Manufacturing Engineer Intern (TruckHouse, Pack Intern, Spring '27)
**This internship is hosted by TruckHouse and sponsored by the Nevada Career Studio (NCS).
Students are highly encouraged to complete a 15 minute drop-in or schedule an in-person or virtual 30-minute appointment with a Career Mentor BEFORE submitting an application. Resumes and cover letters that do not meet NCS best practices will not be included in applicant packages to employers.
After the application period closes in Handshake, the NCS Internships Team reviews the applicants and sends eligible students' applicant packages to employers for them to reach out to conduct interviews and make the final intern selection. Employers will contact students directly if they are interested in moving forward with them as a candidate.
About TruckHouse:
TruckHouse is a Reno, Nevada-based manufacturer of premium expedition vehicles. We specialize in designing and building innovative, carbon-fiber campers that combine advanced engineering, cutting-edge manufacturing techniques, and exceptional craftsmanship. Our growing team brings together engineering, design, and skilled manufacturing to create world-class vehicles built for adventure.
Internship Description:
This internship is a continuation of manufacturing engineering work done by previous UNR Manufacturing Engineering Interns. The spring interns will build on that foundation across two high-impact projects:
(1) improving the quality and effectiveness of TruckHouse's work instruction library with a focus on reducing rework, and
(2) advancing workstation organization and process standardization across manufacturing and production areas. Both projects directly support TruckHouse's goal of building a more consistent, efficient, and quality-driven production floor.
Duties/Responsibilities:
- Complete 150 hours of work as an intern (8-15 hours per week, 15 weeks total)
- Analysis of ASANA Non-Conformance Report (NCR) data to identify the most frequent and highest-impact rework patterns across manufacturing and production
- Prioritized list of work instructions to improve based on NCR findings
- Revised work instructions for priority tasks, each updated to include:
- Improved format, clarity, and visual aids where existing instructions fall short
- Root-cause-informed procedure steps that address known defect patterns
- Quality gates and acceptance criteria at critical steps
- Clear pass/fail criteria and escalation path when a quality gate is not met
- New work instructions authored for any identified tasks not yet covered
- All updated and new work instructions validated by manufacturing and production managers before release
- Updated documents stored in TruckHouse's work instruction library and linked to relevant Asana tasks and/or Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) work orders
Goals and Expectations of the Intern:
- Apply manufacturing engineering principles to quality improvement and defect reduction in a real production environment
- Develop skills in root cause analysis using NCR data and structured problem-solving methods
- Build expertise in work instruction development, quality gate design, and technical documentation
- Gain hands-on experience in workstation organization, visual management, and lean manufacturing practices
- Strengthen cross-functional collaboration by working with operators, leads, and managers across production and manufacturing
- Develop the ability to translate physical workflow observations into clear, standardized process documentation
Required Qualifications:
- Must be a degree-seeking undergraduate or graduate student at the University of Nevada, Reno during the Spring '27 semester
- Student must be enrolled in a program of study (major, minor, or graduate program) in the following colleges:
- Agriculture, Biotechnology, and Natural Resources (CABNR)
- Business
- Engineering
- Science
- Public Health/Orvis
Preferred Qualifications:
- Organized
- Self-starter with the ability to research and implement best practices
Desired Schedule for Intern:
The intern will work 8-15 hours per week in-person. Internship hours can take place Monday through Thursday from 6:30 AM to 4:30 PM.
Pack STEM internships require interns to complete 150 hours during their internship. It is the intern’s responsibility to ensure this requirement is met.