2027 Summer Engineering Internship

Ruger Firearms
Prescott, Arizona, United StatesPosted Aug 31, 2026
Summer 2027

About the role

If you are a current Ruger employee, please click here to apply internally.

Job Description

Job Description

Starting wage is based on experience and shift. In addition to a base wage, every associate is eligible for quarterly profit sharing!! Various shifts are available and off shifts include additional shift differential pay. Sturm, Ruger & Co., Inc. 2027 Summer Engineering Internship(onsite)

Exposure to

A manufacturing environment that promotes and encourages innovation, teamwork, and most importantly, exposure to many facets of modern manufacturing. We believe that during your time as an intern with Ruger you will have an experience that will grow your resume more than any other recognizable manufacturing company. At Ruger you will have the chance to experience: CNC Milling CNC Turning Troubleshooting Machining Processes PLC Programming Fabrication Welding Solid Modeling Gage Design Gage Validation Capability Studies Practical Application of GD&T Principles Kaizen Teams Project Management Surface Preparation Methods Fixture Design Product Assembly Lean Manufacturing Production Gemba Walks Laser Engraving Firearm Function Testing New Model or Derivative Development PPAP Process for Purchased Components A Day in the Life of a Ruger Intern: Engineers experience a wide variety of tasks every day at Ruger, one day is never the same as the next! Our interns work directly with a mentor on one of our manufacturing lines. You will be assigned a “summer project” at the beginning of your internship. This project is intended to give you the opportunity to design and build something that will be implemented into the production line. Progress will be monitored by your mentor and other engineers in design review settings. Portions of this project are to be completed individually as well as with other Ruger employees. Examples of past intern projects are: inline gages used in production, automatic part marking machine for part traceability in production, automatic oiler u