Quality Engineer Intern
About The Position
As a quality Engineer Intern on our engineering team, you will play a critical role on our team, increasing production rate, quality, and safety by: Assist in performing in-process and final inspections on manufactured components and units. Support the review and completion of quality travelers, checklists, and inspection records. Help document non-conformances, rework, and corrective actions under the guidance of the Quality Manager. Assist with data collection and basic analysis related to defects, trends, and quality metrics. Participate in root cause analysis activities (5 Whys, Fishbone) as assigned. Support internal audits, third-party inspections, and regulatory visits as needed. Developing detailed work instructions and managing manufacturing routing workflows in the MES system. Assist in maintaining organization and traceability of quality records. Analyzing production processes to identify and eliminate wastefulness and increase efficiency. Implementing initiatives to support our ultimate goal of reducing the cost of housing in Southern California. Program Details: Duration: (January-March) three months Location: 740 E. 111th Place, Los Angeles, CA 90059 Compensation: $20.00 per hour Schedule: 8:30 am - 4:30 pm Monday to Thursday ABOUT MODEL/Z Model/Z was started in 2024 to design and build affordable housing at a rate, cost, and quality unknown to the industry. The Model/Z product and process is designed to produce a high-quality, low-cost, net-zero ready, and most importantly, standardized, modular housing product. Model/Z is a Black-owned and operated business based in Southern California that will deliver between 1,000 – 1,500 modular housing units per year by 2025. We offer a rapidly growing, fast-paced environment which is intellectually challenging and extremely rewarding and fulfilling as we collectively aim to solve Model/Z’s affiliate, SoLa Impact is a real estate private equity firm with a double bottom line strategy focused on preserving, rehabbing, and building high-quality affordable housing in Black and brown communities. SoLa is Southern California's largest for-profit affordable housing developer and is currently in construction on over 2,000 affordable housing units across Southern California. SoLa currently owns and manages over $1.2 billion of multifamily assets, almost all of which are in low-income, black and brown communities.
Requirements
- Pursuing B.S. in mechanical engineering or similar discipline
- Strong mechanical engineering fundamentals
- Basic machine shop build/fabrication experience
- 1+ year of experience in mechanical design or build (internship and project experience counts)
- Experienced using 3D mechanical design, analysis, and drafting tools (Autodesk Inventor, NX, CATIA, SolidWorks, ANSYS, etc.)
- Excellent communication skills and ability to work in a fast-paced environment
- Passion for reducing homelessness in Southern California
Nice To Haves
- Pursuing advanced degree in mechanical engineering
- Advanced fabrication experience (CNC machining, welding, precision assembly)
Responsibilities
- Assist in performing in-process and final inspections on manufactured components and units.
- Support the review and completion of quality travelers, checklists, and inspection records.
- Help document non-conformances, rework, and corrective actions under the guidance of the Quality Manager.
- Assist with data collection and basic analysis related to defects, trends, and quality metrics.
- Participate in root cause analysis activities (5 Whys, Fishbone) as assigned.
- Support internal audits, third-party inspections, and regulatory visits as needed.
- Developing detailed work instructions and managing manufacturing routing workflows in the MES system.
- Assist in maintaining organization and traceability of quality records.
- Analyzing production processes to identify and eliminate wastefulness and increase efficiency.
- Implementing initiatives to support our ultimate goal of reducing the cost of housing in Southern California.
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What This Job Offers
Career Level
Intern
Number of Employees
11-50 employees
