Supply Chain Engineering Intern (Summer 2027) at Amca in El Segundo, CA

Job description

There was a time when all of America believed that the future of the physical world could be radically different. The engineers of the mid-1900s put a man on the moon in eight years, designed and built planes and submarines from scratch in under three, and conceived of building things we wouldn’t even be able to dream up today. Today, the last of the engineers who imagined and built these systems are retiring. As they go, we lose not only the engineering knowledge gained from their decades of imagination and trial-and-error, but also the spirit that made that imagination possible. Amca is working day-in and day-out to restore America’s ability to engineer anything that our critical systems depend on, and reinvigorate the cycle of creation that allows imagination to shape physical reality. We rapidly develop and manufacture new critical components and subsystems required to build and sustain the planes, military vehicles, and core infrastructure America needs. By restoring the capability of our antiquated supply chains, we increase the country’s capacity to imagine and realize new systems, and make a physical world that looks very different from today. Overview: The Supply Chain Engineering Intern works alongside our supply chain engineers on two parts of the job: making sure the hardware Amca sources externally is reliable, and delivering build-to-print customer contracts on schedule. You will own a scoped project, such as a supplier improvement effort, a defect investigation, or a piece of a build-to-print program, and see it through with support from the engineers closest to the hardware. At Amca, ownership sits with the engineer closest to the hardware, because the person who understands a product is best positioned to execute on it. Interns get real responsibility and are expected to contribute to actual programs and suppliers. We are looking for engineers with strong understanding of manufacturing and quality methods, a bias toward action, the ability to hold suppliers to requirements, and the judgment to make and keep commitments to customers. Responsibilities: Product Ownership — Build-to-Print Support build-to-print programs by breaking down customer technical data packages and contracts into requirements matrices (drawing notes, specifications, quality clauses, test, inspection, marking, packaging, and delivery) Help build and track program schedules covering long-lead procurement, tooling, first article, qualification, and delivery, and flag risks to the schedule early and specifically Nonconformance and Defect Resolution Help resolve supplier-caused defects, including containment, disposition, return to vendor, and closure Support material review and nonconformance processes with quality, engineering, and production Assist with supplier corrective and preventive action requests and verify that fixes are effective, not just that the form is closed Support failure investigations and root cause analysis on dimensional, material, and process escapes Source Qualification and Supplier Development Support supplier evaluation and onboarding, including capability assessments and quality system reviews, and visit suppliers onsite where appropriate Assist with first article inspection (AS9102) and production readiness for new and transitioning parts Analysis, Risk, and Cross-Functional Work Analyze supplier quality and delivery data to find systemic gaps and turn them into targeted supplier projects Help identify supply chain risk such as single-source exposure, capacity constraints, long-lead items, and obsolescence Work with design, test, and build engineers to understand design intent and translate it into clear supplier requirements Help develop the standards and documentation that make supplier quality and program execution repeatable as Amca scales Basic Qualifications Currently enrolled in a Bachelor's or Master's program in an engineering or STEM discipline Demonstrated ability to read engineering drawings, with workin