Manufacturing Engineer Intern

Are you passionate about engineering innovation and looking to advance your career with a company at the forefront of analytical instrumentation? Bruker, a world leader in research and development solutions, invites you to join our team in Santa Barbara, CA as a Mechanical Manufacturing Engineer.

With over 60 years of driving progress and more than 11,000 employees across 90 global locations, Bruker continues to shape industries and improve quality of life worldwide.
Bruker Nano, one of our four operating segments, empowers customers in academia, government, life sciences, and applied industries with the tools to uncover the properties of matter and visualize molecular structures. Our divisions span Nano Analytics, Nano Surfaces & Metrology, Fluorescence Microscopy, and Spatial Biology.

As a Manufacturing Engineer Intern at Bruker AFM, you’ll play a pivotal role in sustaining engineering, championing supply chain initiatives, resolving end-of-life challenges, and ensuring peak performance of production test equipment. If you’re ready to make a significant impact in electrical manufacturing, we encourage you to apply and become part of our innovative family.

• Use CAD skills to design or modify parts to be used in assign project works
• Learn process troubleshooting techniques and production issue resolution tactics.
• Learn the process necessary to develop and maintain process documentation including bills of material, manufacturing routings, and standard work instructions. Assist in these as assigned.
• Develop, troubleshoot, and review maintenance of tooling, dies, and fixtures as part of assigned project work.
• Maintain a daily diary or log of work activities, meetings, and significant conversations or verbal directions.
• Plan ahead for sufficient material and equipment resources for efficient and economical installation.
• Participates in the implementation of quality control practices in accordance with the project quality control plan
• Assist with various manufacturing engineering initiatives via data collection, analysis, and recommendations.
• Learn to use process improvement tools, such as:
• Process Mapping and measuring
• Root cause analysis
• Statistical process control

• BS/MS student in Metallurgical Engineering or Materials Engineering. Junior standing preferred, sophomore and Graduate Students will be considered.
• Knowledge of information systems and databases.
• Able to use the basic functionality of MS Office/Project
• Willingness to work in and gain knowledge of manufacturing environment.
• AutoCAD or SolidWorks experience preferred
• Demonstrated organizational and project management skills
• Acute attention to detail with proven ability to communicate effectively at all levels
• Ability to deal with complex manufacturing issues.
• Capacity to understand the scope of work, specifications, and drawings of assigned projects.
• Knowledge of design changes, specifications, and drawing releases.
• Understanding of quality control practices