
quality intern - manufacturing, life sciences; mickleton, nj
Colmar, PA · HybridFull-time$22/hrSeen 4 days agoSeen in employer's feed 4 days ago
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Dorman Products seeks an engineering student for a 10-week summer 2027 internship with its Quality Engineering team. The intern will assist with product reviews and testing, containment activities, root-cause investigations, and verification of vendor corrective actions. The role is hybrid at the company’s Colmar, Pennsylvania location, Monday through Thursday onsite with the opportunity to work from home Friday, and concludes with a presentation to leadership.
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Dorman was founded on the belief that people should have greater freedom to fix motor vehicles. For over 100 years, we have been driving new solutions, releasing tens of thousands of aftermarket replacement products engineered to save time and money, and increase convenience and reliability. Founded and headquartered in the United States, we are a pioneering global organization offering an always-evolving catalog of automotive, heavy-duty and specialty vehicle products. Today, we have more than 3,800 employees across 29 different locations, with a family of brands that also includes SuperATV and Dayton Parts. Publicly traded under the stock ticker DORM, reaching a revenue of $2.13 billion in 2025. Everyone who works at Dorman is called a Contributor. We need everyone, regardless of role and experience, to contribute to our success. That means everyone has a unique ability to make an impact on the business. We encourage all our Contributors to bring their authentic selves to work. The freedom to pursue new ideas, offer different perspectives, and grow in your career is fundamental to working at Dorman. Job Summary Dorman Products is seeking an Engineering student to join our Quality Engineering team for the summer of 2027.For 10 weeks you will assist in reviewing and testing of products, perform containment activities, communicate with engineers, and verify effectiveness of vendor corrective actions. Performance will be monitoredto assure learning and development is happening and you will be expected to present project details to ourleadership team at the conclusion of the internship. This is a hybrid role in our corporate location in suburbanPhiladelphia (Colmar, PA) Monday through Thursday with the opportunity to WFH on Friday. If you are highlyorganized and proficient in understanding direction and communicating results, we want to hear from you! Primary Duties 1. Understand primary types of customer complaints 2. Assist in containment and determination of root cause for customer product satisfaction gaps 3. Work with QE's in determining root cause for returned product 4. Participate in cross-functional teams investigating issues 5. Support product development and reverse engineering functions 6. Support local site quality and operations 7. Help to implement controls to prevent reoccurrence on nonconformances Qualifications 1. Capable to learn how to perform product qualification testing 2. Ability to learn to use inspection tools and test equipment 3. Automotive product experience is a bonus Ability to interpret Procedures and Work Instructions 4. Computer skills in Microsoft Office Suite, particularly MS Excel Education / Experience 1. Actively pursuing a technical degree in an engineering-related discipline The US base rate for this full-time position is $22/hr. The actual base pay offered to the successful candidate will depend on multiple factors, including but not limited to job-related knowledge and skills, experience, business needs, geographical location, and internal pay equity. Compensation decisions are made based on the specific facts and circumstances of each role and candidate. www.DormanProducts.com Nearest Major Market: Philadelphia Job Segment: Summer Internship, Quality Engineer, Engineer, Entry Level, Engineering, Automotive, Customer Service Dorman Products is an equal opportunity employer; we value a combination of ideas, perspectives, and cultures at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. EEO/AA Employer M/F/D/V.
How this job compares
Set against the 888 open Quality Engineering jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 27, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$22/hr
- US median$28–40/hr97 hourly ranges
This rate, $22/hr, is 39% below the US median midpoint ($36/hr) — in the lowest quarter of Quality Engineering hourly ranges across the US.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 25 open Quality Engineering jobs in Pennsylvania and 888 across the US. 3% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in Pennsylvania
- Actalent3 open
- TE Connectivity2 open
- Experience
- Quality Engineering postings that state a minimum ask for 5 years of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 4 to 9 years (630 postings).
- Education
- 403 of the 888 open Quality Engineering jobs (45%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on October 27, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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