New Product Project Management Intern

Shureorporated•Niles, IL

11d•$21 - $40•Onsite

About The Position

SUMMER 2026 Shure offers a challenging, fun and rewarding summer internship program. The twelve-week program is offered to undergraduate and graduate students. We offer internships with a variety of work arrangements from onsite interns to fully remote in US. Each intern will receive a competitive salary. Additionally, Interns who are asked to relocate to Illinois for onsite internships will receive a housing stipend to cover living expenses. Applications will be collected, reviewed, and selected candidates will be contacted in late fall/early winter. Under direct supervision of the Senior Project Manager, NPM (New Product Management), the New Product Management (NPM) Intern assists with assembly process development, NPI build readiness checklist management, build issue tracker management and other NPI duties as assigned. Learns how Shure NPI team provides support to manufacturing engineering for all plants, as well as various project teams, including New Product Teams, Process Engineering Teams, Advanced Product Development Teams, Tool Engineering Teams, and Automated Test Engineering Teams. This Internship is Onsite, based in our Niles, IL location.

Requirements

Working towards a Bachelor’s degree in Project /Product Management, Mechanical, Industrial, or Manufacturing Engineering
Basic knowledge of project documentation, including but not limited to schedules, drawings, reports, and project files
Classroom knowledge of D fM / DfA , FMEA, Lean , and Six-Sigma are helpful .
Working knowledge of basic software used in project management: MS Office Suite including Project , Excel, and Power Point
Must be fluent in the English language with the ability to effectively communicate throughout the organization in both written and verbal form.
Able to follow standard instructions, practices and procedures in analyzing situations or data
Begins working on projects, with scope limited to specific tasks.
Works under close supervision of more senior NPMs .
Has basic understanding of the core processes relevant to production launch such as manufacturing process documentation, material availability and sourcing needs, etc .
Applicants for this position must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis.
Shure will not sponsor applicants for this position for work visas.

Nice To Haves

Spanish or Mandarin language communication skills a plus

Responsibilities

Learns how to create manufacturing plans with the assistance of senior NPMs , potentially including participation in creation of process development schedules, checklists , and design for assembly feedback .
Assists with the development and implementation of assembly process documents and transfer those to NPI Manufacturing Teams at all plants .
Assists with the development and implementation of efficient assembly methods and make sure they are ready for production launch
Learns how to quickly identify risks in the product development process, document and communicate them to the relevant stakeholders.
Participate and shadow NPMs in NPI meetings as needed with all relevant project team members
Learns to work with manufacturing plants including potential travel to Mexico for onsite visits t o assist NPMs to ensure that all Operations and Manufacturing Engineering processes are ready for production
Learns to track key project tasks/milestones related to manufacturing of new products and drive corrective actions if goals are in danger
Participate in setting up and doing prototype builds for new products .
Participate in application of Design for Manufacturing/Assembly
Participate in Process Failure Mode Effect efforts to insure a no defect production methodology
Other duties as assigned .