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2027 Internship Quality & Process Improvement
Are you looking for an opportunity to help drive continuous improvement within the energy and manufacturing industry on a team that will challenge and inspire you? As a wholly owned subsidiary of Caterpillar, Solar Turbines is a global leader in providing innovative energy solutions that help businesses, governments, and public institutions find the perfect balance between affordable, available, and efficient energy. At Solar Turbines, we are dedicated to attracting and retaining the best talent.
The Quality & Process Improvement Internship serves as an entry-level opportunity supporting the Quality and Process Improvement function. The intern will provide analytical and creative support in identifying improvement opportunities, solving business problems, and supporting operational excellence initiatives across the organization.
This position, working under the guidance of more experienced quality and process improvement professionals, provides support to enterprise initiatives focused on continuous improvement, process effectiveness, and quality performance. The role includes analyzing data to identify trends and root causes, supporting corrective action activities, assisting with process mapping and standardization efforts, and developing visualizations and presentations to communicate findings. This position offers exposure to senior leaders and cross-functional collaboration across engineering, supply chain, manufacturing, information technologies, and operations teams.
Principal Accountabilities
Supports continuous improvement projects using Lean, Six Sigma, and problem-solving methodologies.
Assists in root cause analysis and corrective action activities for quality and process-related issues.
Collects, categorizes, audits, and analyzes operational and quality data using standard analytical techniques.
Supports process mapping, workflow analysis, and documentation of standard work.
Identifies process inefficiencies and opportunities for error-proofing (poka-yoke) and waste reduct