Manufacturing Engineering Intern/Co-Op

Lightship is an early-stage hardware startup launched in 2020 by Tesla alumni that is bringing the $26B recreational vehicle industry into the electric age. Based in San Francisco and Broomfield, Colorado, Lightship is designing and producing an aerodynamic, battery-powered trailer that liberates travelers from the noise, emissions, and range anxiety of gas RVing.

 

- Healthcare, Dental, Vision

- 401k

- Flexible Paid Time Off - that we actually want you to use!

- 13 Company Holidays: 8 throughout the year + the company observes a week of scheduled downtime during the end of the year, allowing all employees to enjoy a break

- 12 weeks paid parental leave

- Yearly LightTrip stipend for an RV trip &/or professional development opportunities 

 

You'll own the development of work instructions for our assembly and integration processes. This is the documentation technicians rely on to build every trailer as well as capture time study data that tells us how long those processes actually take.

This is a focused, high-ownership internship: rather than rotating across scattered projects, you'll go deep on two of the most foundational inputs in any production organization. You'll spend almost all of your time on the floor watching how builds actually happen, translating that into clear, repeatable instructions, and quantifying the work so we can balance the line and plan capacity.

You'll report to the Manufacturing Engineering team and partner closely with production technicians, supervisors, and quality.

This is a full-time, paid internship running now through late December. We're open to shifting to a part-time schedule in the final weeks for candidates returning to classes.

• Develop, write, and refine work instructions for assembly and integration processes

• Conduct time studies to capture cycle times and process data across build stations

• Spend time on the floor observing builds to capture accurate process steps, sequences, and standards

• Photograph and document tooling, fixtures, and key build steps to support clear visual instructions

• Validate instructions against actual builds and revise based on technician feedback

• Standardize formatting and structure so documentation is consistent and scalable across the line

• Organize and summarize time study data to support line balancing and capacity planning

• Partner with technicians, supervisors, and quality to ensure instructions reflect the correct build methods

Currently pursuing a Bachelor's or Master's degree in Manufacturing, Mechanical, or Industrial Engineering, or a related field

Experience with CAD software 

Strong written communication and an eye for clarity, sequence, and detail

Comfort reading engineering drawings and translating physical processes into written steps

Comfort capturing and organizing data with attention to accuracy

Hands-on aptitude and genuine interest in how things are physically built and assembled

Self-directed and comfortable with ambiguity in an environment where processes are still being defined