Engineering Intern – Facility Layout and Process Improvement

Enventure Global Technology • Katy, TX

1d • Hybrid

About The Position

Our production shop located in Katy, Texas — roughly 15 minutes west of Houston in the Energy Corridor — needs a motivated Industrial Engineer (IE) student to spend part of their summer doing meaningful, hands-on industrial engineering work. This is a classic IE assignment: walk the floor, analyze our current facility layout, identify inefficiencies, and help us build a roadmap to improve throughput and reduce waste. You will leave with a real deliverable in your portfolio and direct exposure to production operations. We understand you want to enjoy your summer too. The schedule is flexible — roughly 20 hours per week — and we will work around your availability. Ideal candidate: An LSU IE junior or senior heading home to the Houston area for the summer who wants to put the skills they learned during Play Layout (IE 4516) to work in a real production environment. No relocation assistance or housing stipend is provided — this role is designed for students already based in the greater Houston area.

Requirements

• Currently enrolled in a Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering program
• Preference to have Completed IE 4516 – Plant Layout
• Based in the greater Houston / Katy area for the summer (no relocation support provided)
• Proficiency in AutoCAD, SketchUp, or similar layout/drafting tools (or willingness to learn)
• Familiarity with Excel for data collection and analysis
• Strong observational skills and ability to work independently on the shop floor
• Effective written and verbal communication

Nice To Haves

• Coursework or project experience in methods engineering, lean manufacturing, or ergonomics
• Prior exposure to a manufacturing or production environment (co-op, job shadow, personal background)
• Familiarity with SLP (Systematic Layout Planning) methodology

Responsibilities

• Conduct a current-state analysis of our production floor layout using systematic layout planning (SLP) methodology
• Develop flow diagrams, relationship charts, and space requirement analyses
• Identify bottlenecks, wasted motion, and suboptimal material flow patterns
• Propose and document alternative layout configurations with supporting rationale
• Apply basic process improvement techniques (5S, time studies, flow analysis) to targeted work areas
• Present findings and recommendations to shop leadership at the end of the internship

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Intern
• Number of Employees: 1-10 employees