Operational Excellence Intern Summer 2026

Are you interested in being part of an innovative team that supports Westinghouse’s mission to provide clean energy solutions? At Westinghouse, we recognize that our employees are our most valuable asset, and we seek to identify, attract and recruit the most qualified talent while recognizing and encouraging the value of diversity in the global workplace.

About the role:

As an industrial engineering intern, you will use knowledge obtained from core college courses. Working with other internal departments on similar engineering level to obtain information necessary to perform work assignments.

You will report to the Operational Excellence, Transformation & Strategic Planning Manager and be located at our Columbia location. This is a paid, full-time onsite summer position.

Key Responsibilities:

• aily Management Systems deployment and tracking & 5S Implementation and tracking in SharePoint
• Help with gap analysis assessments (Value Steam Mapping, maturity assessment, WMS)
• Monitor / validate progress towards our goals (Visual workplace, Policy Deployment)
• Coordinate A3 and 8D activities and assisting teams in tracking data
• Deploy advanced reporting systems to improve access to critical information by area management
• Lead Operational Excellence projects that are critical to short and long-term strategic goals
• Facilitate and coach improvement teams
• Help identify barriers to project success and solicit help from program champions
• Use WEC resources for learning in Six Sigma, Lean, WMS, technology, systems, processes and tools

Qualifications:

• Pursuing a bachelor's degree in industrial engineering or appropriate business field
• Minimum GPA of 3.0
• Complete sophomore year of college
• US Citizen or Permanent Resident

We are committed to transparency and equity in all of our people practices. The hourly rate for this position, which is dependent upon experience, qualifications and skills, is estimated to be $22.69 to $27.50 per hour.

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Why Westinghouse?

Westinghouse Electric Company is the global nuclear energy industry's first choice for safe, clean, and efficient energy solutions. We enable our delivery of this vision by living our value system:

• Safety and Quality

• Integrity and Trust

• Customer Focus and Innovation

• Speed and Passion to Win

• Teamwork and Accountability

While our Global Headquarters are located in Cranberry Township, PA, we have over 11,000 employees working at locations in 19 different countries. You can learn more by visiting http://www.westinghousenuclear.com.

Westinghouse is an Equal Opportunity Employer including Veterans and Individuals with Disabilities

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