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Manufacturing Engineer Technician Internship - Tampa, FL

Leader Tech Inc
United States, Florida, Tampa
12420 Race Track Road (Show on map)
Mar 03, 2026
Back Manufacturing Engineer Technician Internship #26-242 Tampa, Florida, United States X Facebook LinkedIn Email Copy Company Leader Tech Inc. Employment Status Part-Time Career Level Student Job Description Manufacturing Engineering Technician Job Description LEADER TECH, INC: Leader Tech is a world leading innovator and manufacturer of EMI shielding products for circuit boards, electronic enclosures, interconnect cables and Thermal solutions founded in 1984. The Company serves a diverse commercial and military customer base from its Global EMI Shielding Technology Center located in Tampa, Florida. Every detail of the company's one-of-a-kind manufacturing facility is tailor-engineered to streamline and improve customer service, engineering and manufacturing processes. POSITION SUMMARY: The Manufacturing Engineering Technician (MET) is responsible for providing technical support to the Sales Applications Engineers and Production Managers during the design of new products. The MET will recommend manufacturing processes based on the required customer demand. They will also review all new product designs and manufacturing processes, design and/or coordinate the implementation of new tooling, and validate the initial production runs for all new products. Additionally the MET will work on continuous improvement projects to increase efficiency and profitability. Ideally the MET will have production and setup experience ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: Provide manufacturing support to the Sales Applications Engineers and Regional Sales Managers. Review manufacturing prints for manufacturability and accuracy. Review part structure/routings and bill of materials for manufacturability and accuracy. Manage new product production process up to the point of production release. Redline manufacturing part drawings and jobs to ensure accuracy of operations, run times, setup times, tooling requirements, inspection fixtures, and packaging requirements. Process time studies of part operations and setups. Support the development of new products from concept to full production. Develop processes necessary to produce company products. Design internal tooling. Review supplier tool design. Purchase and manage new tooling process. Identify and implement cost reduction and process improvement initiatives to reduce costs and scrap. Prepare setup instructions for production processes when necessary. Prepare new and review existing production part approval process (PPAP) documentation. Requirements ESSENTIAL SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE: Ability to follow and provide directions Adaptability Attention to detail CAD (Solidworks desirable) Critical thinking Dependability ERP Software (SysPro desirable) Green belt or equivalent desirable Interpersonal Skills Integrity Mathematics Mechanical aptitude Microsoft Excel Problem solving skills Project management Sheet metal design and manufacturing Time management Tool design desirable Verbal and written communication skills Work independently EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE: AS degree in Engineering Technology desired or equivalent work experience One year minimum of manufacturing experience Sheet metal experience desired ERP System experience desired Green Belt desired 3D CAD experience (Solidworks desired) QUALITY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM RESPONSIBILITIES: As a member of the Quality Management System, quality procedures, requirements, work instructions, and other required documentation must be followed. Team members are responsible to be aware of the company's quality policy and quality objectives to support the improvement projects and contribute to the overall mission of the organization. Manufacturing Engineering Technician Job Description LEADER TECH, INC: Leader Tech is a world leading innovator and manufacturer of EMI shielding products for circuit boards, electronic enclosures, interconnect cables and Thermal solutions founded in 1984. The Company serves a diverse commercial and military customer base from its Global EMI Shielding Technology Center located in Tampa, Florida. Every detail of the company's one-of-a-kind manufacturing facility is tailor-engineered to streamline and improve customer service, engineering and manufacturing processes. POSITION SUMMARY: The Manufacturing Engineering Technician (MET) is responsible for providing technical support to the Sales Applications Engineers and Production Managers during the design of new products. The MET will recommend manufacturing processes based on the required customer demand. They will also review all new product designs and manufacturing processes, design and/or coordinate the implementation of new tooling, and validate the initial production runs for all new products. Additionally the MET will work on continuous improvement projects to increase efficiency and profitability. Ideally the MET will have production and setup experience ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: * Provide manufacturing support to the Sales Applications Engineers and Regional Sales Managers. * Review manufacturing prints for manufacturability and accuracy. * Review part structure/routings and bill of materials for manufacturability and accuracy. * Manage new product production process up to the point of production release. * Redline manufacturing part drawings and jobs to ensure accuracy of operations, run times, setup times, tooling requirements, inspection fixtures, and packaging requirements. * Process time studies of part operations and setups. * Support the development of new products from concept to full production. * Develop processes necessary to produce company products. * Design internal tooling. * Review supplier tool design. * Purchase and manage new tooling process. * Identify and implement cost reduction and process improvement initiatives to reduce costs and scrap. * Prepare setup instructions for production processes when necessary. * Prepare new and review existing production part approval process (PPAP) documentation.