use engineering methods to support the development of optimal process designs and efficient utilization of resources in the creation and validation of operating plans.
In coordination with the manufacturing engineering & factory operation functions, recommend process improvements to enhance schedule performance, lower cost, and improve safety, quality, and ergonomics, utilizing Lean and other Industrial Engineering concepts.
Team with technicians, design engineering, manufacturing engineering, factory leadership, and other departments to gather data for process improvements.
Develop and apply time and motion studies to optimize labor utilization and reduce production cycle time.
Update durations and days required to build based on time studies and variance analysis in the Manufacturing Execution System (MES)

Requirements

What you’ll need

Must be currently enrolled in either a BS or MS Industrial Engineering, Operations Management, or related discipline (or a recent graduate) at an accredited four-year university or college.
Willing to work in a hands-on, constantly evolving manufacturing environment
Detail-oriented, managing multiple priorities while maintaining focus towards a common goal
Communicates effectively, verbal and written
Able to effectively prioritize and execute tasks
Strong positive attitude, urgency, and ability to meet role requirements, with excellent interpersonal, leadership, and attention to detail skills
Excel (Queries, Pivot, Scripts/Macros)
Candidates should preferably have a focus in one of the following areas Operations research and optimization, manufacturing and production systems, data analytics and information systems
Familiarity with Manufacturing Operations, Manufacturing Planning, engineering drawings and specifications, and lean concepts (certifications preferred)

Benefits

Comp & perks

Equal Opportunity Employer

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Hard Skills & Tools

lean engineeringindustrial engineeringcapacity analysisworkflow designvalue stream mappingdata analysistime and motion studiesvariance analysisprocess designmanufacturing execution systems

Soft Skills

detail-orientedeffective communicationtask prioritizationinterpersonal skillsleadershipattention to detailability to manage multiple prioritiespositive attitudeurgencyfocus on common goals