Are you ready to kickstart your career with a Summer Internship that offers real-world experience and personal growth? At Hexcel, we’re not just offering a typical internship; we're providing an immersive journey in the aerospace and defense industry where you’ll tackle exciting projects, network with industry leaders, and gain valuable skills. In this role, you will gain experience in developing, maintaining, and delivering responsive engineering support for assigned projects, clients, and programs. You’ll provide daily technical input to ensure the efficient and high-quality production of composite structures, including process engineering related to composite materials. Additionally, you will offer analytical and organizational support to the Engineering Group Leader and Engineering Manager as needed. Our Kent, WA location is seeking a 2026 Manufacturing Engineer - Corporate Summer Intern Summary pay range: $21.00 -$23.00 hourly wage rate. The selected individual will be responsible for but not limited to the following obligations: Interpret customer and internal drawings, specifications, processes, and procedures. Responsible for BOM and Route creation and maintenance, quote support, and process/product improvement. Update/create manufacturing and tooling plans with illustrations. Coordinate manufacturing and tooling plans with design. Work with production personnel to build the product in a cost-effective way that meets the customer’s requirements. Perform reviews of new drawings/specs and spec revisions. Analyze designs for producibility. Assess new program start-up issues. Continuous Improvement - Implement process improvement and standardization. Calculate ROI on productivity and design improvements. Identify and create cause and corrective action plans through thorough Root Cause Analysis. Develop and implement measurement plans for data collection and analysis. Assess and respond to common inquiries or complaints from customers, regulatory agencies, or members of the business community. Effectively present information to top management, public groups, and customers.