Process Engineering Intern

Carpenter Technology Corporation • Reading, PA

2d • $21 - $25 • Onsite

About The Position

The Process Engineering Intern will support the Bar Finish business unit in providing intermediate mill products to internal and external customers while meeting cost, quality, and delivery expectations in a safe and professional manner. The internship focuses on improving manufacturing processes by establishing clear operating parameters, creating a safe and organized workplace, reducing reliance on subjective decision-making for important tasks, and enabling repeatable production of multiple product variations.

The intern will work with a dynamic team in a manufacturing environment, supporting process-rate and work-center-efficiency activities, proposing tools and techniques using Lean thinking, and implementing visual workplace practices at selected work centers. The role offers opportunities to develop adaptability, problem-solving, active learning, communication, and collaboration skills.

This is a Summer 2027 internship based onsite in Reading, Pennsylvania. Applicants must be U.S. citizens or Green Card holders because of the company’s government contracts. The hourly pay range is $21.00–$25.00, with possible one-time commuting or housing assistance for eligible interns who live more than 50 miles one-way from the area.

Requirements

• Be a rising junior or senior currently enrolled in a bachelor's degree program majoring in Manufacturing Engineering, Industrial Engineering, or Mechanical Engineering.
• Minimum 3.0 GPA.
• Willing and able to work onsite at the Reading, Pennsylvania location.
• Must be a U.S. citizen or Green Card holder due to government contracts.
• Self-motivated, driven, and excited about working in a mill setting.
• Ability to learn quickly and build knowledge and skills.
• Strong verbal and written communication, presentation, problem-solving, and collaboration skills.

Nice To Haves

• Exposure to or experience with Lean and Statistics.

Responsibilities

• Support process rates and work-center-efficiency activities.
• Propose new tools and techniques using Lean thinking.
• Implement a visual workplace environment for specific work centers.
• Support efforts to define clear operating parameters for processes, create a safe and organized work environment, reduce subjective decision-making on important tasks, and make product variations repeatable and predictable.
• Track, prioritize, and drive multiple concurrent projects in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.
• Assess manufacturing safety, recommend solutions or next steps, and identify best practices to support the goal of zero injuries.
• Create effective verbal and written communications and organize and present results to audiences throughout the organization.
• Work with multiple departments and teams on the manufacturing floor.

Benefits

• Hourly pay of $21.00–$25.00.
• Eligible interns commuting from more than 50 miles one-way may receive a one-time $2,400 excessive commute allowance, less applicable taxes.
• Eligible interns temporarily relocating from more than 50 miles one-way may receive a one-time $4,800 housing allowance, less applicable taxes.
• Company benefits package includes life, medical, dental, and vision coverage; flexible spending accounts; disability coverage; and a 401(k) with company contributions, among other options.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Intern