Engineering INTERN; or - Build of Garage Door Manufacturing

Tempe, Arizona | $22/hour | Up to 40 hours/week | 60-Day Engagement (with weekly review)

Ready to engineer real solutions—not just fetch coffee? At First United Door Technologies / Safe-Way Door, we don’t do “busy work internships.” We’re looking for a driven, detail-oriented Engineering Intern (Independent Contractor / 1099) to join our manufacturing engineering team and make an immediate impact inside a fast-paced production environment.

This is a hands‑on opportunity to work directly with engineering, operations, inventory, purchasing, and manufacturing teams to improve the systems that keep our business moving. If you love solving problems, working with data, and figuring out how products are actually built—this role is for you.

As part of our engineering support team, you’ll get exposure to real manufacturing processes and business systems, including:

• Maintain and update BOM structures
• Support day‑to‑day engineering data accuracy
• Troubleshoot BOM discrepancies

• Participate in weekly open order BOM reviews
• Support commercial and custom product configurations
• Assist with engineering changes tied to production demand

• Work directly with engineering, production, inventory, purchasing, and operations teams

• Assist with backflush reconciliation
• Help align inventory and production transactions
• Support costing accuracy and purchasing data integrity

• Assist with configurator logic and backend data maintenance
• Support ERP/master data cleanup initiatives

• Identify process improvement opportunities
• Help streamline engineering workflows Support documentation and data governance efforts

• Engineering student or recent graduate (Industrial, Mechanical, Manufacturing, Systems, or similar)
• Strong Excel / data management skills
• Analytical mindset with strong attention to detail
• Comfortable working in a manufacturing environment
• Ability to communicate effectively across departments
• Interest in ERP systems, BOM structures, product configuration, and manufacturing operations

• ERP systems
• Manufacturing data
• Inventory transactions
• Product configuration systems
• Lean / process improvement concepts

Position Type:
Independent Contractor (1099)

Location:

On‑site at our Tempe facility, 1016 W Geneva Drive, Tempe, AZ 85282

Schedule:

During standard office hours

Hours:

Up to 40 hours per week

Compensation: $22.00/hour

Engagement Length:
Initial 60‑day assignment with weekly performance reviews

Important Classification

Note:

This is a 1099 independent contractor engagement, not a W‑2 employment position.

• Their own taxes
• Insurance
• Business expenses
• Equipment and related costs as applicable

This isn’t a theoretical internship. You’ll work inside a live manufacturing operation, helping support the systems that drive product creation, inventory accuracy, and operational efficiency.

• Manufacturing engineering
• ERP systems
• Product data management
• Operations support
• Cross‑functional problem solving

If you’re ready to gain meaningful engineering experience and contribute from day one, we want to hear from you.