Supply Chain Engineer Intern

The intern position will support the Supply Chain Process & Systems group by developing and deploying targeted systematic and analytical solutions designed to make processes more understandable and efficient and empower end-users to solve problems with advanced operational data analyses.

What You’ll Do

The intern will collaborate and support in the development and rollout of various business solutions within the following areas:

• Demand & Material Planning – Support our enhancement and optimization of our MRP system inputs/outputs/engine-logic and integration into all ERP modules, develop analytics/dashboards to support Mat. Planning shortage handling and supplier risk, aid the configuration team with BOM errors and SC master data requirements, support the Program team with right-to-left planning and supply chain milestone checkoff procedures.
• Procurement – Optimize our RFQ system and upstream data flows into the Supply Chain landscape. Develop tools to support multi-tier quoting, advanced sourcing, enhanced Supplier Collaboration and Interaction. Build Sourcing & Cost Trajectory analyses and insight tools.
• Purchasing – Support the Buying team with specific Purchasing SOPs and training material, troubleshoot Part/BOM issues, develop part availability tracking dashboards and ad-hoc analytics, enhance the deployed Purchase Request process to better automate Purchasing workflows and traceability, etc.
• Logistics, Warehouse & Supplier Quality – Optimize WMS/QMS systems and associated integrated processes to enhance inventory accuracy and build readiness. Support Supplier Compliance drives and training. Work with System teams with Inventory analytics for period-end/ad-hoc requests.
• Operational Scale & Supply Chain Health – Document Supply Chain processes (both for internal SMEs and external Supplier collaborators) and develop Doc change control and rollout procedures, support in developing a comprehensive Supplier Scorecard and integrate it into the Supplier Portal system landscape, develop a risk assessment supplier profile and health-check mechanism to enable scale and risk mitigation, aid the development of Compliance Requirements related to Federal and/or Industry-specific regulations and guidelines. Develop and Manage Supply Chain Onboarding material and checklists.
• Miscellaneous/Collaborative –
  • Liaise between Business and IT groups to gather and clarify requirements, support sprint planning and end-user testing and training.
  • Perform end-user application/system/process testing and report out.
  • Support the effort to develop a global and comprehensive Supply Chain digital ecosystem pipeline and capability roadmap.
  • Collaborate with Data team with data flow triage and issue-resolution intended to enable streamlined and accurate analytics.
  • Develop a strong familiarity with the Supply Chain end-user base and their data and system usage and feedback to gather enhancement requirements for ad-hoc problem solving and building into the overall roadmap.
• Testing and troubleshooting new tools to be created that meets user requirements
• Documenting system functionality and maintaining user guides.
• Liaising between business stakeholders and IT personnel.
• Ensuring compliance with industry standards and security regulations.
• Providing training and support to system users.
• Keeping abreast of technological advancements that could benefit the organization.
• Develop existing and future state process flows
• Contribute to a systems roadmap and work with the software team to develop requirements for any necessary enterprise system changes
• Familiarity with algorithms, data structures, storage systems, cloud infrastructure, front-end frameworks, and other technical tools
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams
• Present ideas, project details, and status to business leadership
• Develop standards, processes, and documentation as necessary to ensure continued success and transferability after project completion

Required Qualifications

• In pursuit of a Bachelor’s Degree (or in pursuit of a Master’s Degree) in Supply Chain Management, Business Analytics, Information Technology & Systems Architecture, Software Engineering/CS, or related field
• Must be a rising senior at the time of their internship and returning to school at the end of their internship to continue their academic studies for at least one quarter/semester.
• Background/Education: MIS or Computer Science
• U.S. Persons status is required as this position needs to access export controlled data
• Proficiency in a variety of programming languages such as Go, Java, C++, Python, JavaScript, etc

Preferred Qualifications

• C++, Python, JavaScript (React & Angular), Microsoft Excel, Spark, PySpark, SQL (T-SQL Postgres), Enterprise Data Systems like Palantir Foundry a plus.
• Preferred but not limited to AWS, Azure, or GCP security ecosystem, containerization, and associated tooling. Connecting external APIs, and knowledge of data & visualization tools, such as Tableau.
• Designing and implementing systems to meet business needs.
• Analyzing and understanding business requirements and processes.
• Integrate SaaS based platforms to ERP and engineering CLM tools.