Quality Engineer Intern - Summer 2027

Vermeer • Pella, IA

5d • Onsite

About The Position

Are you energized by solving problems and improving how things are made? As a Quality Engineer Intern at Vermeer, you’ll support real-world projects that enhance production processes and drive operational excellence. This internship offers hands-on experience in monitoring, analyzing, problem solving, and improving product performance—preparing you for a full-time engineering role upon graduation.

Requirements

• High School diploma required.
• Current student pursuing a Bachelor’s degree in Engineering.
• Awareness of quality tools and techniques, such as Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP), Core Tools, SPC methods, and CPK, with exposure to statistical software such as Minitab (or similar).
• Awareness of lean manufacturing principles and using Lean Sigma/Six Sigma methodology to improve quality, including Define, Measure, Analyze, Improve, Control (DMAIC).
• Experience with troubleshooting and root cause analysis; exposure to Failure Modes and Effects Analysis (FMEA) and Eight Disciplines (8D) problem solving preferred.
• Ability to work in a team environment, operate assembly and measurement tools and devices, and read prints and Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T).

Nice To Haves

• Exposure to Failure Modes and Effects Analysis (FMEA) and Eight Disciplines (8D) problem solving.

Responsibilities

• Review and analyze internal and external quality performance for whole goods, upstream production, plant quality, and/or supplier quality; communicate trends and findings to manufacturing leadership.
• Support Root Cause and Corrective Action (RCCA) and problem-solving activities for assigned issues; help implement solutions to reduce quality issues and defects.
• Assist in executing and auditing control plans and manufacturing processes for compliance and effectiveness; partner with manufacturing engineering to implement mistake-proofing and process improvements.
• Collaborate with suppliers to problem-solve and verify quality improvements.
• Participate in process capability studies and continuous improvement activities with process engineering, including Statistical Process Control (SPC) methods such as Process Capability Index (CPK) and control charts using statistical software such as Minitab (or similar).
• Support critical Quality Management System (QMS) processes and participate in quality improvement projects and teams.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Intern