Supply Chain Engineer Internship - Fall

Internship Opportunity At Vital Lyfe

At Vital Lyfe, we are dedicated to solving global water challenges through innovative desalination and water treatment solutions. This is an opportunity to join a passionate, multidisciplinary team tackling one of the world's most critical challenges.

We're looking for passionate and driven interns to join our mission and gain hands-on experience working on impactful projects.

What You'll Do:

• Support the qualification of new vendors, from initial search through onboarding, to expand our capable supplier base.
• Lead root cause investigations and corrective action follow ups when vendor quality issues arise.
• Build efficient systems and tools to manage and control vendor performance over time.

What We're Looking For:

Education:

Currently pursuing a degree in Engineering.

Skills:

Experience or coursework in relevant subjects (e.g., manufacturing, GD&T, CAD, mechanical/materials design, Six Sigma).

Attributes:

• A passion for solving real-world problems.

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

• Excellent communication and teamwork abilities, comfortable interfacing directly with vendors.

Physical

Job Requirements
- Essential Functions:

• Hands on work on development hardware.

• Long periods of standing, crouching, walking.

• Lifting up to 50 lbs

Why Join Us?

• Work on technology that addresses one of humanity's most pressing challenges.
• Tackle real-world projects and gain invaluable industry knowledge.
• Learn from a team of seasoned engineers and innovators.
• Contribute to a growing startup and help shape its future.

Location Requirement:
Ability to work 100% onsite in Torrance, CA (remote or hybrid work will not be considered)

Vital Lyfe is an Equal Opportunity Employer; employment with Vital Lyfe is governed on the basis of merit, competence and qualifications and will not be influenced in any manner by race, color, religion, gender, national origin/ethnicity, veteran status, disability status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, mental or physical disability or any other legally protected status.